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Best Alpine Meadow Hikes near Sitten

The directory currently contains 24 quality-checked routes matching this guide near Sitten. Their average mapped distance is 11.1 km and average recorded ascent is 695 m (2,280 ft); the longest route in the set is 21.7 km.

This subset represents 14% of the 171 quality-checked routes near Sitten. Its average distance is 11.1 km, compared with 13.7 km across the full local set. Average recorded ascent is 695 m (2,280 ft), versus 962 m (3,156 ft) for all quality-checked routes in the same area.

These routes carry the alpine-meadow tag. Flowering periods, grazing and seasonal access are not live fields in this directory. Within this set, 0 routes (0%) are rated easy, 10 (42%) are rated hard or expert, and 0 (0%) are recorded as loops. Ratings are computed from available distance and elevation data and do not establish current terrain or access.

Data refreshed September 2026

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How do these routes differ?

A closer look at the first 6 routes in this page’s default ordering. These comparisons describe this sample, not the entire destination or a field-tested recommendation.

Shortest mapped distance in this sample

8.8 km

27-Alpine Passes Trail

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Lowest recorded ascent in this sample

103 m

25-Alpine Passes Trail

6 of 6 have ascent data. Missing measurements are excluded.

Return logistics

0 recorded loops

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Trails

Expert

21-Alpine Passes Trail

Valais/Wallis · Switzerland

Distance
21.7 km
/ 13.5 mi
Elevation gain
1,894 m
Typical duration
7 hr 33 min
  • Mountain
  • Alpine meadow
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

25-Alpine Passes Trail

Valais/Wallis · Switzerland

Distance
10.8 km
/ 6.7 mi
Elevation gain
103 m
Typical duration
2 hr 24 min
  • Mountain
  • Alpine meadow
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

23-Alpine Passes Trail

Valais/Wallis · Switzerland

Distance
12.1 km
/ 7.5 mi
Elevation gain
574 m
Typical duration
3 hr 23 min
  • Mountain
  • Alpine meadow
  • Waymarked route
Hard

26-Alpine Passes Trail

Valais/Wallis · Switzerland

Distance
14.7 km
/ 9.2 mi
Elevation gain
762 m
Typical duration
4 hr 13 min
  • Mountain
  • Alpine meadow
  • Waymarked route
Hard

31-Alpine Passes Trail

Valais/Wallis · Switzerland

Distance
13.7 km
/ 8.5 mi
Elevation gain
1,231 m
Typical duration
4 hr 42 min
  • Mountain
  • Alpine meadow
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

27-Alpine Passes Trail

Valais/Wallis · Switzerland

Distance
8.8 km
/ 5.4 mi
Elevation gain
395 m
Typical duration
2 hr 25 min
  • Mountain
  • Alpine meadow
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

30-Alpine Passes Trail

Valais/Wallis · Switzerland

Distance
10.7 km
/ 6.6 mi
Elevation gain
802 m
Typical duration
3 hr 26 min
  • Mountain
  • Alpine meadow
  • Waymarked route
Hard

32-Alpine Passes Trail

Valais/Wallis · Switzerland

Distance
19.4 km
/ 12.0 mi
Elevation gain
1,323 m
Typical duration
6 hr 9 min
  • Mountain
  • Alpine meadow
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

33-Alpine Passes Trail

Valais/Wallis · Switzerland

Distance
11.4 km
/ 7.1 mi
Elevation gain
194 m
Typical duration
2 hr 41 min
  • Mountain
  • Alpine meadow
  • Waymarked route
Hard

37-Alpine Passes Trail

Valais/Wallis · Switzerland

Distance
15.1 km
/ 9.4 mi
Elevation gain
972 m
Typical duration
4 hr 36 min
  • Mountain
  • Alpine meadow
  • Waymarked route
Hard

39-Alpine Passes Trail

Valais/Wallis · Switzerland

Distance
14.7 km
/ 9.1 mi
Elevation gain
1,487 m
Typical duration
5 hr 18 min
  • Mountain
  • Alpine meadow
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

29-Alpine Passes Trail

Valais/Wallis · Switzerland

Distance
11.3 km
/ 7.0 mi
Elevation gain
657 m
Typical duration
3 hr 21 min
  • Mountain
  • Alpine meadow
  • Waymarked route
Hard

36-Alpine Passes Trail

Valais/Wallis · Switzerland

Distance
15.9 km
/ 9.9 mi
Elevation gain
1,021 m
Typical duration
4 hr 53 min
  • Mountain
  • Alpine meadow
  • Waymarked route
Hard

35-Alpine Passes Trail

Valais/Wallis · Switzerland

Distance
15.3 km
/ 9.5 mi
Elevation gain
611 m
Typical duration
4 hr 7 min
  • Alpine meadow
  • Waymarked route
Hard

38-Alpine Passes Trail

Valais/Wallis · Switzerland

Distance
13.1 km
/ 8.1 mi
Elevation gain
1,342 m
Typical duration
4 hr 45 min
  • Alpine meadow
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

22-Alpine Passes Trail

Valais/Wallis · Switzerland

Distance
10.5 km
/ 6.5 mi
Elevation gain
642 m
Typical duration
3 hr 9 min
  • Mountain
  • Alpine meadow
  • Waymarked route
Hard

41-Alpine Passes Trail

Valais/Wallis · Switzerland

Distance
14.9 km
/ 9.3 mi
Elevation gain
704 m
Typical duration
4 hr 10 min
  • Alpine meadow
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

24-Alpine Passes Trail

Valais/Wallis · Switzerland

Distance
9.6 km
/ 6.0 mi
Elevation gain
143 m
Typical duration
2 hr 13 min
  • Mountain
  • Alpine meadow
  • Waymarked route
Panorama from Col Torrent
Moderate

Col de Torrent-Alpage de Torrent

Valais/Wallis · Switzerland

Distance
2.8 km
/ 1.7 mi
Elevation gain
40 m
Typical duration
38 min
  • Mountain
  • Alpine meadow
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

28-Alpine Passes Trail

Valais/Wallis · Switzerland

Distance
9.6 km
/ 6.0 mi
Elevation gain
617 m
Typical duration
2 hr 55 min
  • Mountain
  • Alpine meadow
  • Waymarked route

The shortlist, side by side

The ten highest scoring routes on this page, so you can compare effort before opening any of them.

Distance, ascent, walking time and difficulty for the top routes
RouteDistanceAscentTimeDifficultyBest season
21-Alpine Passes TrailValais/Wallis21.7 km1,894 m7 hr 33 minExpertJuly to September
25-Alpine Passes TrailValais/Wallis10.8 km103 m2 hr 24 minModerateJuly to September
23-Alpine Passes TrailValais/Wallis12.1 km574 m3 hr 23 minModerateJuly to September
26-Alpine Passes TrailValais/Wallis14.7 km762 m4 hr 13 minHardJune to October
31-Alpine Passes TrailValais/Wallis13.7 km1,231 m4 hr 42 minHardJuly to September
27-Alpine Passes TrailValais/Wallis8.8 km395 m2 hr 25 minModerateJuly to September
30-Alpine Passes TrailValais/Wallis10.7 km802 m3 hr 26 minModerateJuly to September
32-Alpine Passes TrailValais/Wallis19.4 km1,323 m6 hr 9 minHardJuly to September
33-Alpine Passes TrailValais/Wallis11.4 km194 m2 hr 41 minModerateJuly to September
37-Alpine Passes TrailValais/Wallis15.1 km972 m4 hr 36 minHardJune to October

21-Alpine Passes Trail, 25-Alpine Passes Trail, 27-Alpine Passes Trail currently rank highest in this filtered set according to the directory score. Open an individual route to inspect its mapped line, elevation profile, data source and planning caveats. Check live access, conditions and local rules with an official source before travelling.

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