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Best Mountain Hikes near Chur

We track 104 routes that match this search near Chur. They average 15.6 km and 966 m (3,169 ft) of ascent, with the longest running to 104 km.

That is 60 percent of the 172 routes we map near Chur.

Mountain routes trade effort for scale. Expect sustained climbing, quick weather changes and views that make the numbers worth it. These lean toward the demanding end, so plan for a full day and check the forecast before you commit.

Trails

Camana Hütten während Heuet
Expert

07-Alpine Passes Trail

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
28.1 km
/ 17.5 mi
Elevation gain
1,772 m
Typical duration
8 hr 55 min
  • Mountain
  • Alpine meadow
  • Waymarked route
Schloss Vaduz, Liechtenstein
Hard

Via Alpina Green C1

Liechtenstein

Distance
12.1 km
/ 7.5 mi
Elevation gain
1,339 m
Typical duration
4 hr 32 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Touring skier, Sur Carungas, Riom-Parsonz, Grison, Switzerland
Hard

04-Alpine Passes Trail

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
21.6 km
/ 13.4 mi
Elevation gain
1,281 m
Typical duration
6 hr 36 min
  • Mountain
  • Alpine meadow
  • Waymarked route
Tinizong, Blick nach Norden
Hard

03-Alpine Passes Trail

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
19.9 km
/ 12.3 mi
Elevation gain
1,577 m
Typical duration
6 hr 39 min
  • Mountain
  • Alpine meadow
  • Waymarked route
A fly (Mesembrina meridiana) sitting on a wooden bridge’s railing in the sun. Picture taken in Switzerland, beginning of September, in the upper part of Val Lumnezia .
Hard

08-Alpine Passes Trail

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
21.4 km
/ 13.3 mi
Elevation gain
1,301 m
Typical duration
6 hr 35 min
  • Mountain
  • Alpine meadow
  • Waymarked route
Pizzas d'Anarosa (3000)
Hard

06-Alpine Passes Trail

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
13.6 km
/ 8.5 mi
Elevation gain
862 m
Typical duration
4 hr 8 min
  • Mountain
  • Alpine meadow
  • Waymarked route
Sufnersee
Hard

05-Alpine Passes Trail

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
12.1 km
/ 7.5 mi
Elevation gain
857 m
Typical duration
3 hr 48 min
  • Mountain
  • Alpine meadow
  • Waymarked route
Mating nuc (Apidea box) on the isolated mating location for dark bees (Apis mellifera mellifera) in Sernftal, Glarus, Switzerland.
Expert

Via Alpina

Glarus · Switzerland

Distance
24.7 km
/ 15.4 mi
Elevation gain
1,846 m
Typical duration
8 hr 13 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Plattenseeli mit Piz Dolf Mitte und Piz Sardona rechts
Hard

Via Alpina

Glarus · Switzerland

Distance
22.1 km
/ 13.7 mi
Elevation gain
1,309 m
Typical duration
6 hr 47 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
skislope at Parpaner Rothorn, ski resort Arosa Lenzerheide/Switzerland
Hard

Mittelbünden-Panoramaweg Stage 1

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
21.1 km
/ 13.1 mi
Elevation gain
1,417 m
Typical duration
6 hr 42 min
  • Mountain
  • Panoramic viewpoint
  • Waymarked route
Hanengretji as seen from north, Davos, Grison, Switzerland
Hard

Mittelbünden-Panoramaweg Stage 2

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
19.5 km
/ 12.1 mi
Elevation gain
1,091 m
Typical duration
5 hr 50 min
  • Mountain
  • Panoramic viewpoint
  • Waymarked route
Viewpoint at Breil-Brigels over the valley of the For Rhine towards Dardin.
Expert

Senda Sursilvana

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
104 km
/ 64.6 mi
Elevation gain
1,804 m
Typical duration
27 hr
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
  • Long-distance path
Splügen Pass - north view
Expert

Via Spluga

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
69.1 km
/ 42.9 mi
Elevation gain
1,971 m
Typical duration
18 hr
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
  • Long-distance path
Glarus thrust fault at Piz Segnes (half left) and Piz Dolf (right)
Hard

Sardona-Welterbe-Weg Etappe 6

Glarus · Switzerland

Distance
20.8 km
/ 12.9 mi
Elevation gain
1,671 m
Typical duration
7 hr 1 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Schwiberg Mountain Road Bridge over the Seez River, Weisstannen, Canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland
Hard

Sardona-Welterbe-Weg Etappe 5

Glarus · Switzerland

Distance
20.0 km
/ 12.4 mi
Elevation gain
1,956 m
Typical duration
7 hr 15 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Plattenseeli mit Piz Dolf Mitte und Piz Sardona rechts
Hard

Sardona-Welterbe-Weg Etappe 4

St. Gallen · Switzerland

Distance
15.8 km
/ 9.8 mi
Elevation gain
527 m
Typical duration
4 hr 6 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Blick von der Panixerpasshöhe richtung Nordosten ins Glarnerland
Hard

ViaSuworow

Glarus · Switzerland

Distance
22.8 km
/ 14.1 mi
Elevation gain
1,163 m
Typical duration
6 hr 43 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Up to Schlappiner Joch
Hard

Walserweg - Etappe 18

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
21.2 km
/ 13.2 mi
Elevation gain
1,496 m
Typical duration
6 hr 51 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Material Aerial Cableway over the Seez River, Weisstannen, Canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland
Hard

Sardona-Welterbe-Weg Etappe 3

Glarus · Switzerland

Distance
16.0 km
/ 9.9 mi
Elevation gain
1,509 m
Typical duration
5 hr 37 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Marmels Castle, picture taken from dam (Marmorera, Grison, Switzerland)
Hard

Walserweg - Etappe 10

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
18.5 km
/ 11.5 mi
Elevation gain
1,213 m
Typical duration
5 hr 46 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Blick vom Verajoch hinunter zur Zollhütte vor dem Schweizertor . Rechts von der Zollhütte erhebt sich senkrecht die Torkante zur Drusenfluh 2.827 m . Der Weiterweg führt über den Sattel, dem Öfapass, hinunter zur Lindauer Hütte . Rechts die
Expert

Walserweg - Etappe 19

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
30.7 km
/ 19.1 mi
Elevation gain
1,245 m
Typical duration
8 hr 44 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Albula Railway Southbound train between Filisur and Bergün
Hard

Walserweg - Etappe 12

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
22.0 km
/ 13.7 mi
Elevation gain
1,076 m
Typical duration
6 hr 25 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Albula Railway Southbound train between Thusis and Tiefencastel after leaving Thusis train station on the bridge over the Hinterrhein .
Moderate

Walserweg - Etappe 6

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
11.4 km
/ 7.1 mi
Elevation gain
356 m
Typical duration
2 hr 54 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Elm, Glarus
Hard

Via Glaralpina

Glarus · Switzerland

Distance
17.7 km
/ 11.0 mi
Elevation gain
2,086 m
Typical duration
6 hr 53 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
View of Earth from STS-134
Hard

Via Glaralpina

Glarus · Switzerland

Distance
17.9 km
/ 11.1 mi
Elevation gain
1,442 m
Typical duration
5 hr 58 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Location Riedboda below Alp Tomül on the path to Tomülpass - looking southeast from its end
Hard

Walserweg - Etappe 3

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
13.2 km
/ 8.2 mi
Elevation gain
1,213 m
Typical duration
4 hr 35 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
reformierte Kirche in Tschappina, Heinzenberg, Kanton Graubünden
Hard

Walserweg - Etappe 5

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
17.2 km
/ 10.7 mi
Elevation gain
687 m
Typical duration
4 hr 41 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Schwarzstöckli 360°
Hard

Via Glaralpina

Glarus · Switzerland

Distance
14.0 km
/ 8.7 mi
Elevation gain
1,286 m
Typical duration
4 hr 50 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
View of the Vorabgletscher slope.
Moderate

Via Glaralpina

Glarus · Switzerland

Distance
10.7 km
/ 6.7 mi
Elevation gain
775 m
Typical duration
3 hr 24 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Das Schiahorn , fotografiert vom Strelapass . Ein Panorama aus drei Bildern
Hard

Via son Giachen

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
14.0 km
/ 8.7 mi
Elevation gain
986 m
Typical duration
4 hr 24 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Cairn on Piz Grialetsch, Davos, S-chanf, Susch, Grison, Switzerland
Hard

Via son Giachen

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
18.1 km
/ 11.2 mi
Elevation gain
618 m
Typical duration
4 hr 47 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Climb to Piz Toissa, in the background Ziteil and Piz Curvér, Salouf, Grison, Switzerland
Hard

ViaSett

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
19.9 km
/ 12.4 mi
Elevation gain
176 m
Typical duration
4 hr 34 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
View from the Jakobshorn in northwestern direction
Hard

Walserweg - Etappe 14

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
16.1 km
/ 10.0 mi
Elevation gain
1,040 m
Typical duration
4 hr 56 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Chorgestühl in der reformierten Kirche Mathon (Kanton Graubünden)
Hard

Walserweg - Etappe 7

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
14.9 km
/ 9.2 mi
Elevation gain
1,347 m
Typical duration
5 hr 7 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Hotel Seebenalp am Grosssee, Oberterzen
Hard

7-Gipfel-Tour Flumserberg

St. Gallen · Switzerland

Distance
15.3 km
/ 9.5 mi
Elevation gain
597 m
Typical duration
4 hr 5 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Chrachenhorn, picture taken from Bärentälli (Davos, Grison, Switzerland)
Hard

Walserweg - Etappe 13

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
11.9 km
/ 7.4 mi
Elevation gain
941 m
Typical duration
3 hr 54 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Tiejer Fürggli between the mountains Tiejerflue and Schwarzhorn in Davos, Switzerland.
Hard

Walserweg - Etappe 15

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
16.3 km
/ 10.1 mi
Elevation gain
1,115 m
Typical duration
5 hr 6 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Piz Grevasalvas as seen from Lake Marmorera, Sils im Engadin/Segl, Bregaglia, Bivio, Grison, Switzerland
Hard

Senda Segantini - Etappe 1

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
20.8 km
/ 12.9 mi
Elevation gain
616 m
Typical duration
5 hr 25 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Piz Grevasalvas as seen from Lake Marmorera, Sils im Engadin/Segl, Bregaglia, Bivio, Grison, Switzerland
Hard

ViaSett

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
20.8 km
/ 12.9 mi
Elevation gain
616 m
Typical duration
5 hr 25 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Shack in Siat, Switzerland
Moderate

ViaSuworow

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
12.3 km
/ 7.6 mi
Elevation gain
458 m
Typical duration
3 hr 15 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
reformierte Kirche Passugg-Araschgen
Hard

Via son Giachen

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
11.0 km
/ 6.8 mi
Elevation gain
1,089 m
Typical duration
3 hr 55 min
  • Mountain
  • 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
07-Alpine Passes TrailGrisons28.1 km1,772 m8 hr 55 minExpertJuly to September
Via Alpina Green C1Liechtenstein12.1 km1,339 m4 hr 32 minHardJune to October
04-Alpine Passes TrailGrisons21.6 km1,281 m6 hr 36 minHardJuly to September
03-Alpine Passes TrailGrisons19.9 km1,577 m6 hr 39 minHardJuly to September
08-Alpine Passes TrailGrisons21.4 km1,301 m6 hr 35 minHardJune to October
06-Alpine Passes TrailGrisons13.6 km862 m4 hr 8 minHardJuly to September
05-Alpine Passes TrailGrisons12.1 km857 m3 hr 48 minHardJune to October
Via AlpinaGlarus24.7 km1,846 m8 hr 13 minExpertJune to October
Via AlpinaGlarus22.1 km1,309 m6 hr 47 minHardJune to October
Via Alpina Stage 56: Feldkirch - GafadurahütteLiechtenstein11.6 km1,307 m4 hr 23 minHardJune to October

If you only have time for one, start with 07-Alpine Passes Trail, Via Alpina Green C1, 04-Alpine Passes Trail. Those are the routes people come back to. Every route on this page links through to a full guide with the map, elevation profile, seasonal advice and what to bring.

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