How many mountain hikes are listed near Wettingen?

18 routes currently meet both this guide’s filter and the directory quality gate. Each submitted route has a traceable source, mapped geometry and sampled elevation data.

What is the average distance and ascent?

The average mapped distance is 53.2 km with 659 m (2,162 ft) of recorded ascent. The longest route in this set is 233 km.

How are the routes ordered?

Europäischer Fernwanderweg E5, Schweiz currently ranks first. Ordering uses the directory score and route-data completeness; it is not a claim that editors have field-tested every route.

Does an easy rating mean beginner-safe?

4 routes in this set are rated easy from distance and elevation measurements. The model does not verify exposure, surface, crossings, closures or current weather, so confirm those separately.

Best Mountain Hikes near Wettingen

The directory currently contains 18 quality-checked routes matching this guide near Wettingen. Their average mapped distance is 53.2 km and average recorded ascent is 659 m (2,162 ft); the longest route in the set is 233 km.

This subset represents 12% of the 150 quality-checked routes near Wettingen. Its average distance is 53.2 km, compared with 12.7 km across the full local set. Average recorded ascent is 659 m (2,162 ft), versus 219 m (719 ft) for all quality-checked routes in the same area.

These routes carry the mountain tag. Their measured distance and ascent are shown separately so the label is not used as a proxy for difficulty. Within this set, 4 routes (22%) are rated easy, 11 (61%) are rated hard or expert, and 1 (6%) 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

52.9 km

Freiämterweg Bergroute

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Lowest recorded ascent in this sample

601 m

Hochrhein Jakobsweg (2)

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

Return logistics

0 recorded loops

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Expert

Europäischer Fernwanderweg E5, Schweiz

Aargau · Switzerland

Distance: 233 km
Elevation gain: 1,083 m
Typical duration: 56 hr

Mountain
Waymarked route
Long-distance path

Expert

Hochrhein Jakobsweg (2)

Aargau · Switzerland

Distance: 101 km
Elevation gain: 601 m
Typical duration: 24 hr

Mountain
Pilgrimage route
Waymarked route

Expert

Aargauer Weg

Aargau · Switzerland

Distance: 103 km
Elevation gain: 1,627 m
Typical duration: 26 hr

Mountain
Waymarked route
Long-distance path

Expert

Hochrhein-Höhenweg

Basel-City · Switzerland

Distance: 128 km
Elevation gain: 1,742 m
Typical duration: 32 hr

Mountain
Waymarked route
Long-distance path

Expert

Freiämterweg Talroute

Aargau · Switzerland

Distance: 62.6 km
Elevation gain: 803 m
Typical duration: 15 hr

Mountain
Waymarked route
Long-distance path

Expert

Freiämterweg Bergroute

Aargau · Switzerland

Distance: 52.9 km
Elevation gain: 1,000 m
Typical duration: 13 hr

Mountain
Waymarked route

Expert

Fricktaler Höhenweg

Aargau · Switzerland

Distance: 57.8 km
Elevation gain: 1,286 m
Typical duration: 15 hr

Mountain
Waymarked route

Expert

Freiämterweg Ostroute

Aargau · Switzerland

Distance: 58.0 km
Elevation gain: 886 m
Typical duration: 14 hr

Mountain
Waymarked route

Expert

Wutach-Pilgerweg

Schaffhausen · Switzerland

Distance: 61.3 km
Elevation gain: 1,171 m
Typical duration: 15 hr

Mountain
Waymarked route
Long-distance path

Expert

Ämtlerwäg

Zurich · Switzerland

Distance: 50.3 km
Elevation gain: 728 m
Typical duration: 12 hr

Mountain
Waymarked route

Moderate

Hebelstein - Berg am Irchel

Zurich · Switzerland

Distance: 3.0 km
Elevation gain: 13 m
Typical duration: 38 min

Mountain
Waymarked route

Hard

Lebendiger Weinweg

Zurich · Switzerland

Distance: 33.2 km
Elevation gain: 626 m
Typical duration: 8 hr 24 min

Mountain
Waymarked route

Wohnhaus unterhalb der reformirten Kirch zů Remigen.

Moderate

Remigen - Ufem Berg

Aargau · Switzerland

Distance: 5.9 km
Elevation gain: 99 m
Typical duration: 1 hr 22 min

Mountain
Waymarked route

Easy

Berg - Chätzigerhöchi

Lucerne · Switzerland

Distance: 1.4 km
Elevation gain: 79 m
Typical duration: 24 min

Mountain
Waymarked route

Easy

Leutwil - Häfni - Birrwil Uf Berg

Aargau · Switzerland

Distance: 2.4 km
Elevation gain: 34 m
Typical duration: 33 min

Mountain
Waymarked route

Moderate

Vorder Rein - Ufem Berg

Aargau · Switzerland

Distance: 2.0 km
Elevation gain: 33 m
Typical duration: 28 min

Mountain
Waymarked route

Easy

Alpenzeiger - Ufem Berg

Aargau · Switzerland

Distance: 1.3 km
Elevation gain: 52 m
Typical duration: 20 min

Mountain
Waymarked route

Easy

Ängelberg - Berg

Lucerne · Switzerland

Distance: 1.2 km
Typical duration: 15 min

Mountain
Waymarked route

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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
Route	Distance	Ascent	Time	Difficulty	Best season
Europäischer Fernwanderweg E5, SchweizAargau	233 km	1,083 m	56 hr	Expert	April to October
Hochrhein Jakobsweg (2)Aargau	101 km	601 m	24 hr	Expert	April to October
Aargauer WegAargau	103 km	1,627 m	26 hr	Expert	April to October
Hochrhein-HöhenwegBasel-City	128 km	1,742 m	32 hr	Expert	April to October
Freiämterweg TalrouteAargau	62.6 km	803 m	15 hr	Expert	April to October
Freiämterweg BergrouteAargau	52.9 km	1,000 m	13 hr	Expert	April to October
Fricktaler HöhenwegAargau	57.8 km	1,286 m	15 hr	Expert	April to October
Freiämterweg OstrouteAargau	58.0 km	886 m	14 hr	Expert	April to October
Wutach-PilgerwegSchaffhausen	61.3 km	1,171 m	15 hr	Expert	April to October
ÄmtlerwägZurich	50.3 km	728 m	12 hr	Expert	April to October

Europäischer Fernwanderweg E5, Schweiz, Hochrhein Jakobsweg (2), Hochrhein-Höhenweg 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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