How many panoramic hikes are listed near Bern?

15 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 17.2 km with 643 m (2,110 ft) of recorded ascent. The longest route in this set is 60.1 km.

How are the routes ordered?

Alpine Panorama Trail 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?

1 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 Panoramic Hikes near Bern

The directory currently contains 15 quality-checked routes matching this guide near Bern. Their average mapped distance is 17.2 km and average recorded ascent is 643 m (2,110 ft); the longest route in the set is 60.1 km.

This subset represents 10% of the 153 quality-checked routes near Bern. Its average distance is 17.2 km, compared with 15.8 km across the full local set. Average recorded ascent is 643 m (2,110 ft), versus 438 m (1,437 ft) for all quality-checked routes in the same area.

These routes carry the viewpoint tag. Visibility, orientation and the precise viewpoint location are not guaranteed by the tag. Within this set, 1 routes (7%) are rated easy, 10 (67%) are rated hard or expert, and 2 (13%) 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

12.0 km

Alpine Panorama Trail

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Lowest recorded ascent in this sample

256 m

Alpine Panorama Trail

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

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0 recorded loops

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Hard

Alpine Panorama Trail

Bern · Switzerland

Distance: 16.9 km
Elevation gain: 256 m
Typical duration: 3 hr 58 min

Mountain
Alpine meadow
Panoramic viewpoint

Hard

Alpine Panorama Trail

Bern · Switzerland

Distance: 18.8 km
Elevation gain: 756 m
Typical duration: 5 hr 9 min

Alpine meadow
Panoramic viewpoint
Waymarked route

Hard

Alpine Panorama Trail

Bern · Switzerland

Distance: 17.3 km
Elevation gain: 713 m
Typical duration: 4 hr 44 min

Alpine meadow
Panoramic viewpoint
Waymarked route

Hard

Alpine Panorama Trail

Bern · Switzerland

Distance: 15.7 km
Elevation gain: 665 m
Typical duration: 4 hr 18 min

Alpine meadow
Panoramic viewpoint
Waymarked route

Moderate

Alpine Panorama Trail

Fribourg · Switzerland

Distance: 12.0 km
Elevation gain: 680 m
Typical duration: 3 hr 32 min

Alpine meadow
Panoramic viewpoint
Waymarked route

Hard

Alpine Panorama Trail

Bern · Switzerland

Distance: 19.4 km
Elevation gain: 887 m
Typical duration: 5 hr 31 min

Alpine meadow
Panoramic viewpoint
Waymarked route

Hard

Alpine Panorama Trail

Bern · Switzerland

Distance: 16.1 km
Elevation gain: 629 m
Typical duration: 4 hr 19 min

Alpine meadow
Panoramic viewpoint
Waymarked route

Hard

Alpine Panorama Trail

Fribourg · Switzerland

Distance: 22.1 km
Elevation gain: 382 m
Typical duration: 5 hr 23 min

Alpine meadow
Panoramic viewpoint
Waymarked route

Expert

Panorama Rundweg Thunersee

Bern · Switzerland

Distance: 60.1 km
Elevation gain: 1,239 m
Typical duration: 15 hr

Mountain
Panoramic viewpoint
Waymarked route

Moderate

Alpine Panorama Trail

Bern · Switzerland

Distance: 12.1 km
Elevation gain: 669 m
Typical duration: 3 hr 31 min

Alpine meadow
Panoramic viewpoint
Waymarked route

Hard

Gantrisch Panoramaweg

Bern · Switzerland

Distance: 20.7 km
Elevation gain: 1,063 m
Typical duration: 6 hr 5 min

Mountain
Panoramic viewpoint
Waymarked route

Hard

01-Lötschberg Panoramaweg

Bern · Switzerland

Distance: 19.4 km
Elevation gain: 1,167 m
Typical duration: 5 hr 55 min

Panoramic viewpoint
Waymarked route

Easy

Le Belvédère - Forêt de Boudry

Neuchâtel · Switzerland

Distance: 1.3 km
Elevation gain: 75 m
Typical duration: 23 min

Forest
Panoramic viewpoint
Waymarked route

Moderate

Panorama de Vounetz

Fribourg · Switzerland

Distance: 0.9 km
Elevation gain: 151 m
Typical duration: 24 min

Panoramic viewpoint
Waymarked route

Moderate

Panoramaweg Schynige Platte

Bern · Switzerland

Distance: 5.6 km
Elevation gain: 306 m
Typical duration: 1 hr 38 min

Panoramic viewpoint
Waymarked route

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Distance, ascent, walking time and difficulty for the top routes
Route	Distance	Ascent	Time	Difficulty	Best season
Alpine Panorama TrailBern	16.9 km	256 m	3 hr 58 min	Hard	April to October
Alpine Panorama TrailBern	18.8 km	756 m	5 hr 9 min	Hard	April to October
Alpine Panorama TrailBern	17.3 km	713 m	4 hr 44 min	Hard	April to October
Alpine Panorama TrailBern	15.7 km	665 m	4 hr 18 min	Hard	April to October
Alpine Panorama TrailFribourg	12.0 km	680 m	3 hr 32 min	Moderate	April to October
Alpine Panorama TrailBern	19.4 km	887 m	5 hr 31 min	Hard	April to October
Alpine Panorama TrailBern	16.1 km	629 m	4 hr 19 min	Hard	April to October
Alpine Panorama TrailFribourg	22.1 km	382 m	5 hr 23 min	Hard	April to October
Panorama Rundweg ThunerseeBern	60.1 km	1,239 m	15 hr	Expert	April to October
Alpine Panorama TrailBern	12.1 km	669 m	3 hr 31 min	Moderate	April to October

Alpine Panorama Trail, Alpine Panorama Trail, Alpine Panorama 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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