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Best Wildlife Hikes near Wettingen

The directory currently contains 6 quality-checked routes matching this guide near Wettingen. Their average mapped distance is 2.1 km and average recorded ascent is 116 m (381 ft); the longest route in the set is 2.9 km.

This subset represents 4% of the 150 quality-checked routes near Wettingen. Its average distance is 2.1 km, compared with 12.7 km across the full local set. Average recorded ascent is 116 m (381 ft), versus 219 m (719 ft) for all quality-checked routes in the same area.

These routes carry the wildlife tag. It identifies a recorded theme, not a guarantee of sightings. Within this set, 2 routes (33%) are rated easy, 0 (0%) are rated hard or expert, and 2 (33%) are recorded as loops. Ratings are computed from available distance and elevation data and do not establish current terrain or access.

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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

1.5 km

Naturlehrpfad "Eichwald"

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Lowest recorded ascent in this sample

53 m

Naturlehrpfad "Eichwald"

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

Return logistics

2 recorded loops

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Trails

Easy

Zurich · Switzerland

Distance
2.9 km
/ 1.8 mi
Elevation gain
78 m
Typical duration
43 min
  • Lake
  • Wildlife watching
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Zurich · Switzerland

Distance
2.6 km
/ 1.6 mi
Elevation gain
111 m
Typical duration
42 min
  • Lake
  • Wildlife watching
  • Waymarked route
Mountain Engelberg in Starrkirch-Wil/Olten
Moderate

Solothurn · Switzerland

Distance
2.3 km
/ 1.4 mi
Elevation gain
206 m
Typical duration
48 min
  • Wildlife watching
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Aargau · Switzerland

Distance
1.5 km
/ 0.9 mi
Elevation gain
53 m
Typical duration
23 min
  • Wildlife watching
  • Waymarked route
Sälihof
Easy

Solothurn · Switzerland

Distance
2.1 km
/ 1.3 mi
Elevation gain
83 m
Typical duration
34 min
  • Wildlife watching
  • 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
RouteDistanceAscentTimeDifficultyBest season
NaturlehrpfadZurich2.9 km78 m43 minEasyApril to October
Nidelbad - Wildpark HöfliZurich2.6 km111 m42 minModerateApril to October
Mülitäli Wildpark - EngelbergSolothurn2.3 km206 m48 minModerateApril to October
Mülitäli Wildpark - SälischlössliSolothurn1.5 km165 m34 minModerateApril to October
Naturlehrpfad "Eichwald"Aargau1.5 km53 m23 minModerateApril to October
Olten - Mülitäli WildparkSolothurn2.1 km83 m34 minEasyApril to October

Naturlehrpfad, Nidelbad - Wildpark Höfli, Naturlehrpfad "Eichwald" 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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