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Easy Hiking Trails in Nidwalden

The directory currently contains 12 quality-checked routes matching this guide in Nidwalden. Their average mapped distance is 1.2 km and average recorded ascent is 37 m (121 ft); the longest route in the set is 2.6 km.

This subset represents 12% of the 98 quality-checked routes in Nidwalden. Its average distance is 1.2 km, compared with 3.5 km across the full local set. Average recorded ascent is 37 m (121 ft), versus 194 m (636 ft) for all quality-checked routes in the same area.

Every route in this set is rated easy by the directory’s distance-and-elevation model. The rating does not verify surface, exposure or current hazards. Within this set, 12 routes (100%) are rated easy, 0 (0%) are rated hard or expert, and 1 (8%) 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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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

0.5 km

Burg - Rotzberg

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Lowest recorded ascent in this sample

6 m

Banalp / Chrüzhütte - Urnerstaffel

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

Return logistics

1 recorded loop

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Trails

Easy

Burg - Rotzberg

Nidwalden · Switzerland

Distance
0.5 km
/ 0.3 mi
Elevation gain
66 m
Typical duration
12 min
  • Castle and ruins
  • Waymarked route
Easy

- Talstation Wirzwelibahn

Nidwalden · Switzerland

Distance
0.7 km
/ 0.5 mi
Elevation gain
70 m
Typical duration
15 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Boden - fixme

Nidwalden · Switzerland

Distance
1.3 km
/ 0.8 mi
Elevation gain
16 m
Typical duration
17 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Obbürgen - fixme

Nidwalden · Switzerland

Distance
0.9 km
/ 0.6 mi
Elevation gain
7 m
Typical duration
12 min
  • Waymarked route
Wanderwegweiser Honegg 914, Ennetbürgen NW
Easy

Parkplatz Honegg - Trogen

Nidwalden · Switzerland

Distance
0.7 km
/ 0.5 mi
Elevation gain
7 m
Typical duration
10 min
  • 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
Burg - RotzbergNidwalden0.5 km66 m12 minEasyApril to October
- Talstation WirzwelibahnNidwalden0.7 km70 m15 minEasyApril to October
Bergstation Niderbawen - HundschopfNidwalden2.0 km132 m37 minEasyJune to October
Untertrübsee - TrüberbodenNidwalden0.7 km63 m14 minEasyApril to October
Banalp / Chrüzhütte - UrnerstaffelNidwalden0.8 km6 m11 minEasyJune to October
Boden - fixmeNidwalden1.3 km16 m17 minEasyApril to October
Buochs Schiffländi - Ennetbürgen SchiffländiNidwalden2.1 km19 m28 minEasyApril to October
Chlifallenbach - NechimattNidwalden0.9 km0 m12 minEasyApril to October
Hüethütte - Trübsee StationNidwalden1.3 km49 m21 minEasyJune to October
Nechimatt - WolfenschiessenNidwalden2.6 km13 m34 minEasyApril to October

Burg - Rotzberg, - Talstation Wirzwelibahn, Hüethütte - Trübsee Station 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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