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Easy Hiking Trails near Friedrichshafen

The directory currently contains 43 quality-checked routes matching this guide near Friedrichshafen. Their average mapped distance is 2.3 km and average recorded ascent is 31 m (102 ft); the longest route in the set is 6.8 km.

This subset represents 44% of the 97 quality-checked routes near Friedrichshafen. Its average distance is 2.3 km, compared with 11.4 km across the full local set. Average recorded ascent is 31 m (102 ft), versus 204 m (669 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, 43 routes (100%) are rated easy, 0 (0%) are rated hard or expert, and 0 (0%) 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

1.3 km

Bühl-Wald

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Lowest recorded ascent in this sample

0 m

Bodensee-Rundwanderweg - Alternative Konstanz

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

Return logistics

0 recorded loops

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Trails

Easy

Thurgauer Rundwanderweg

Thurgau · Switzerland

Distance
4.0 km
/ 2.5 mi
Elevation gain
32 m
Typical duration
53 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Bühl-Wald

Appenzell Ausserrhoden · Switzerland

Distance
1.3 km
/ 0.8 mi
Typical duration
16 min
  • Forest
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Dattenhueb - Egelschhofen

Thurgau · Switzerland

Distance
3.3 km
/ 2.1 mi
Elevation gain
188 m
Typical duration
58 min
  • Waymarked route
Hafenstrasse 5 in Kesswil. Vielzweckbau aus dem Jahre 1843
Easy

Hefenhofen - Kesswil

Thurgau · Switzerland

Distance
4.4 km
/ 2.7 mi
Elevation gain
84 m
Typical duration
1 hr 3 min
  • Waymarked route
Kaien, Rehetobel, canton of Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Switzerland
Easy

Kaien-St.-Anton-Weg

Appenzell Ausserrhoden · Switzerland

Distance
3.7 km
/ 2.3 mi
Elevation gain
43 m
Typical duration
50 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Planetenweg Nord

Thurgau · Switzerland

Distance
6.6 km
/ 4.1 mi
Elevation gain
90 m
Typical duration
1 hr 30 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Planetenweg Süd

Thurgau · Switzerland

Distance
5.2 km
/ 3.2 mi
Elevation gain
22 m
Typical duration
1 hr 6 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Rondom Appezöll

Appenzell Innerrhoden · Switzerland

Distance
1.8 km
/ 1.1 mi
Elevation gain
82 m
Typical duration
30 min
  • Waymarked route
Hürlimann D115 in Weinfelden/TG
Easy

Weinfelden - Wertbühl

Thurgau · Switzerland

Distance
6.8 km
/ 4.2 mi
Elevation gain
8 m
Typical duration
1 hr 25 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Wil - Züberwangen

St. Gallen · Switzerland

Distance
4.3 km
/ 2.7 mi
Elevation gain
19 m
Typical duration
56 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

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Appenzell Ausserrhoden · Switzerland

Distance
1.0 km
/ 0.6 mi
Elevation gain
77 m
Typical duration
19 min
  • Waymarked route
Aerial View of Appenzell
Easy

Appenzell - Flucht

Appenzell Innerrhoden · Switzerland

Distance
0.9 km
/ 0.5 mi
Elevation gain
21 m
Typical duration
13 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Bussnang - Puppikon

Thurgau · Switzerland

Distance
0.9 km
/ 0.6 mi
Elevation gain
7 m
Typical duration
12 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Chueweid - Anet

Thurgau · Switzerland

Distance
2.1 km
/ 1.3 mi
Elevation gain
13 m
Typical duration
27 min
  • Waymarked route
Aerial View of Bronschhofen
Easy

Dreibrunnen - Bronschhofen

St. Gallen · Switzerland

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

Foleweid

Thurgau · Switzerland

Distance
1.3 km
/ 0.8 mi
Typical duration
16 min
  • Waymarked route
Weiler Bettenau bei Jonschwil, Schweiz
Easy

Jonschwil - Bettenau

St. Gallen · Switzerland

Distance
1.4 km
/ 0.9 mi
Elevation gain
39 m
Typical duration
22 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Kaien-Langenegg

Appenzell Ausserrhoden · Switzerland

Distance
0.5 km
/ 0.3 mi
Elevation gain
36 m
Typical duration
9 min
  • Waymarked route
Schloss Liebburg vom Eingangstor aus gesehen.
Easy

Liebburg - Scherzingen

Thurgau · Switzerland

Distance
0.5 km
/ 0.3 mi
Elevation gain
39 m
Typical duration
10 min
  • Waymarked route
Aerial Picture
Easy

Märstetten - Amlikon

Thurgau · Switzerland

Distance
2.0 km
/ 1.2 mi
Elevation gain
11 m
Typical duration
25 min
  • Waymarked route
Weiler Bettenau bei Jonschwil, Schweiz
Easy

Schwarzenbach - Bettenau

St. Gallen · Switzerland

Distance
3.1 km
/ 1.9 mi
Elevation gain
76 m
Typical duration
45 min
  • Waymarked route
Weiler Bettenau bei Jonschwil, Schweiz
Easy

Schwarzenberg - Jonschwil

St. Gallen · Switzerland

Distance
2.8 km
/ 1.7 mi
Elevation gain
43 m
Typical duration
38 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Sädel

Thurgau · Switzerland

Distance
2.1 km
/ 1.3 mi
Elevation gain
25 m
Typical duration
28 min
  • Waymarked route
Tanne
Easy

Tanne-Bühl

Appenzell Ausserrhoden · Switzerland

Distance
1.2 km
/ 0.8 mi
Typical duration
15 min
  • Waymarked route
Lastwagen am Weinfelder Werk der Model Holding AG
Easy

Weinfelden - Amlikon

Thurgau · Switzerland

Distance
4.6 km
/ 2.9 mi
Elevation gain
8 m
Typical duration
58 min
  • Waymarked route
Sunrise in Altnau
Easy

Zuben - Altnau

Thurgau · Switzerland

Distance
1.7 km
/ 1.0 mi
Elevation gain
41 m
Typical duration
25 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Säge-Zelg

Appenzell Ausserrhoden · Switzerland

Distance
1.2 km
/ 0.7 mi
Elevation gain
7 m
Typical duration
16 min
  • Waymarked route
Barfussweg bei Gonten im Appenzellerland.
Easy

Barfussweg

Appenzell Innerrhoden · Switzerland

Distance
4.8 km
/ 3.0 mi
Elevation gain
47 m
Typical duration
1 hr 4 min
Easy

Schoggiweg

St. Gallen · Switzerland

Distance
2.5 km
/ 1.5 mi
Elevation gain
22 m
Typical duration
33 min
Südseite des Bauernhaus Schächenen
Easy

Wasserlehrpfad Hundwil

Appenzell Ausserrhoden · Switzerland

Distance
1.4 km
/ 0.9 mi
Elevation gain
95 m
Typical duration
26 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
Bodensee-Rundwanderweg - Alternative KonstanzThurgau2.4 km0 m30 minEasyApril to October
Thurgauer RundwanderwegThurgau4.0 km32 m53 minEasyApril to October
Bühl-WaldAppenzell Ausserrhoden1.3 km0 m16 minEasyApril to October
Dattenhueb - EgelschhofenThurgau3.3 km188 m58 minEasyApril to October
Hefenhofen - KesswilThurgau4.4 km84 m1 hr 3 minEasyApril to October
Kaien-St.-Anton-WegAppenzell Ausserrhoden3.7 km43 m50 minEasyApril to October
Planetenweg NordThurgau6.6 km90 m1 hr 30 minEasyApril to October
Planetenweg SüdThurgau5.2 km22 m1 hr 6 minEasyApril to October
Rondom AppezöllAppenzell Innerrhoden1.8 km82 m30 minEasyApril to October
Weinfelden - WertbühlThurgau6.8 km8 m1 hr 25 minEasyApril to October

Bodensee-Rundwanderweg - Alternative Konstanz, Thurgauer Rundwanderweg, Bühl-Wald 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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