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Family-Friendly Hikes in Basel-Landschaft

The directory currently contains 35 quality-checked routes matching this guide in Basel-Landschaft. Their average mapped distance is 1.4 km and average recorded ascent is 26 m (85 ft); the longest route in the set is 4.5 km.

This subset represents 23% of the 153 quality-checked routes in Basel-Landschaft. Its average distance is 1.4 km, compared with 4.5 km across the full local set. Average recorded ascent is 26 m (85 ft), versus 182 m (597 ft) for all quality-checked routes in the same area.

Every route in this set has the kid-friendly field set to true. Age, experience and current terrain still need an individual assessment. Within this set, 35 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

0.9 km

Grossi Weid - Ruine Pfeffingen

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Lowest recorded ascent in this sample

0 m

Bienenberg - Frenkendorf

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

Return logistics

0 recorded loops

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Trails

Aesch, catholic church
Easy

Basel-Landschaft · Switzerland

Distance
3.0 km
/ 1.9 mi
Elevation gain
18 m
Typical duration
40 min
  • Castle and ruins
  • Waymarked route
Ein imposanter Fels ca. 5 Meter hoch mit Abbildung eines bunt bemalten Gesichtes, welches auf dem Fussweg von Ruine Pfeffingen nach Nenzlingen die Wanderer begrüsst
Easy

Basel-Landschaft · Switzerland

Distance
0.9 km
/ 0.6 mi
Elevation gain
65 m
Typical duration
18 min
  • Castle and ruins
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Basel-Landschaft · Switzerland

Distance
2.9 km
/ 1.8 mi
Elevation gain
150 m
Typical duration
49 min
  • Waymarked route
This is an image of a cultural property of regional significance in Switzerland with KGS number
Easy

Basel-Landschaft · Switzerland

Distance
2.3 km
/ 1.4 mi
Elevation gain
158 m
Typical duration
42 min
  • Waymarked route
Schulhaus Burggarten in Pratteln
Easy

Basel-Landschaft · Switzerland

Distance
4.2 km
/ 2.6 mi
Elevation gain
7 m
Typical duration
53 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Basel-Landschaft · Switzerland

Distance
0.9 km
/ 0.6 mi
Elevation gain
62 m
Typical duration
17 min
  • Waymarked route
Hersberg, Switzerland
Easy

Basel-Landschaft · Switzerland

Distance
0.7 km
/ 0.4 mi
Elevation gain
53 m
Typical duration
14 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Basel-Landschaft · Switzerland

Distance
0.9 km
/ 0.6 mi
Typical duration
11 min
  • Waymarked route
Das Gemeindehaus der Gemeinde Buckten an der Hauptstrasse Nr. 29.
Easy

Basel-Landschaft · Switzerland

Distance
0.9 km
/ 0.6 mi
Typical duration
11 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Basel-Landschaft · Switzerland

Distance
4.5 km
/ 2.8 mi
Elevation gain
26 m
Typical duration
58 min
  • Waymarked route
Eine Bildtafel auf der Schwängiflue in Langenbruck
Easy

Basel-Landschaft · Switzerland

Distance
2.0 km
/ 1.3 mi
Elevation gain
20 m
Typical duration
27 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Basel-Landschaft · Switzerland

Distance
1.2 km
/ 0.8 mi
Elevation gain
6 m
Typical duration
16 min
  • Waymarked route
Diegten, canton of Basel-Country, Switzerland
Easy

Basel-Landschaft · Switzerland

Distance
2.3 km
/ 1.4 mi
Elevation gain
105 m
Typical duration
38 min
  • Waymarked route
Shot from Passwang, towards Mümliswil, Switzerland on a December day.
Easy

Basel-Landschaft · Switzerland

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

Basel-Landschaft · Switzerland

Distance
1.0 km
/ 0.6 mi
Elevation gain
26 m
Typical duration
15 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Basel-Landschaft · Switzerland

Distance
1.0 km
/ 0.6 mi
Elevation gain
9 m
Typical duration
13 min
  • Waymarked route
Bunker Rüeblikeller, Challhöchi, Schweiz: Grenzbrigade 4
Easy

Basel-Landschaft · Switzerland

Distance
0.5 km
/ 0.3 mi
Typical duration
6 min
  • Waymarked route
Bunker Rüeblikeller, Challhöchi, Schweiz: Grenzbrigade 4
Easy

Basel-Landschaft · Switzerland

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

Basel-Landschaft · Switzerland

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

Basel-Landschaft · Switzerland

Distance
0.8 km
/ 0.5 mi
Elevation gain
15 m
Typical duration
11 min
  • Waymarked route
This is an image of a cultural property of regional significance in Switzerland with KGS number
Easy

Basel-Landschaft · Switzerland

Distance
2.9 km
/ 1.8 mi
Elevation gain
6 m
Typical duration
37 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Basel-Landschaft · Switzerland

Distance
0.4 km
/ 0.3 mi
Elevation gain
8 m
Typical duration
6 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Basel-Landschaft · Switzerland

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

Basel-Landschaft · Switzerland

Distance
0.9 km
/ 0.6 mi
Typical duration
12 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Basel-Landschaft · Switzerland

Distance
1.0 km
/ 0.6 mi
Elevation gain
24 m
Typical duration
14 min
  • Waymarked route
Ebenrain Castle in Sissach, Basel-Land canton, Switzerland.
Easy

Basel-Landschaft · Switzerland

Distance
0.7 km
/ 0.4 mi
Elevation gain
6 m
Typical duration
9 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Basel-Landschaft · Switzerland

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

Basel-Landschaft · Switzerland

Distance
0.9 km
/ 0.6 mi
Typical duration
11 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Basel-Landschaft · Switzerland

Distance
1.1 km
/ 0.7 mi
Typical duration
13 min
  • Waymarked route
Bärenwil, Langenbruck BL
Easy

Basel-Landschaft · Switzerland

Distance
0.8 km
/ 0.5 mi
Elevation gain
28 m
Typical duration
12 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
Ruine Pfeffingen - AeschBasel-Landschaft3.0 km18 m40 minEasyApril to October
Grossi Weid - Ruine PfeffingenBasel-Landschaft0.9 km65 m18 minEasyApril to October
Bogental - NeuhüsliBasel-Landschaft2.9 km150 m49 minEasyApril to October
Rosenberg - FrenkendorfBasel-Landschaft2.3 km158 m42 minEasyApril to October
Bienenberg - FrenkendorfBasel-Landschaft1.4 km0 m18 minEasyApril to October
Frenkendorf - PrattelnBasel-Landschaft4.2 km7 m53 minEasyApril to October
Hard - GrimsteluckeBasel-Landschaft0.9 km62 m17 minEasyApril to October
Hersberg - ForenacherBasel-Landschaft0.7 km53 m14 minEasyApril to October
Humbel - ChlusweidBasel-Landschaft0.9 km0 m11 minEasyApril to October
Känerkinden - BucktenBasel-Landschaft0.9 km0 m11 minEasyApril to October

Ruine Pfeffingen - Aesch, Grossi Weid - Ruine Pfeffingen, Forenacher - Uf Edletten 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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