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Family-Friendly Hikes in Fribourg

The directory currently contains 109 quality-checked routes matching this guide in Fribourg. Their average mapped distance is 2.3 km and average recorded ascent is 36 m (118 ft); the longest route in the set is 6.7 km.

This subset represents 42% of the 259 quality-checked routes in Fribourg. Its average distance is 2.3 km, compared with 4.3 km across the full local set. Average recorded ascent is 36 m (118 ft), versus 139 m (456 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, 109 routes (100%) are rated easy, 0 (0%) are rated hard or expert, and 5 (5%) 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

0.8 km

Fribourg Beau-Site - Les Charmettes

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Lowest recorded ascent in this sample

0 m

Villars-sur-Glâne Grand-Pré - Villars-sur-Glâne Bois de Belle-Croix

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

Return logistics

0 recorded loops

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Trails

Schmitten, a village in the canton of Fribourg, Switzerland.
Easy

Bethlehem - Schmitten

Fribourg · Switzerland

Distance
2.3 km
/ 1.4 mi
Elevation gain
52 m
Typical duration
34 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Garmiswil - St. Wolfgang

Fribourg · Switzerland

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

Hangried - Burlingen

Fribourg · Switzerland

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

Hangried - Hängebrüggli

Fribourg · Switzerland

Distance
1.0 km
/ 0.6 mi
Elevation gain
24 m
Typical duration
15 min
  • Waymarked route
Maggenberg, Tafers, Kanton Freiburg, Schweiz
Easy

Juch - Tafers

Fribourg · Switzerland

Distance
0.8 km
/ 0.5 mi
Elevation gain
69 m
Typical duration
16 min
  • Waymarked route
Heitenried. Église Saint-Michel.
Easy

Melisried - Heitenried

Fribourg · Switzerland

Distance
2.1 km
/ 1.3 mi
Elevation gain
85 m
Typical duration
34 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Monterban - Grangeneuve

Fribourg · Switzerland

Distance
1.1 km
/ 0.7 mi
Elevation gain
46 m
Typical duration
17 min
  • Waymarked route
Ein Teil des Dorfes Ulmiz (Kanton Freiburg, Schweiz) von Westen aus gesehen.
Easy

Oberburg - Ulmiz

Fribourg · Switzerland

Distance
5.0 km
/ 3.1 mi
Elevation gain
115 m
Typical duration
1 hr 13 min
  • Waymarked route
Rechthalten FR Inside of rom.-cath. church
Easy

Rechthalten - Baletswil

Fribourg · Switzerland

Distance
1.3 km
/ 0.8 mi
Elevation gain
16 m
Typical duration
17 min
  • Waymarked route
Rechthalten FR Inside of rom.-cath. church
Easy

Rechthalten - Brügi

Fribourg · Switzerland

Distance
2.9 km
/ 1.8 mi
Elevation gain
50 m
Typical duration
40 min
  • Waymarked route
Montenach Country Estate, Balliswil 3 5, Balliswil
Easy

Balliswil - Garmiswil

Fribourg · Switzerland

Distance
1.4 km
/ 0.9 mi
Elevation gain
19 m
Typical duration
20 min
  • Waymarked route
Heitenried. Église Saint-Michel.
Easy

Heitenried - Winterlingen

Fribourg · Switzerland

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

La Poya - Grandfey

Fribourg · Switzerland

Distance
1.9 km
/ 1.2 mi
Typical duration
23 min
  • Waymarked route
Glâne River Barrier, Matran – Hauterive, Canton of Fribourg, Switzerland
Easy

Matran - Sentier bleu🔵

Fribourg · Switzerland

Distance
2.3 km
/ 1.4 mi
Elevation gain
27 m
Typical duration
31 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Ottisberg - Felliwil

Fribourg · Switzerland

Distance
2.1 km
/ 1.3 mi
Elevation gain
59 m
Typical duration
32 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Schlacht-Denkmal

Fribourg · Switzerland

Distance
1.9 km
/ 1.2 mi
Typical duration
23 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Schlacht-Denkmal - fixme

Fribourg · Switzerland

Distance
6.7 km
/ 4.2 mi
Elevation gain
13 m
Typical duration
1 hr 25 min
  • Waymarked route
Kirchweg 2, Tafers. Sigristenhaus. Sensler Museum. This is an image of a cultural property of national significance in Switzerland with KGS number 9997
Easy

St. Wolfgang - Tafers

Fribourg · Switzerland

Distance
4.7 km
/ 2.9 mi
Elevation gain
62 m
Typical duration
1 hr 5 min
  • Waymarked route
Kirchweg 2, Tafers. Sigristenhaus. Sensler Museum. This is an image of a cultural property of national significance in Switzerland with KGS number 9997
Easy

Tafers - Weissenbach / Bus

Fribourg · Switzerland

Distance
3.1 km
/ 1.9 mi
Elevation gain
26 m
Typical duration
41 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
Marly Au Port - Villars-sur-Glâne Ste. AppolineFribourg2.0 km56 m30 minEasyApril to October
Matran Bois de Chavagny - Matran Centre commercialFribourg2.0 km43 m29 minEasyApril to October
Matran Centre commercial - Matran Bois de ChavagnyFribourg2.0 km27 m28 minEasyApril to October
Matran Centre commercial - MonterbanFribourg1.8 km80 m30 minEasyApril to October
Villars-sur-Glâne Grand-Pré - Villars-sur-Glâne Bois de Belle-CroixFribourg1.1 km0 m14 minEasyApril to October
Fribourg Beau-Site - Les CharmettesFribourg0.8 km15 m12 minEasyApril to October
Grangeneuve - Villars-sur-Glâne Pont de la GlâneFribourg2.7 km51 m38 minEasyApril to October
Villars-sur-Glâne Bois de Belle-Croix - Villars-sur-Glâne MoncorFribourg0.6 km6 m8 minEasyApril to October
Bethlehem - SchmittenFribourg2.3 km52 m34 minEasyApril to October
Corminboeuf Village Suisse - ChésopellozFribourg1.3 km67 m22 minEasyApril to October

Marly Au Port - Villars-sur-Glâne Ste. Appoline, Villars-sur-Glâne Grand-Pré - Villars-sur-Glâne Bois de Belle-Croix, Matran Centre commercial - Monterban 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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