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Hard Hiking Trails in Aargau

The directory currently contains 22 quality-checked routes matching this guide in Aargau. Their average mapped distance is 67.2 km and average recorded ascent is 961 m (3,153 ft); the longest route in the set is 424 km.

This subset represents 4% of the 587 quality-checked routes in Aargau. Its average distance is 67.2 km, compared with 5.3 km across the full local set. Average recorded ascent is 961 m (3,153 ft), versus 109 m (358 ft) for all quality-checked routes in the same area.

This set contains routes rated hard or expert from their available distance and elevation measurements. Within this set, 0 routes (0%) are rated easy, 22 (100%) are rated hard or expert, and 2 (9%) 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

24.8 km

Jura Crest Trail

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Lowest recorded ascent in this sample

601 m

Hochrhein Jakobsweg (2)

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

Return logistics

0 recorded loops

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Trails

Expert

Interregio-Wanderweg

Aargau · Switzerland

Distance
50.8 km
/ 31.6 mi
Elevation gain
1,535 m
Typical duration
13 hr
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Expert

Hochrhein Jakobsweg (2)

Aargau · Switzerland

Distance
101 km
/ 62.6 mi
Elevation gain
601 m
Typical duration
24 hr
  • Mountain
  • Pilgrimage route
  • Waymarked route
Hard

Jura Crest Trail

Aargau · Switzerland

Distance
24.8 km
/ 15.4 mi
Elevation gain
771 m
Typical duration
6 hr 37 min
  • Waymarked route
Expert

Aargauer Weg

Aargau · Switzerland

Distance
103 km
/ 63.9 mi
Elevation gain
1,627 m
Typical duration
26 hr
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
  • Long-distance path
Hard

Jura Crest Trail

Aargau · Switzerland

Distance
17.1 km
/ 10.6 mi
Elevation gain
323 m
Typical duration
4 hr 6 min
  • Waymarked route
Hard

Jura Crest Trail

Aargau · Switzerland

Distance
19.8 km
/ 12.3 mi
Elevation gain
672 m
Typical duration
5 hr 17 min
  • Waymarked route
Expert

Freiämterweg Talroute

Aargau · Switzerland

Distance
62.6 km
/ 38.9 mi
Elevation gain
803 m
Typical duration
15 hr
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
  • Long-distance path
Expert

Freiämterweg Bergroute

Aargau · Switzerland

Distance
52.9 km
/ 32.8 mi
Elevation gain
1,000 m
Typical duration
13 hr
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Expert

Fricktaler Höhenweg

Aargau · Switzerland

Distance
57.8 km
/ 35.9 mi
Elevation gain
1,286 m
Typical duration
15 hr
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Expert

Freiämterweg Ostroute

Aargau · Switzerland

Distance
58.0 km
/ 36.1 mi
Elevation gain
886 m
Typical duration
14 hr
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Hard

Flösserweg

Aargau · Switzerland

Distance
20.6 km
/ 12.8 mi
Elevation gain
467 m
Typical duration
5 hr 9 min
  • Waymarked route
Hard

ViaRhenana

Aargau · Switzerland

Distance
30.6 km
/ 19.0 mi
Elevation gain
288 m
Typical duration
7 hr 17 min
  • Waymarked route
Hard

ViaRhenana

Aargau · Switzerland

Distance
20.6 km
/ 12.8 mi
Elevation gain
154 m
Typical duration
4 hr 41 min
  • Waymarked route
Hallwilersee
Hard

Rundgang Hallwilersee

Aargau · Switzerland

Distance
21.2 km
/ 13.2 mi
Elevation gain
93 m
Typical duration
4 hr 44 min
  • Waymarked route
Hard

ViaRhenana

Aargau · Switzerland

Distance
18.6 km
/ 11.6 mi
Elevation gain
108 m
Typical duration
4 hr 9 min
  • Waymarked route
Hard

ViaRhenana

Aargau · Switzerland

Distance
19.2 km
/ 11.9 mi
Elevation gain
88 m
Typical duration
4 hr 15 min
  • Waymarked route
Hard

ViaGottardo

Aargau · Switzerland

Distance
25.7 km
/ 16.0 mi
Elevation gain
568 m
Typical duration
6 hr 32 min
  • Waymarked route
Hard

Eisenweg

Aargau · Switzerland

Distance
17.4 km
/ 10.8 mi
Elevation gain
304 m
Typical duration
4 hr 9 min
  • Waymarked route
Hard

Rund um Sulz

Aargau · Switzerland

Distance
24.2 km
/ 15.0 mi
Elevation gain
717 m
Typical duration
6 hr 24 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
European long distance path E4 - part SwitzerlandAargau424 km6,393 m110 hrExpertApril to October
Europäischer Fernwanderweg E5, SchweizAargau233 km1,083 m56 hrExpertApril to October
Interregio-WanderwegAargau50.8 km1,535 m13 hrExpertApril to October
Hochrhein Jakobsweg (2)Aargau101 km601 m24 hrExpertApril to October
Jura Crest TrailAargau24.8 km771 m6 hr 37 minHardApril to October
Aargauer WegAargau103 km1,627 m26 hrExpertApril to October
Jura Crest TrailAargau17.1 km323 m4 hr 6 minHardApril to October
Jura Crest TrailAargau19.8 km672 m5 hr 17 minHardApril to October
Interregio-Wanderweg (deutscher Abschnitt)Aargau76.3 km1,379 m19 hrExpertApril to October
Freiämterweg TalrouteAargau62.6 km803 m15 hrExpertApril to October

European long distance path E4 - part Switzerland, Europäischer Fernwanderweg E5, Schweiz, Interregio-Wanderweg 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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