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Hard Hiking Trails in Luxembourg

The directory currently contains 61 quality-checked routes matching this guide in Luxembourg. Their average mapped distance is 71.2 km and average recorded ascent is 1,014 m (3,327 ft); the longest route in the set is 293 km.

This subset represents 15% of the 416 quality-checked routes in Luxembourg. Its average distance is 71.2 km, compared with 16.8 km across the full local set. Average recorded ascent is 1,014 m (3,327 ft), versus 297 m (974 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, 61 (100%) are rated hard or expert, and 4 (7%) 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

156 km

GR 5 Belgium, Wallonia

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Lowest recorded ascent in this sample

1,218 m

Jakobsweg Luxemburg

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

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0 recorded loops

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Trails

500px provided description: light in a field of rye, blossoms of cornflower, it's like an expressionist picture [#landscape ,#cornflower ,#hugin ,#France ,#Lorraine ,#Delme]
Expert

GR 5 Lorraine

Luxembourg

Distance
293 km
/ 182 mi
Elevation gain
2,401 m
Typical duration
73 hr
  • Mountain
  • Forest
  • Waymarked route
Römisches Grabrelief "Häerdcheslee" in der Gemeinde Junglinster (Luxemburg)
Expert

Jakobsweg Luxemburg

Luxembourg

Distance
183 km
/ 114 mi
Elevation gain
1,218 m
Typical duration
44 hr
  • Mountain
  • Pilgrimage route
  • Waymarked route
Spa, Belgium, Six-O'Clock-Park, Galerie Leopold II
Expert

GR 5 Belgium, Wallonia

Luxembourg

Distance
156 km
/ 96.8 mi
Elevation gain
1,577 m
Typical duration
39 hr
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
  • Long-distance path
Luxembourg, Mullerthal: bridge over the Ernz Noire.
Expert

GR 5 Luxembourg

Luxembourg

Distance
178 km
/ 110 mi
Elevation gain
2,347 m
Typical duration
45 hr
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
  • Long-distance path
Expert

Hiking trail North

Luxembourg

Distance
69.6 km
/ 43.3 mi
Elevation gain
1,466 m
Typical duration
18 hr
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
  • Long-distance path
Expert

Sentier Ardennes-Eifel

Luxembourg

Distance
87.0 km
/ 54.0 mi
Elevation gain
1,671 m
Typical duration
22 hr
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
  • Long-distance path
Lac de la Haute Sure
Expert

Sentier de la Haute-Sure

Luxembourg

Distance
70.0 km
/ 43.5 mi
Elevation gain
1,206 m
Typical duration
18 hr
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
  • Long-distance path
Expert

GRT-BVW 12 Torgny - Guirsch

Luxembourg

Distance
80.6 km
/ 50.1 mi
Elevation gain
908 m
Typical duration
20 hr
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
  • Long-distance path
Expert

Sentier de la Moselle

Luxembourg

Distance
60.4 km
/ 37.5 mi
Elevation gain
1,141 m
Typical duration
15 hr
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
  • Long-distance path
Expert

Panorama Pfad

Luxembourg

Distance
42.8 km
/ 26.6 mi
Elevation gain
512 m
Typical duration
10 hr
  • Mountain
  • Panoramic viewpoint
  • Waymarked route
Hard

Sentier Victor Hugo

Luxembourg

Distance
26.5 km
/ 16.5 mi
Elevation gain
609 m
Typical duration
6 hr 47 min
  • Waymarked route
Hard

Sentier de la Wiltz

Luxembourg

Distance
16.8 km
/ 10.4 mi
Elevation gain
647 m
Typical duration
4 hr 31 min
  • Waymarked route
Expert

Sentier de l'Our

Luxembourg

Distance
66.1 km
/ 41.1 mi
Elevation gain
1,688 m
Typical duration
17 hr
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
  • Long-distance path
Hard

Sentier de la Mamer

Luxembourg

Distance
25.2 km
/ 15.7 mi
Elevation gain
504 m
Typical duration
6 hr 19 min
  • Waymarked route
Hard

Sentier des Mineurs

Luxembourg

Distance
29.2 km
/ 18.1 mi
Elevation gain
522 m
Typical duration
7 hr 18 min
  • Waymarked route
Expert

Escapardenne Lee Trail

Luxembourg

Distance
52.5 km
/ 32.6 mi
Elevation gain
1,685 m
Typical duration
14 hr
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Expert

Mullerthal Trail Route 1

Luxembourg

Distance
37.3 km
/ 23.2 mi
Elevation gain
701 m
Typical duration
9 hr 30 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Expert

Sentier de Moellerdall

Luxembourg

Distance
51.4 km
/ 31.9 mi
Elevation gain
959 m
Typical duration
13 hr
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Expert

Sentier de l'Attert

Luxembourg

Distance
52.2 km
/ 32.5 mi
Elevation gain
743 m
Typical duration
13 hr
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Mullerthal Hiking Trail C5
Expert

Mullerthal Trail Route 2

Luxembourg

Distance
38.2 km
/ 23.7 mi
Elevation gain
950 m
Typical duration
10 hr
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Expert

Mullerthal Trail Route 3

Luxembourg

Distance
37.7 km
/ 23.5 mi
Elevation gain
611 m
Typical duration
9 hr 28 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Expert

Sentier Adrien Ries

Luxembourg

Distance
50.1 km
/ 31.1 mi
Elevation gain
843 m
Typical duration
12 hr
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Expert

Sentier des Sept Châteaux

Luxembourg

Distance
37.3 km
/ 23.2 mi
Elevation gain
662 m
Typical duration
9 hr 26 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Expert

Matthiasweg

Luxembourg

Distance
233 km
/ 145 mi
Elevation gain
2,297 m
Typical duration
58 hr
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
  • Long-distance path
Expert

Mosel-Our-Weg

Luxembourg

Distance
116 km
/ 72.0 mi
Elevation gain
1,943 m
Typical duration
30 hr
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
  • Long-distance path
Hard

Sentier de Preizerdaul

Luxembourg

Distance
31.2 km
/ 19.4 mi
Elevation gain
378 m
Typical duration
7 hr 33 min
  • Waymarked route
Hard

Sentier Maurice Cosyn

Luxembourg

Distance
31.8 km
/ 19.8 mi
Elevation gain
717 m
Typical duration
8 hr 13 min
  • Waymarked route
Hard

Wolfgang-Maria-Rabe-Weg

Luxembourg

Distance
22.0 km
/ 13.7 mi
Elevation gain
595 m
Typical duration
5 hr 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
GR 5 LorraineLuxembourg293 km2,401 m73 hrExpertApril to October
Jakobsweg LuxemburgLuxembourg183 km1,218 m44 hrExpertApril to October
European long distance path E3 - part GermanyLuxembourg232 km3,196 m59 hrExpertApril to October
GR 56 Sentiers de l'Est de la Belgique | Parcours principal : Sentier des FrontièresLuxembourg157 km1,508 m39 hrExpertApril to October
GR 15 De la Lorraine belge à l'EifelLuxembourg233 km2,353 m58 hrExpertApril to October
GR 5 Belgium, WalloniaLuxembourg156 km1,577 m39 hrExpertApril to October
European long distance path E3 - part LuxembourgLuxembourg240 km2,693 m60 hrExpertApril to October
GR 129 Sud La Belgique en diagonale ! Dinant - ArlonLuxembourg263 km1,903 m65 hrExpertApril to October
GR 5 LuxembourgLuxembourg178 km2,347 m45 hrExpertApril to October
GR 57 Sentier de l'Ourthe orientaleLuxembourg75.5 km990 m19 hrExpertApril to October

GR 5 Lorraine, Jakobsweg Luxemburg, European long distance path E3 - part Germany 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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