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Hard Hiking Trails near Bulle

The directory currently contains 45 quality-checked routes matching this guide near Bulle. Their average mapped distance is 26.6 km and average recorded ascent is 1,054 m (3,458 ft); the longest route in the set is 207 km.

This subset represents 33% of the 135 quality-checked routes near Bulle. Its average distance is 26.6 km, compared with 11.5 km across the full local set. Average recorded ascent is 1,054 m (3,458 ft), versus 468 m (1,535 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, 45 (100%) are rated hard or expert, and 3 (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

13.6 km

Via Alpina

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Lowest recorded ascent in this sample

536 m

Alpine Panorama Trail

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

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Trails

Hard

Alpine Panorama Trail

Fribourg · Switzerland

Distance
19.4 km
/ 12.1 mi
Elevation gain
536 m
Typical duration
4 hr 59 min
  • Mountain
  • Alpine meadow
  • Panoramic viewpoint
Hard

43-Alpine Passes Trail

Valais/Wallis · Switzerland

Distance
13.9 km
/ 8.6 mi
Elevation gain
608 m
Typical duration
3 hr 49 min
  • Mountain
  • Alpine meadow
  • Waymarked route
Hard

Via Alpina

Vaud · Switzerland

Distance
13.6 km
/ 8.4 mi
Elevation gain
1,758 m
Typical duration
5 hr 28 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Hard

Alpine Panorama Trail

Bern · Switzerland

Distance
17.3 km
/ 10.7 mi
Elevation gain
713 m
Typical duration
4 hr 44 min
  • Alpine meadow
  • Panoramic viewpoint
  • Waymarked route
Hard

Alpine Panorama Trail

Bern · Switzerland

Distance
16.1 km
/ 10.0 mi
Elevation gain
629 m
Typical duration
4 hr 19 min
  • Alpine meadow
  • Panoramic viewpoint
  • Waymarked route
Hard

Alpine Panorama Trail

Fribourg · Switzerland

Distance
22.1 km
/ 13.7 mi
Elevation gain
382 m
Typical duration
5 hr 23 min
  • Alpine meadow
  • Panoramic viewpoint
  • Waymarked route
Hard

Alpine Panorama Trail

Vaud · Switzerland

Distance
18.9 km
/ 11.7 mi
Elevation gain
357 m
Typical duration
4 hr 35 min
  • Alpine meadow
  • Panoramic viewpoint
  • Waymarked route
Hard

Via Alpina Red R104

Bern · Switzerland

Distance
20.2 km
/ 12.5 mi
Elevation gain
1,238 m
Typical duration
6 hr 13 min
  • Mountain
Hard

Via Alpina

Vaud · Switzerland

Distance
18.7 km
/ 11.6 mi
Elevation gain
1,637 m
Typical duration
6 hr 28 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Hard

Via Alpina

Bern · Switzerland

Distance
22.0 km
/ 13.7 mi
Elevation gain
1,032 m
Typical duration
6 hr 21 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Hard

Via Alpina

Bern · Switzerland

Distance
13.8 km
/ 8.6 mi
Elevation gain
923 m
Typical duration
4 hr 16 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Hard

Via Alpina

Bern · Switzerland

Distance
16.0 km
/ 9.9 mi
Elevation gain
999 m
Typical duration
4 hr 51 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Hard

Trans Swiss Trail

Bern · Switzerland

Distance
21.7 km
/ 13.5 mi
Elevation gain
348 m
Typical duration
5 hr 14 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Hard

42-Alpine Passes Trail

Valais/Wallis · Switzerland

Distance
9.5 km
/ 5.9 mi
Elevation gain
1,010 m
Typical duration
3 hr 30 min
  • Alpine meadow
  • Waymarked route
Expert

Freiburger Voralpenweg

Fribourg · Switzerland

Distance
71.9 km
/ 44.7 mi
Elevation gain
2,730 m
Typical duration
20 hr
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
  • Long-distance path
Hard

Alpine Panorama Trail

Fribourg · Switzerland

Distance
15.9 km
/ 9.9 mi
Elevation gain
582 m
Typical duration
4 hr 12 min
  • Mountain
  • Alpine meadow
  • Panoramic viewpoint
Lac de Derborence's sight toward "Sanetsch" on fall
Expert

Sanetsch-Muveran-Weg

Bern · Switzerland

Distance
39.9 km
/ 24.8 mi
Elevation gain
2,521 m
Typical duration
12 hr
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Abbey Altenryf in Hauterive; Fribourg, Switzerland.
Expert

Fribourg en diagonale

Fribourg · Switzerland

Distance
68.0 km
/ 42.3 mi
Elevation gain
1,574 m
Typical duration
18 hr
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
  • Long-distance path
Expert

Le Grand Tour des Vanils

Fribourg · Switzerland

Distance
30.9 km
/ 19.2 mi
Elevation gain
2,233 m
Typical duration
10 hr
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Hard

ViaJacobi

Vaud · Switzerland

Distance
29.8 km
/ 18.5 mi
Elevation gain
533 m
Typical duration
7 hr 27 min
  • Waymarked route
Hard

ViaJacobi

Bern · Switzerland

Distance
21.0 km
/ 13.1 mi
Elevation gain
569 m
Typical duration
5 hr 25 min
  • Waymarked route
Hard

Via Alpina

Vaud · Switzerland

Distance
13.8 km
/ 8.6 mi
Elevation gain
559 m
Typical duration
3 hr 42 min
  • Waymarked route
Hard

ViaJacobi

Bern · Switzerland

Distance
21.0 km
/ 13.0 mi
Elevation gain
387 m
Typical duration
5 hr 8 min
  • Waymarked route
Expert

Chemin des Trois-Lacs

Fribourg · Switzerland

Distance
62.4 km
/ 38.8 mi
Elevation gain
564 m
Typical duration
15 hr
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
  • Long-distance path
Hard

Trans Swiss Trail

Fribourg · Switzerland

Distance
18.4 km
/ 11.5 mi
Elevation gain
290 m
Typical duration
4 hr 23 min
  • Waymarked route
Hard

ViaJacobi

Fribourg · Switzerland

Distance
27.5 km
/ 17.1 mi
Elevation gain
354 m
Typical duration
6 hr 38 min
  • Waymarked route
Nature Park Gantrisch
Hard

Gantrisch Panoramaweg

Bern · Switzerland

Distance
20.7 km
/ 12.9 mi
Elevation gain
1,063 m
Typical duration
6 hr 5 min
  • Mountain
  • Panoramic viewpoint
  • Waymarked route
Scex rouge's sight toward "Wildhorn"
Expert

Tour du Wildhorn

Bern · Switzerland

Distance
58.0 km
/ 36.0 mi
Elevation gain
3,411 m
Typical duration
18 hr
  • Mountain
Hard

Chemin des Blés

Vaud · Switzerland

Distance
22.5 km
/ 14.0 mi
Elevation gain
429 m
Typical duration
5 hr 33 min
  • Forest
  • 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
Via Francigena - 03 part SwitzerlandValais/Wallis207 km3,717 m54 hrExpertJuly to September
Alpine Panorama TrailFribourg19.4 km536 m4 hr 59 minHardApril to October
43-Alpine Passes TrailValais/Wallis13.9 km608 m3 hr 49 minHardJune to October
Via AlpinaVaud13.6 km1,758 m5 hr 28 minHardJune to October
Alpine Panorama TrailBern17.3 km713 m4 hr 44 minHardApril to October
Alpine Panorama TrailBern16.1 km629 m4 hr 19 minHardApril to October
Alpine Panorama TrailFribourg22.1 km382 m5 hr 23 minHardApril to October
Alpine Panorama TrailVaud18.9 km357 m4 hr 35 minHardApril to October
Via Alpina Red R104Bern20.2 km1,238 m6 hr 13 minHardJuly to September
Via AlpinaVaud18.7 km1,637 m6 hr 28 minHardJune to October

Via Francigena - 03 part Switzerland, Alpine Panorama Trail, 43-Alpine Passes Trail 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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