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Hard Hiking Trails near Einsiedeln

The directory currently contains 75 quality-checked routes matching this guide near Einsiedeln. Their average mapped distance is 26.4 km and average recorded ascent is 1,023 m (3,356 ft); the longest route in the set is 312 km.

This subset represents 46% of the 164 quality-checked routes near Einsiedeln. Its average distance is 26.4 km, compared with 15.3 km across the full local set. Average recorded ascent is 1,023 m (3,356 ft), versus 578 m (1,896 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, 75 (100%) are rated hard or expert, and 3 (4%) 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

22.5 km

Alpine Panorama Trail

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Lowest recorded ascent in this sample

670 m

Alpine Panorama Trail

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

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Trails

Hard

Alpine Panorama Trail

Schwyz · Switzerland

Distance
22.5 km
/ 14.0 mi
Elevation gain
989 m
Typical duration
6 hr 24 min
  • Mountain
  • Alpine meadow
  • Panoramic viewpoint
Expert

Via Alpina

Obwalden · Switzerland

Distance
29.5 km
/ 18.3 mi
Elevation gain
1,304 m
Typical duration
8 hr 32 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Expert

Via Alpina

Glarus · Switzerland

Distance
24.7 km
/ 15.4 mi
Elevation gain
1,846 m
Typical duration
8 hr 13 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Hard

Alpine Panorama Trail

Glarus · Switzerland

Distance
25.8 km
/ 16.1 mi
Elevation gain
670 m
Typical duration
6 hr 43 min
  • Alpine meadow
  • Panoramic viewpoint
  • Waymarked route
Hard

Via Alpina

Uri · Switzerland

Distance
27.0 km
/ 16.8 mi
Elevation gain
787 m
Typical duration
7 hr 10 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Hard

Alpine Panorama Trail

Schwyz · Switzerland

Distance
18.7 km
/ 11.6 mi
Elevation gain
776 m
Typical duration
5 hr 11 min
  • Alpine meadow
  • Panoramic viewpoint
  • Waymarked route
Hard

Alpine Panorama Trail

St. Gallen · Switzerland

Distance
13.8 km
/ 8.6 mi
Elevation gain
830 m
Typical duration
4 hr 7 min
  • Alpine meadow
  • Panoramic viewpoint
  • Waymarked route
Hard

Alpine Panorama Trail

Lucerne · Switzerland

Distance
29.0 km
/ 18.0 mi
Elevation gain
572 m
Typical duration
7 hr 19 min
  • Alpine meadow
  • Panoramic viewpoint
  • Waymarked route
Hard

ViaJacobi

Schwyz · Switzerland

Distance
19.1 km
/ 11.9 mi
Elevation gain
621 m
Typical duration
5 hr 2 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Hard

Via Alpina

Glarus · Switzerland

Distance
16.1 km
/ 10.0 mi
Elevation gain
1,075 m
Typical duration
5 hr
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Expert

Toggenburger Höhenweg

St. Gallen · Switzerland

Distance
87.5 km
/ 54.4 mi
Elevation gain
2,859 m
Typical duration
24 hr
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
  • Long-distance path
Hard

Via Glaralpina

Glarus · Switzerland

Distance
16.1 km
/ 10.0 mi
Elevation gain
1,705 m
Typical duration
5 hr 57 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Hard

ViaSuworow

Schwyz · Switzerland

Distance
14.6 km
/ 9.1 mi
Elevation gain
1,481 m
Typical duration
5 hr 16 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Expert

Züri Oberland-Höhenweg

St. Gallen · Switzerland

Distance
74.2 km
/ 46.1 mi
Elevation gain
1,497 m
Typical duration
19 hr
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
  • Long-distance path
Hard

Sardona-Welterbe-Weg Etappe 1

Glarus · Switzerland

Distance
15.8 km
/ 9.8 mi
Elevation gain
1,683 m
Typical duration
5 hr 51 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Hard

Via Glaralpina

Glarus · Switzerland

Distance
12.7 km
/ 7.9 mi
Elevation gain
737 m
Typical duration
3 hr 45 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Hard

Via Glaralpina

Glarus · Switzerland

Distance
13.3 km
/ 8.2 mi
Elevation gain
631 m
Typical duration
3 hr 43 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Hard

Via Glaralpina

Glarus · Switzerland

Distance
17.9 km
/ 11.1 mi
Elevation gain
1,442 m
Typical duration
5 hr 58 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Hard

Via Glaralpina

Glarus · Switzerland

Distance
17.6 km
/ 11.0 mi
Elevation gain
1,597 m
Typical duration
6 hr 9 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Hard

ViaSuworow

Uri · Switzerland

Distance
9.8 km
/ 6.1 mi
Elevation gain
1,266 m
Typical duration
3 hr 57 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Hard

ViaJacobi

St. Gallen · Switzerland

Distance
30.0 km
/ 18.7 mi
Elevation gain
924 m
Typical duration
8 hr 6 min
  • Waymarked route
Hard

ViaJacobi

Schwyz · Switzerland

Distance
16.6 km
/ 10.3 mi
Elevation gain
676 m
Typical duration
4 hr 31 min
  • Waymarked route
Hard

ViaJacobi

St. Gallen · Switzerland

Distance
27.8 km
/ 17.3 mi
Elevation gain
589 m
Typical duration
7 hr 3 min
  • Waymarked route
Expert

Pragelpass-Weg

Glarus · Switzerland

Distance
48.1 km
/ 29.9 mi
Elevation gain
1,377 m
Typical duration
13 hr
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Hard

Schwyzer Höhenweg - Etappe 2

Schwyz · Switzerland

Distance
9.0 km
/ 5.6 mi
Elevation gain
1,176 m
Typical duration
3 hr 39 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Hard

Schwyzer Höhenweg - Etappe 3

Schwyz · Switzerland

Distance
13.3 km
/ 8.3 mi
Elevation gain
892 m
Typical duration
4 hr 7 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Hard

Via Glaralpina

Glarus · Switzerland

Distance
16.1 km
/ 10.0 mi
Elevation gain
1,673 m
Typical duration
5 hr 54 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Hard

Via Glaralpina

Glarus · Switzerland

Distance
14.0 km
/ 8.7 mi
Elevation gain
1,286 m
Typical duration
4 hr 50 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Hard

Trans Swiss Trail

Uri · Switzerland

Distance
23.2 km
/ 14.4 mi
Elevation gain
618 m
Typical duration
6 hr
  • Waymarked route
Hard

ViaGottardo

Uri · Switzerland

Distance
27.8 km
/ 17.3 mi
Elevation gain
875 m
Typical duration
7 hr 30 min
  • Waymarked route
Hard

Trans Swiss Trail

Nidwalden · Switzerland

Distance
20.5 km
/ 12.7 mi
Elevation gain
419 m
Typical duration
5 hr 3 min
  • Waymarked route
Hard

ViaJacobi

Nidwalden · Switzerland

Distance
30.4 km
/ 18.9 mi
Elevation gain
732 m
Typical duration
7 hr 54 min
  • Waymarked route
Hard

Schwyzer Höhenweg - Etappe 1

Schwyz · Switzerland

Distance
8.5 km
/ 5.3 mi
Elevation gain
1,216 m
Typical duration
3 hr 36 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Skigebiet Flumserberg
Hard

7-Gipfel-Tour Flumserberg

St. Gallen · Switzerland

Distance
15.3 km
/ 9.5 mi
Elevation gain
597 m
Typical duration
4 hr 5 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Hard

ViaSuworow

Glarus · Switzerland

Distance
18.4 km
/ 11.5 mi
Elevation gain
1,019 m
Typical duration
5 hr 28 min
  • Mountain
  • 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

Neckerweg

Appenzell Ausserrhoden · Switzerland

Distance
37.6 km
/ 23.4 mi
Elevation gain
1,330 m
Typical duration
10 hr
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Hard

Schwyzer Höhenweg - Etappe 5

Schwyz · Switzerland

Distance
22.3 km
/ 13.9 mi
Elevation gain
833 m
Typical duration
6 hr 7 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Hard

Via Glaralpina

Glarus · Switzerland

Distance
10.8 km
/ 6.7 mi
Elevation gain
994 m
Typical duration
3 hr 45 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
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

Panoramaweg Aegerital

Zug · Switzerland

Distance
30.5 km
/ 19.0 mi
Elevation gain
985 m
Typical duration
8 hr 18 min
  • Panoramic viewpoint
  • 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

ViaUrschweiz

Nidwalden · Switzerland

Distance
19.6 km
/ 12.2 mi
Elevation gain
692 m
Typical duration
5 hr 16 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Hard

Aufstieg Kröntenhütte

Uri · Switzerland

Distance
7.6 km
/ 4.7 mi
Elevation gain
1,505 m
Typical duration
3 hr 50 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Hard

Schaffhauser-Zürcher-Weg

Zurich · Switzerland

Distance
23.3 km
/ 14.5 mi
Elevation gain
461 m
Typical duration
5 hr 47 min
  • Lake
  • Waymarked route
Hard

Nidwaldner Zentrumsweg

Nidwalden · Switzerland

Distance
19.8 km
/ 12.3 mi
Elevation gain
1,338 m
Typical duration
6 hr 17 min
  • Mountain
  • 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 E1 - part SwitzerlandSchwyz312 km5,582 m82 hrExpertJune to October
Alpine Panorama TrailSchwyz22.5 km989 m6 hr 24 minHardApril to October
Via AlpinaObwalden29.5 km1,304 m8 hr 32 minExpertJune to October
Via AlpinaGlarus24.7 km1,846 m8 hr 13 minExpertJune to October
Alpine Panorama TrailGlarus25.8 km670 m6 hr 43 minHardApril to October
Via AlpinaUri27.0 km787 m7 hr 10 minHardJune to October
Alpine Panorama TrailSchwyz18.7 km776 m5 hr 11 minHardApril to October
Alpine Panorama TrailSt. Gallen13.8 km830 m4 hr 7 minHardApril to October
Alpine Panorama TrailLucerne29.0 km572 m7 hr 19 minHardApril to October
ViaJacobiSchwyz19.1 km621 m5 hr 2 minHardApril to October

European Long distance path E1 - part Switzerland, Alpine Panorama Trail, Alpine Panorama 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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