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Hard Hiking Trails near Freiburg

The directory currently contains 10 quality-checked routes matching this guide near Freiburg. Their average mapped distance is 90.8 km and average recorded ascent is 1,433 m (4,701 ft); the longest route in the set is 185 km.

This subset represents 40% of the 25 quality-checked routes near Freiburg. Its average distance is 90.8 km, compared with 38.8 km across the full local set. Average recorded ascent is 1,433 m (4,701 ft), versus 584 m (1,916 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, 10 (100%) are rated hard or expert, and 0 (0%) 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

76.3 km

Interregio-Wanderweg (deutscher Abschnitt)

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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

Hochrhein Jakobsweg (2)

Aargau · Switzerland

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

Westweg (Östliche Variante)

Basel-City · Switzerland

Distance
92.7 km
/ 57.6 mi
Elevation gain
2,285 m
Typical duration
25 hr
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
  • Long-distance path
Expert

WasserWeltenSteig

Schaffhausen · Switzerland

Distance
108 km
/ 67.0 mi
Elevation gain
2,091 m
Typical duration
28 hr
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
  • Long-distance path
Expert

Hochrhein-Höhenweg

Basel-City · Switzerland

Distance
128 km
/ 79.3 mi
Elevation gain
1,742 m
Typical duration
32 hr
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
  • Long-distance path
Expert

Himmelreich-Jakobusweg

Basel-City · Switzerland

Distance
185 km
/ 115 mi
Elevation gain
2,528 m
Typical duration
47 hr
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
  • Long-distance path
Expert

Westweg (Westliche Variante)

Basel-City · Switzerland

Distance
90.2 km
/ 56.0 mi
Elevation gain
1,903 m
Typical duration
23 hr
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
  • Long-distance path
Hard

ViaRhenana

Aargau · Switzerland

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

Markgräfler Wiiwegli

Basel-City · Switzerland

Distance
89.8 km
/ 55.8 mi
Elevation gain
1,225 m
Typical duration
22 hr
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
  • Long-distance path

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
Hochrhein Jakobsweg (2)Aargau101 km601 m24 hrExpertApril to October
Westweg (Östliche Variante)Basel-City92.7 km2,285 m25 hrExpertApril to October
WasserWeltenSteigSchaffhausen108 km2,091 m28 hrExpertApril to October
Hochrhein-HöhenwegBasel-City128 km1,742 m32 hrExpertApril to October
Interregio-Wanderweg (deutscher Abschnitt)Aargau76.3 km1,379 m19 hrExpertApril to October
Himmelreich-JakobuswegBasel-City185 km2,528 m47 hrExpertApril to October
Westweg (Westliche Variante)Basel-City90.2 km1,903 m23 hrExpertApril to October
Dreiland-Wanderweg - Etappe 2Basel-City18.7 km486 m4 hr 44 minHardApril to October
ViaRhenanaAargau19.2 km88 m4 hr 15 minHardApril to October
Markgräfler WiiwegliBasel-City89.8 km1,225 m22 hrExpertApril to October

Hochrhein Jakobsweg (2), Westweg (Östliche Variante), WasserWeltenSteig 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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