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Hard Hiking Trails near Grenchen

The directory currently contains 53 quality-checked routes matching this guide near Grenchen. Their average mapped distance is 29.8 km and average recorded ascent is 787 m (2,582 ft); the longest route in the set is 424 km.

This subset represents 33% of the 159 quality-checked routes near Grenchen. Its average distance is 29.8 km, compared with 13.8 km across the full local set. Average recorded ascent is 787 m (2,582 ft), versus 392 m (1,286 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, 53 (100%) are rated hard or expert, and 3 (6%) 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

15.7 km

Alpine Panorama Trail

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Lowest recorded ascent in this sample

665 m

Alpine Panorama Trail

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

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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
Hard

Alpine Panorama Trail

Bern · Switzerland

Distance
18.8 km
/ 11.7 mi
Elevation gain
756 m
Typical duration
5 hr 9 min
  • Alpine meadow
  • Panoramic viewpoint
  • Waymarked route
Hard

Alpine Panorama Trail

Bern · Switzerland

Distance
15.7 km
/ 9.8 mi
Elevation gain
665 m
Typical duration
4 hr 18 min
  • Alpine meadow
  • Panoramic viewpoint
  • Waymarked route
Hard

Alpine Panorama Trail

Bern · Switzerland

Distance
19.4 km
/ 12.1 mi
Elevation gain
887 m
Typical duration
5 hr 31 min
  • Alpine meadow
  • Panoramic viewpoint
  • Waymarked route
Hard

Jura Crest Trail

Bern · Switzerland

Distance
24.0 km
/ 14.9 mi
Elevation gain
1,288 m
Typical duration
7 hr 12 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Hard

Jura Crest Trail

Bern · Switzerland

Distance
20.4 km
/ 12.7 mi
Elevation gain
1,228 m
Typical duration
6 hr 15 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Hard

Jura Crest Trail

Bern · Switzerland

Distance
19.8 km
/ 12.3 mi
Elevation gain
922 m
Typical duration
5 hr 39 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

Jura Crest Trail

Basel-Landschaft · Switzerland

Distance
21.0 km
/ 13.0 mi
Elevation gain
816 m
Typical duration
5 hr 47 min
  • Waymarked route
Hard

ViaJacobi

Bern · Switzerland

Distance
21.9 km
/ 13.6 mi
Elevation gain
393 m
Typical duration
5 hr 21 min
  • Waymarked route
Expert

Jubiläumsweg

Basel-City · Switzerland

Distance
70.6 km
/ 43.9 mi
Elevation gain
1,041 m
Typical duration
17 hr
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
  • Long-distance path
Expert

Circuits des Trois Châteaux

Basel-Landschaft · Switzerland

Distance
77.9 km
/ 48.4 mi
Elevation gain
1,743 m
Typical duration
20 hr
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
  • Long-distance path
Hard

Trans Swiss Trail

Bern · Switzerland

Distance
19.4 km
/ 12.1 mi
Elevation gain
633 m
Typical duration
5 hr 8 min
  • Waymarked route
Swiss Hiking Network – Guidepost – Seleute
Hard

Trans Swiss Trail

Jura · Switzerland

Distance
16.3 km
/ 10.1 mi
Elevation gain
618 m
Typical duration
4 hr 22 min
  • Waymarked route
Hard

Trans Swiss Trail

Bern · Switzerland

Distance
15.2 km
/ 9.5 mi
Elevation gain
596 m
Typical duration
4 hr 4 min
  • Waymarked route
Swiss Hiking Network – Guidepost – Schlattacher
Hard

Trans Swiss Trail

Bern · Switzerland

Distance
17.8 km
/ 11.1 mi
Elevation gain
567 m
Typical duration
4 hr 39 min
  • Waymarked route
Hard

ViaJacobi

Bern · Switzerland

Distance
23.4 km
/ 14.5 mi
Elevation gain
548 m
Typical duration
5 hr 57 min
  • Waymarked route
Hard

ViaJacobi

Bern · Switzerland

Distance
29.5 km
/ 18.3 mi
Elevation gain
921 m
Typical duration
7 hr 58 min
  • Waymarked route
Hard

ViaJura - Etappe 4

Bern · Switzerland

Distance
26.2 km
/ 16.3 mi
Elevation gain
985 m
Typical duration
7 hr 16 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
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
Expert

Weissenstein – Passwang Weg

Solothurn · Switzerland

Distance
32.0 km
/ 19.9 mi
Elevation gain
993 m
Typical duration
8 hr 40 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Panoramic view (360°) from the Tour de Moron.
Hard

Chemin de Moron

Bern · Switzerland

Distance
15.6 km
/ 9.7 mi
Elevation gain
785 m
Typical duration
4 hr 26 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Zwischen Passwang und Rotisegg im Solothurner Jura in der Schweiz.
Hard

2. Solothurner Waldwanderung

Basel-Landschaft · Switzerland

Distance
17.9 km
/ 11.1 mi
Elevation gain
978 m
Typical duration
5 hr 17 min
  • Waymarked route
Hard

ViaBerna Etappe 4

Bern · Switzerland

Distance
16.7 km
/ 10.4 mi
Elevation gain
727 m
Typical duration
4 hr 38 min
  • Waymarked route
Hard

ViaSurprise - Etappe 3

Basel-Landschaft · Switzerland

Distance
17.3 km
/ 10.7 mi
Elevation gain
718 m
Typical duration
4 hr 45 min
  • Waymarked route
Hard

Chemin du Jura - Etappe 1

Jura · Switzerland

Distance
18.2 km
/ 11.3 mi
Elevation gain
723 m
Typical duration
4 hr 58 min
  • Waymarked route
Photo: Trams aux Fils. Prise en août 1977 La ligne du C.J. Chemin de Fer du Jura à été construite entre 1884 et 1913 à voie métrique, sa longueur et de 51,1 Kilomètres
Hard

Chemin du Jura - Etappe 5

Jura · Switzerland

Distance
21.2 km
/ 13.2 mi
Elevation gain
129 m
Typical duration
4 hr 48 min
  • Waymarked route
Hard

ViaSurprise - Etappe 4

Basel-Landschaft · Switzerland

Distance
16.8 km
/ 10.4 mi
Elevation gain
689 m
Typical duration
4 hr 35 min
  • Waymarked route
Hard

ViaSurprise - Etappe 6

Basel-Landschaft · Switzerland

Distance
16.1 km
/ 10.0 mi
Elevation gain
627 m
Typical duration
4 hr 20 min
  • Waymarked route
Hard

Chemin du Jura - Etappe 3

Jura · Switzerland

Distance
16.3 km
/ 10.1 mi
Elevation gain
618 m
Typical duration
4 hr 22 min
  • Waymarked route
Hard

Chemin du Jura - Etappe 4

Jura · Switzerland

Distance
18.1 km
/ 11.2 mi
Elevation gain
604 m
Typical duration
4 hr 45 min
  • Waymarked route
Hard

ViaBerna Etappe 2

Bern · Switzerland

Distance
18.8 km
/ 11.7 mi
Elevation gain
483 m
Typical duration
4 hr 45 min
  • Waymarked route
Hard

ViaSurprise - Etappe 1

Basel-Landschaft · Switzerland

Distance
13.9 km
/ 8.6 mi
Elevation gain
571 m
Typical duration
3 hr 45 min
  • Waymarked route
Hard

ViaSurprise - Etappe 2

Basel-Landschaft · Switzerland

Distance
12.4 km
/ 7.7 mi
Elevation gain
721 m
Typical duration
3 hr 40 min
  • Waymarked route
Hard

Chemin du Jura - Etappe 2

Jura · Switzerland

Distance
19.4 km
/ 12.1 mi
Elevation gain
345 m
Typical duration
4 hr 41 min
  • Waymarked route
Hard

ViaJura - Etappe 3

Basel-Landschaft · Switzerland

Distance
20.6 km
/ 12.8 mi
Elevation gain
597 m
Typical duration
5 hr 21 min
  • Waymarked route
Hard

ViaJura - Etappe 2

Basel-Landschaft · Switzerland

Distance
16.6 km
/ 10.3 mi
Elevation gain
405 m
Typical duration
4 hr 7 min
  • Waymarked route
La Bouège / Doubs
Hard

Au fil du Doubs - Etappe 2

Jura · Switzerland

Distance
21.0 km
/ 13.0 mi
Elevation gain
770 m
Typical duration
5 hr 42 min
  • Waymarked route
Hard

ViaBerna Etappe 6

Bern · Switzerland

Distance
19.5 km
/ 12.1 mi
Elevation gain
218 m
Typical duration
4 hr 31 min
  • Waymarked route
Hard

ViaBerna Etappe 7

Bern · Switzerland

Distance
24.3 km
/ 15.1 mi
Elevation gain
583 m
Typical duration
6 hr 13 min
  • Waymarked route
Hard

Seeland-Solothurn-Weg

Bern · Switzerland

Distance
20.9 km
/ 13.0 mi
Elevation gain
229 m
Typical duration
4 hr 52 min
  • Waymarked route
Hard

Seeland-Solothurn-Weg

Bern · Switzerland

Distance
18.3 km
/ 11.4 mi
Elevation gain
112 m
Typical duration
4 hr 5 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
Interregio-WanderwegAargau50.8 km1,535 m13 hrExpertApril to October
Alpine Panorama TrailBern18.8 km756 m5 hr 9 minHardApril to October
Alpine Panorama TrailBern15.7 km665 m4 hr 18 minHardApril to October
Alpine Panorama TrailBern19.4 km887 m5 hr 31 minHardApril to October
Jura Crest TrailBern24.0 km1,288 m7 hr 12 minHardApril to October
Jura Crest TrailBern20.4 km1,228 m6 hr 15 minHardApril to October
Jura Crest TrailBern19.8 km922 m5 hr 39 minHardApril to October
Chemin de Compostelle, Basel -LaufenBasel-City25.3 km401 m6 hr 11 minHardApril to October
Chemin de Compostelle, Laufen - SoyhièresBasel-Landschaft15.6 km410 m3 hr 52 minHardApril to October

European long distance path E4 - part Switzerland, Interregio-Wanderweg, 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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