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Hard Hiking Trails near Mulhouse

The directory currently contains 33 quality-checked routes matching this guide near Mulhouse. Their average mapped distance is 41.3 km and average recorded ascent is 864 m (2,835 ft); the longest route in the set is 185 km.

This subset represents 41% of the 81 quality-checked routes near Mulhouse. Its average distance is 41.3 km, compared with 19.9 km across the full local set. Average recorded ascent is 864 m (2,835 ft), versus 473 m (1,552 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, 33 (100%) are rated hard or expert, and 2 (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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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

15.6 km

Chemin de Compostelle, Laufen - Soyhières

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Lowest recorded ascent in this sample

401 m

Chemin de Compostelle, Basel -Laufen

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

Return logistics

0 recorded loops

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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
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

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
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

ViaGottardo

Basel-City · Switzerland

Distance
20.4 km
/ 12.7 mi
Elevation gain
460 m
Typical duration
5 hr 6 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
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

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
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

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
Hard

ViaRhenana

Aargau · Switzerland

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

ViaRhenana

Aargau · Switzerland

Distance
18.6 km
/ 11.6 mi
Elevation gain
108 m
Typical duration
4 hr 9 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
Hard

Basler Jubiläumsweg

Basel-Landschaft · Switzerland

Distance
25.0 km
/ 15.6 mi
Elevation gain
537 m
Typical duration
6 hr 19 min
  • Waymarked route
Hard

Mariastein Le Chemin

Basel-Landschaft · Switzerland

Distance
29.6 km
/ 18.4 mi
Elevation gain
799 m
Typical duration
7 hr 48 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
E5, Ballon d'Alsace - Réchésy via BelfortJura73.8 km576 m18 hrExpertApril to October
Interregio-WanderwegAargau50.8 km1,535 m13 hrExpertApril to October
Westweg (Östliche Variante)Basel-City92.7 km2,285 m25 hrExpertApril 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
JubiläumswegBasel-City70.6 km1,041 m17 hrExpertApril to October
Bornes et Forts du Pays de MontbélierdJura117 km1,516 m29 hrExpertApril to October
Circuits des Trois ChâteauxBasel-Landschaft77.9 km1,743 m20 hrExpertApril to October
Trans Swiss TrailJura16.3 km618 m4 hr 22 minHardApril to October
ViaGottardoBasel-City20.4 km460 m5 hr 6 minHardApril to October

E5, Ballon d'Alsace - Réchésy via Belfort, Interregio-Wanderweg, Westweg (Östliche Variante) 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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