How many hard hikes are listed near Wettingen?

33 routes currently meet both this guide’s filter and the directory quality gate. Each submitted route has a traceable source, mapped geometry and sampled elevation data.

What is the average distance and ascent?

The average mapped distance is 42.9 km with 647 m (2,123 ft) of recorded ascent. The longest route in this set is 233 km.

How are the routes ordered?

Europäischer Fernwanderweg E5, Schweiz currently ranks first. Ordering uses the directory score and route-data completeness; it is not a claim that editors have field-tested every route.

Does an easy rating mean beginner-safe?

No route in this set is currently rated easy. In every category, verify surface, exposure, access and current conditions independently.

Hard Hiking Trails near Wettingen

The directory currently contains 33 quality-checked routes matching this guide near Wettingen. Their average mapped distance is 42.9 km and average recorded ascent is 647 m (2,123 ft); the longest route in the set is 233 km.

This subset represents 22% of the 150 quality-checked routes near Wettingen. Its average distance is 42.9 km, compared with 12.7 km across the full local set. Average recorded ascent is 647 m (2,123 ft), versus 219 m (719 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

24.8 km

Jura Crest Trail

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Lowest recorded ascent in this sample

572 m

Alpine Panorama Trail

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

Return logistics

0 recorded loops

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Expert

Europäischer Fernwanderweg E5, Schweiz

Aargau · Switzerland

Distance: 233 km
Elevation gain: 1,083 m
Typical duration: 56 hr

Mountain
Waymarked route
Long-distance path

Expert

Hochrhein Jakobsweg (2)

Aargau · Switzerland

Distance: 101 km
Elevation gain: 601 m
Typical duration: 24 hr

Mountain
Pilgrimage route
Waymarked route

Hard

Alpine Panorama Trail

Lucerne · Switzerland

Distance: 29.0 km
Elevation gain: 572 m
Typical duration: 7 hr 19 min

Alpine meadow
Panoramic viewpoint
Waymarked route

Hard

Jura Crest Trail

Aargau · Switzerland

Distance: 24.8 km
Elevation gain: 771 m
Typical duration: 6 hr 37 min

Waymarked route

Expert

Aargauer Weg

Aargau · Switzerland

Distance: 103 km
Elevation gain: 1,627 m
Typical duration: 26 hr

Mountain
Waymarked route
Long-distance path

Expert

Hochrhein-Höhenweg

Basel-City · Switzerland

Distance: 128 km
Elevation gain: 1,742 m
Typical duration: 32 hr

Mountain
Waymarked route
Long-distance path

Hard

Jura Crest Trail

Aargau · Switzerland

Distance: 17.1 km
Elevation gain: 323 m
Typical duration: 4 hr 6 min

Waymarked route

Hard

Jura Crest Trail

Aargau · Switzerland

Distance: 19.8 km
Elevation gain: 672 m
Typical duration: 5 hr 17 min

Waymarked route

Hard

ViaGottardo

Basel-Landschaft · Switzerland

Distance: 20.3 km
Elevation gain: 563 m
Typical duration: 5 hr 13 min

Waymarked route

Expert

Freiämterweg Talroute

Aargau · Switzerland

Distance: 62.6 km
Elevation gain: 803 m
Typical duration: 15 hr

Mountain
Waymarked route
Long-distance path

Hard

Huguenot and Waldensian Trail

Schaffhausen · Switzerland

Distance: 25.1 km
Elevation gain: 483 m
Typical duration: 6 hr 15 min

Waymarked route

Expert

Freiämterweg Bergroute

Aargau · Switzerland

Distance: 52.9 km
Elevation gain: 1,000 m
Typical duration: 13 hr

Mountain
Waymarked route

Expert

Fricktaler Höhenweg

Aargau · Switzerland

Distance: 57.8 km
Elevation gain: 1,286 m
Typical duration: 15 hr

Mountain
Waymarked route

Hard

Zürich-Zugerland-Panoramaweg - Etappe 2

Zug · Switzerland

Distance: 20.8 km
Elevation gain: 232 m
Typical duration: 4 hr 52 min

Panoramic viewpoint
Waymarked route

Expert

Freiämterweg Ostroute

Aargau · Switzerland

Distance: 58.0 km
Elevation gain: 886 m
Typical duration: 14 hr

Mountain
Waymarked route

Expert

Wutach-Pilgerweg

Schaffhausen · Switzerland

Distance: 61.3 km
Elevation gain: 1,171 m
Typical duration: 15 hr

Mountain
Waymarked route
Long-distance path

Hard

Schaffhauser-Zürcher-Weg

Zurich · Switzerland

Distance: 23.3 km
Elevation gain: 461 m
Typical duration: 5 hr 47 min

Lake
Waymarked route

Hard

Schaffhauser-Zürcher-Weg

Schaffhausen · Switzerland

Distance: 13.5 km
Elevation gain: 572 m
Typical duration: 3 hr 40 min

Waymarked route

Hard

Klettgau-Rhein-Weg - Etappe 1

Schaffhausen · Switzerland

Distance: 18.4 km
Elevation gain: 772 m
Typical duration: 5 hr 6 min

Waymarked route

Hard

Klettgau-Rhein-Weg - Etappe 2

Schaffhausen · Switzerland

Distance: 26.9 km
Elevation gain: 462 m
Typical duration: 6 hr 40 min

Waymarked route

Hard

Flösserweg

Aargau · Switzerland

Distance: 20.6 km
Elevation gain: 467 m
Typical duration: 5 hr 9 min

Waymarked route

Hard

Saumweg

Zug · Switzerland

Distance: 17.5 km
Elevation gain: 404 m
Typical duration: 4 hr 20 min

Waymarked route

Hard

Schaffhauser-Zürcher-Weg

Zurich · Switzerland

Distance: 27.7 km
Elevation gain: 455 m
Typical duration: 6 hr 50 min

Waymarked route

Expert

Ämtlerwäg

Zurich · Switzerland

Distance: 50.3 km
Elevation gain: 728 m
Typical duration: 12 hr

Mountain
Waymarked route

Hard

Lebendiger Weinweg

Zurich · Switzerland

Distance: 33.2 km
Elevation gain: 626 m
Typical duration: 8 hr 24 min

Mountain
Waymarked route

Hard

ViaRhenana

Schaffhausen · Switzerland

Distance: 19.6 km
Elevation gain: 291 m
Typical duration: 4 hr 40 min

Waymarked route

Hard

ViaRhenana

Aargau · Switzerland

Distance: 30.6 km
Elevation gain: 288 m
Typical duration: 7 hr 17 min

Waymarked route

Hard

ViaRhenana

Aargau · Switzerland

Distance: 20.6 km
Elevation gain: 154 m
Typical duration: 4 hr 41 min

Waymarked route

Hard

Rundgang Hallwilersee

Aargau · Switzerland

Distance: 21.2 km
Elevation gain: 93 m
Typical duration: 4 hr 44 min

Waymarked route

Hard

ViaRhenana

Aargau · Switzerland

Distance: 19.2 km
Elevation gain: 88 m
Typical duration: 4 hr 15 min

Waymarked route

Hard

ViaGottardo

Aargau · Switzerland

Distance: 25.7 km
Elevation gain: 568 m
Typical duration: 6 hr 32 min

Waymarked route

Hard

Tüfelschlucht-Belchen-Weg

Basel-Landschaft · Switzerland

Distance: 16.6 km
Elevation gain: 806 m
Typical duration: 4 hr 42 min

Waymarked route

Hard

Eisenweg

Aargau · Switzerland

Distance: 17.4 km
Elevation gain: 304 m
Typical duration: 4 hr 9 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
Route	Distance	Ascent	Time	Difficulty	Best season
Europäischer Fernwanderweg E5, SchweizAargau	233 km	1,083 m	56 hr	Expert	April to October
Hochrhein Jakobsweg (2)Aargau	101 km	601 m	24 hr	Expert	April to October
Alpine Panorama TrailLucerne	29.0 km	572 m	7 hr 19 min	Hard	April to October
Jura Crest TrailAargau	24.8 km	771 m	6 hr 37 min	Hard	April to October
Aargauer WegAargau	103 km	1,627 m	26 hr	Expert	April to October
Hochrhein-HöhenwegBasel-City	128 km	1,742 m	32 hr	Expert	April to October
Jura Crest TrailAargau	17.1 km	323 m	4 hr 6 min	Hard	April to October
Jura Crest TrailAargau	19.8 km	672 m	5 hr 17 min	Hard	April to October
ViaGottardoBasel-Landschaft	20.3 km	563 m	5 hr 13 min	Hard	April to October
Freiämterweg TalrouteAargau	62.6 km	803 m	15 hr	Expert	April to October

Europäischer Fernwanderweg E5, Schweiz, Hochrhein Jakobsweg (2), 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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