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Hiking Trails Over 20 km in Glarus

The directory currently contains 8 quality-checked routes matching this guide in Glarus. Their average mapped distance is 25.7 km and average recorded ascent is 1,277 m (4,190 ft); the longest route in the set is 48.1 km.

This subset represents 15% of the 53 quality-checked routes in Glarus. Its average distance is 25.7 km, compared with 12.5 km across the full local set. Average recorded ascent is 1,277 m (4,190 ft), versus 808 m (2,651 ft) for all quality-checked routes in the same area.

Every route in this set is at least 20 km long. Whether it is normally completed in one day or in stages is not inferred from distance alone. Within this set, 0 routes (0%) are rated easy, 8 (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

20.0 km

Sardona-Welterbe-Weg Etappe 5

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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.

Return logistics

0 recorded loops

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Trails

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

Glarus · Switzerland

Distance
22.1 km
/ 13.7 mi
Elevation gain
1,309 m
Typical duration
6 hr 47 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Hard

Sardona-Welterbe-Weg Etappe 6

Glarus · Switzerland

Distance
20.8 km
/ 12.9 mi
Elevation gain
1,671 m
Typical duration
7 hr 1 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Sardonaalp Bridge over the Tamina River, Vättis, Canton St. Gallen, Switzerland
Hard

Sardona-Welterbe-Weg Etappe 5

Glarus · Switzerland

Distance
20.0 km
/ 12.4 mi
Elevation gain
1,956 m
Typical duration
7 hr 15 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Hard

ViaSuworow

Glarus · Switzerland

Distance
22.8 km
/ 14.1 mi
Elevation gain
1,163 m
Typical duration
6 hr 43 min
  • Mountain
  • 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

ViaSuworow

Glarus · Switzerland

Distance
21.4 km
/ 13.3 mi
Elevation gain
222 m
Typical duration
4 hr 59 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
Via AlpinaGlarus24.7 km1,846 m8 hr 13 minExpertJune to October
Alpine Panorama TrailGlarus25.8 km670 m6 hr 43 minHardApril to October
Via AlpinaGlarus22.1 km1,309 m6 hr 47 minHardJune to October
Sardona-Welterbe-Weg Etappe 6Glarus20.8 km1,671 m7 hr 1 minHardJuly to September
Sardona-Welterbe-Weg Etappe 5Glarus20.0 km1,956 m7 hr 15 minHardJuly to September
ViaSuworowGlarus22.8 km1,163 m6 hr 43 minHardJuly to September
Pragelpass-WegGlarus48.1 km1,377 m13 hrExpertApril to October
ViaSuworowGlarus21.4 km222 m4 hr 59 minHardApril to October

Alpine Panorama Trail, Via Alpina, Via Alpina 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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