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Hiking Trails Over 20 km near Bratislava

The directory currently contains 22 quality-checked routes matching this guide near Bratislava. Their average mapped distance is 60.0 km and average recorded ascent is 471 m (1,545 ft); the longest route in the set is 260 km.

This subset represents 23% of the 94 quality-checked routes near Bratislava. Its average distance is 60.0 km, compared with 19.8 km across the full local set. Average recorded ascent is 471 m (1,545 ft), versus 192 m (630 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, 22 (100%) are rated hard or expert, and 2 (9%) 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

22.9 km

Way of St. James in Slovakia: Stage Pezinok – Marianka

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Lowest recorded ascent in this sample

303 m

Jakobsweg Burgenland

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

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0 recorded loops

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Trails

Expert

Štefánikova magistrála

Region of Bratislava · Slovakia

Distance
113 km
/ 70.0 mi
Elevation gain
2,417 m
Typical duration
30 hr
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
  • Long-distance path
train station Bad Neusiedl am See in Burgenland
Expert

Jakobsweg Burgenland

Burgenland · Austria

Distance
71.9 km
/ 44.7 mi
Elevation gain
303 m
Typical duration
17 hr
  • Mountain
  • Pilgrimage route
  • Waymarked route
B-S 14 Duna casemate, Bratislava, Slovakia
Hard

ST201 Bratislava - Čunovo

Region of Bratislava · Slovakia

Distance
20.6 km
/ 12.8 mi
Elevation gain
37 m
Typical duration
4 hr 31 min
  • Long-distance path
Hard

ST202a Čunovo - Lipót

Region of Bratislava · Slovakia

Distance
34.9 km
/ 21.7 mi
Elevation gain
19 m
Typical duration
7 hr 53 min
  • Long-distance path
Hard

ST202b Čunovo - Bodíky

Region of Bratislava · Slovakia

Distance
29.5 km
/ 18.3 mi
Elevation gain
36 m
Typical duration
6 hr 38 min
  • Long-distance path
Hard

Mariánska cesta

Region of Bratislava · Slovakia

Distance
22.4 km
/ 13.9 mi
Elevation gain
8 m
Typical duration
4 hr 54 min
Expert

Trnavská stovka

Region of Bratislava · Slovakia

Distance
91.0 km
/ 56.6 mi
Elevation gain
1,891 m
Typical duration
24 hr
  • Mountain
  • Long-distance path
Expert

24h Burgenland extrem

Burgenland · Austria

Distance
109 km
/ 68.0 mi
Elevation gain
179 m
Typical duration
25 hr
  • Mountain
  • Long-distance path
Expert

Železný pútnik

Region of Bratislava · Slovakia

Distance
38.6 km
/ 24.0 mi
Elevation gain
721 m
Typical duration
9 hr 50 min
  • Mountain
Expert

Hasprunská 50

Region of Bratislava · Slovakia

Distance
39.2 km
/ 24.4 mi
Elevation gain
184 m
Typical duration
9 hr 10 min
  • Mountain
Hard

Záhorácka magistrála

Region of Bratislava · Slovakia

Distance
21.2 km
/ 13.2 mi
Elevation gain
125 m
Typical duration
4 hr 47 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
Europäischer Fernwanderweg E4 (Wien - Rattersdorf)Burgenland260 km1,275 m63 hrExpertApril to October
Štefánikova magistrálaRegion of Bratislava113 km2,417 m30 hrExpertApril to October
Way of St. James in Slovakia: Stage Budmerice – PezinokRegion of Bratislava26.2 km616 m6 hr 44 minHardApril to October
Way of St. James in Slovakia: Stage Pezinok – MariankaRegion of Bratislava22.9 km529 m5 hr 48 minHardApril to October
Jakobsweg BurgenlandBurgenland71.9 km303 m17 hrExpertApril to October
Via Slovakia (Skalica - Bratislava)Region of Bratislava127 km512 m30 hrExpertApril to October
Via Slovakia (Bratislava - Komárno)Region of Bratislava120 km149 m28 hrExpertApril to October
Way of St. James in Slovakia: Stage Rajka (HU) – BratislavaRegion of Bratislava24.9 km30 m5 hr 31 minHardApril to October
ST12 Rauchenwarth - Bruck an der LeithaBurgenland26.3 km24 m5 hr 51 minHardApril to October
ST201 Bratislava - ČunovoRegion of Bratislava20.6 km37 m4 hr 31 minHardApril to October

Europäischer Fernwanderweg E4 (Wien - Rattersdorf), Štefánikova magistrála, Way of St. James in Slovakia: Stage Pezinok – Marianka 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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