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Hiking Trails Over 20 km near Chur

The directory currently contains 26 quality-checked routes matching this guide near Chur. Their average mapped distance is 29.6 km and average recorded ascent is 1,288 m (4,226 ft); the longest route in the set is 104 km.

This subset represents 15% of the 172 quality-checked routes near Chur. Its average distance is 29.6 km, compared with 12.7 km across the full local set. Average recorded ascent is 1,288 m (4,226 ft), versus 773 m (2,536 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, 26 (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

21.4 km

08-Alpine Passes Trail

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Lowest recorded ascent in this sample

524 m

Via Alpina Stage 58: Sücka - Sargans

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

Return logistics

0 recorded loops

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Trails

Expert

07-Alpine Passes Trail

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
28.1 km
/ 17.5 mi
Elevation gain
1,772 m
Typical duration
8 hr 55 min
  • Mountain
  • Alpine meadow
  • Waymarked route
Hard

04-Alpine Passes Trail

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
21.6 km
/ 13.4 mi
Elevation gain
1,281 m
Typical duration
6 hr 36 min
  • Mountain
  • Alpine meadow
  • Waymarked route
Hard

08-Alpine Passes Trail

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
21.4 km
/ 13.3 mi
Elevation gain
1,301 m
Typical duration
6 hr 35 min
  • Mountain
  • Alpine meadow
  • Waymarked route
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

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

Mittelbünden-Panoramaweg Stage 1

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
21.1 km
/ 13.1 mi
Elevation gain
1,417 m
Typical duration
6 hr 42 min
  • Mountain
  • Panoramic viewpoint
  • Waymarked route
Expert

Senda Sursilvana

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
104 km
/ 64.6 mi
Elevation gain
1,804 m
Typical duration
27 hr
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
  • Long-distance path
Expert

Via Spluga

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
69.1 km
/ 42.9 mi
Elevation gain
1,971 m
Typical duration
18 hr
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
  • Long-distance path
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
Hard

Walserweg - Etappe 18

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
21.2 km
/ 13.2 mi
Elevation gain
1,496 m
Typical duration
6 hr 51 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Expert

Walserweg - Etappe 19

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
30.7 km
/ 19.1 mi
Elevation gain
1,245 m
Typical duration
8 hr 44 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Hard

Walserweg - Etappe 12

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
22.0 km
/ 13.7 mi
Elevation gain
1,076 m
Typical duration
6 hr 25 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Hard

Senda Segantini - Etappe 1

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
20.8 km
/ 12.9 mi
Elevation gain
616 m
Typical duration
5 hr 25 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Hard

ViaSett

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
20.8 km
/ 12.9 mi
Elevation gain
616 m
Typical duration
5 hr 25 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
reformierte Kirche St. Peter im Schanfigg, Kanton Graubünden
Expert

Dörferweg Schanfigg

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
54.7 km
/ 34.0 mi
Elevation gain
2,495 m
Typical duration
16 hr
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Expert

Veia Surmirana

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
30.9 km
/ 19.2 mi
Elevation gain
1,448 m
Typical duration
9 hr 5 min
  • Mountain
Hard

Senda Lumneziana Vrin Ilanz

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
26.0 km
/ 16.2 mi
Elevation gain
685 m
Typical duration
6 hr 47 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Die Stafelalp oberhalb Davos Frauenkirch. Das Haus in das Ernst Ludwig Kirchner im Jahr 1917 einzog.
Hard

Alpenweg Davos

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
22.9 km
/ 14.2 mi
Elevation gain
674 m
Typical duration
6 hr 2 min
  • 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
Hard

WALSA-Weg - Etappe 2

St. Gallen · Switzerland

Distance
23.8 km
/ 14.8 mi
Elevation gain
892 m
Typical duration
6 hr 33 min
  • Waymarked route
Hard

Via son Giachen

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
21.3 km
/ 13.2 mi
Elevation gain
923 m
Typical duration
6 hr 1 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
07-Alpine Passes TrailGrisons28.1 km1,772 m8 hr 55 minExpertJuly to September
04-Alpine Passes TrailGrisons21.6 km1,281 m6 hr 36 minHardJuly to September
08-Alpine Passes TrailGrisons21.4 km1,301 m6 hr 35 minHardJune to October
Via AlpinaGlarus24.7 km1,846 m8 hr 13 minExpertJune to October
Via AlpinaGlarus22.1 km1,309 m6 hr 47 minHardJune to October
Via Alpina Stage 58: Sücka - SargansSt. Gallen27.7 km524 m6 hr 56 minHardApril to October
Mittelbünden-Panoramaweg Stage 1Grisons21.1 km1,417 m6 hr 42 minHardJuly to September
Senda SursilvanaGrisons104 km1,804 m27 hrExpertJune to October
Via SplugaGrisons69.1 km1,971 m18 hrExpertJune to October
Sardona-Welterbe-Weg Etappe 6Glarus20.8 km1,671 m7 hr 1 minHardJuly to September

07-Alpine Passes Trail, 04-Alpine Passes Trail, 08-Alpine Passes 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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