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Hiking Trails Over 20 km near Como

The directory currently contains 5 quality-checked routes matching this guide near Como. Their average mapped distance is 25.1 km and average recorded ascent is 1,252 m (4,108 ft); the longest route in the set is 33.0 km.

This subset represents 10% of the 49 quality-checked routes near Como. Its average distance is 25.1 km, compared with 9.5 km across the full local set. Average recorded ascent is 1,252 m (4,108 ft), versus 555 m (1,821 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, 5 (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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A closer look at the first 5 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

20.3 km

Cattle Trail

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Lowest recorded ascent in this sample

827 m

Sentiero Lago di Lugano

5 of 5 have ascent data. Missing measurements are excluded.

Return logistics

0 recorded loops

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Trails

Hard

Ticino · Switzerland

Distance
23.6 km
/ 14.6 mi
Elevation gain
1,203 m
Typical duration
6 hr 58 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Expert

Ticino · Switzerland

Distance
33.0 km
/ 20.5 mi
Elevation gain
1,580 m
Typical duration
9 hr 46 min
  • Lake
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Hard

Ticino · Switzerland

Distance
22.6 km
/ 14.0 mi
Elevation gain
827 m
Typical duration
6 hr 10 min
  • Lake
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Hard

Ticino · Switzerland

Distance
20.3 km
/ 12.6 mi
Elevation gain
989 m
Typical duration
5 hr 53 min
  • Waymarked route

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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
Trans Swiss TrailTicino23.6 km1,203 m6 hr 58 minHardApril to October
Sentiero Lago di LuganoTicino33.0 km1,580 m9 hr 46 minExpertJune to October
Sentiero Lago di LuganoTicino22.6 km827 m6 hr 10 minHardJune to October
Monte Bisbino-Monte GenerosoTicino26.3 km1,662 m8 hr 19 minExpertJune to October
Cattle TrailTicino20.3 km989 m5 hr 53 minHardJune to October

Trans Swiss Trail, Sentiero Lago di Lugano, Sentiero Lago di Lugano 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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