How many over 20 km hikes are listed near Freiburg?

8 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 109 km with 1,719 m (5,640 ft) of recorded ascent. The longest route in this set is 185 km.

How are the routes ordered?

Hochrhein Jakobsweg (2) 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.

Hiking Trails Over 20 km near Freiburg

The directory currently contains 8 quality-checked routes matching this guide near Freiburg. Their average mapped distance is 109 km and average recorded ascent is 1,719 m (5,640 ft); the longest route in the set is 185 km.

This subset represents 32% of the 25 quality-checked routes near Freiburg. Its average distance is 109 km, compared with 38.8 km across the full local set. Average recorded ascent is 1,719 m (5,640 ft), versus 584 m (1,916 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

76.3 km

Interregio-Wanderweg (deutscher Abschnitt)

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Lowest recorded ascent in this sample

601 m

Hochrhein Jakobsweg (2)

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

Return logistics

0 recorded loops

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Expert

Hochrhein Jakobsweg (2)

Aargau · Switzerland

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

Mountain
Pilgrimage route
Waymarked route

Expert

Westweg (Östliche Variante)

Basel-City · Switzerland

Distance: 92.7 km
Elevation gain: 2,285 m
Typical duration: 25 hr

Mountain
Waymarked route
Long-distance path

Expert

WasserWeltenSteig

Schaffhausen · Switzerland

Distance: 108 km
Elevation gain: 2,091 m
Typical duration: 28 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

Expert

Interregio-Wanderweg (deutscher Abschnitt)

Aargau · Switzerland

Distance: 76.3 km
Elevation gain: 1,379 m
Typical duration: 19 hr

Mountain
Waymarked route
Long-distance path

Expert

Himmelreich-Jakobusweg

Basel-City · Switzerland

Distance: 185 km
Elevation gain: 2,528 m
Typical duration: 47 hr

Mountain
Waymarked route
Long-distance path

Expert

Westweg (Westliche Variante)

Basel-City · Switzerland

Distance: 90.2 km
Elevation gain: 1,903 m
Typical duration: 23 hr

Mountain
Waymarked route
Long-distance path

Expert

Markgräfler Wiiwegli

Basel-City · Switzerland

Distance: 89.8 km
Elevation gain: 1,225 m
Typical duration: 22 hr

Mountain
Waymarked route
Long-distance path

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Distance, ascent, walking time and difficulty for the top routes
Route	Distance	Ascent	Time	Difficulty	Best season
Hochrhein Jakobsweg (2)Aargau	101 km	601 m	24 hr	Expert	April to October
Westweg (Östliche Variante)Basel-City	92.7 km	2,285 m	25 hr	Expert	April to October
WasserWeltenSteigSchaffhausen	108 km	2,091 m	28 hr	Expert	April to October
Hochrhein-HöhenwegBasel-City	128 km	1,742 m	32 hr	Expert	April to October
Interregio-Wanderweg (deutscher Abschnitt)Aargau	76.3 km	1,379 m	19 hr	Expert	April to October
Himmelreich-JakobuswegBasel-City	185 km	2,528 m	47 hr	Expert	April to October
Westweg (Westliche Variante)Basel-City	90.2 km	1,903 m	23 hr	Expert	April to October
Markgräfler WiiwegliBasel-City	89.8 km	1,225 m	22 hr	Expert	April to October

Hochrhein Jakobsweg (2), Westweg (Östliche Variante), WasserWeltenSteig 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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