How many over 20 km hikes are listed near Schaffhausen?

18 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 45.9 km with 570 m (1,870 ft) of recorded ascent. The longest route in this set is 233 km.

How are the routes ordered?

Europäischer Fernwanderweg E5, Schweiz 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 Schaffhausen

The directory currently contains 18 quality-checked routes matching this guide near Schaffhausen. Their average mapped distance is 45.9 km and average recorded ascent is 570 m (1,870 ft); the longest route in the set is 233 km.

This subset represents 14% of the 131 quality-checked routes near Schaffhausen. Its average distance is 45.9 km, compared with 10.6 km across the full local set. Average recorded ascent is 570 m (1,870 ft), versus 195 m (640 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, 18 (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

24.8 km

Jura Crest Trail

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Lowest recorded ascent in this sample

229 m

ViaJacobi

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

Return logistics

0 recorded loops

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Expert

Europäischer Fernwanderweg E5, Schweiz

Aargau · Switzerland

Distance: 233 km
Elevation gain: 1,083 m
Typical duration: 56 hr

Mountain
Waymarked route
Long-distance path

Expert

Hochrhein Jakobsweg (1)

Schaffhausen · Switzerland

Distance: 74.5 km
Elevation gain: 610 m
Typical duration: 18 hr

Mountain
Pilgrimage route
Waymarked route

Expert

WasserWeltenSteig

Schaffhausen · Switzerland

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

Mountain
Waymarked route
Long-distance path

Hard

Jura Crest Trail

Aargau · Switzerland

Distance: 24.8 km
Elevation gain: 771 m
Typical duration: 6 hr 37 min

Waymarked route

Hard

ViaJacobi

Thurgau · Switzerland

Distance: 27.3 km
Elevation gain: 229 m
Typical duration: 6 hr 24 min

Waymarked route

Hard

Huguenot and Waldensian Trail

Schaffhausen · Switzerland

Distance: 25.1 km
Elevation gain: 483 m
Typical duration: 6 hr 15 min

Waymarked route

Hard

Huguenot and Waldensian Trail

Schaffhausen · Switzerland

Distance: 21.1 km
Elevation gain: 103 m
Typical duration: 4 hr 44 min

Waymarked route

Expert

Wutach-Pilgerweg

Schaffhausen · Switzerland

Distance: 61.3 km
Elevation gain: 1,171 m
Typical duration: 15 hr

Mountain
Waymarked route
Long-distance path

Hard

Schaffhauser-Zürcher-Weg

Zurich · Switzerland

Distance: 23.3 km
Elevation gain: 461 m
Typical duration: 5 hr 47 min

Lake
Waymarked route

Hard

Klettgau-Rhein-Weg - Etappe 2

Schaffhausen · Switzerland

Distance: 26.9 km
Elevation gain: 462 m
Typical duration: 6 hr 40 min

Waymarked route

Hard

Flösserweg

Aargau · Switzerland

Distance: 20.6 km
Elevation gain: 467 m
Typical duration: 5 hr 9 min

Waymarked route

Hard

Schaffhauser-Zürcher-Weg

Zurich · Switzerland

Distance: 27.7 km
Elevation gain: 455 m
Typical duration: 6 hr 50 min

Waymarked route

Hard

Lebendiger Weinweg

Zurich · Switzerland

Distance: 33.2 km
Elevation gain: 626 m
Typical duration: 8 hr 24 min

Mountain
Waymarked route

Hard

Thurweg

Thurgau · Switzerland

Distance: 23.6 km
Elevation gain: 62 m
Typical duration: 5 hr 16 min

Waymarked route

Hard

ViaRhenana

Aargau · Switzerland

Distance: 20.6 km
Elevation gain: 154 m
Typical duration: 4 hr 41 min

Waymarked route

Hard

ViaRhenana

Aargau · Switzerland

Distance: 30.6 km
Elevation gain: 288 m
Typical duration: 7 hr 17 min

Waymarked route

Hard

ViaRhenana

Schaffhausen · Switzerland

Distance: 21.9 km
Elevation gain: 103 m
Typical duration: 4 hr 55 min

Waymarked route

Hard

Jakob-Stutz-Weg

Zurich · Switzerland

Distance: 21.9 km
Elevation gain: 635 m
Typical duration: 5 hr 43 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
Route	Distance	Ascent	Time	Difficulty	Best season
Europäischer Fernwanderweg E5, SchweizAargau	233 km	1,083 m	56 hr	Expert	April to October
Hochrhein Jakobsweg (1)Schaffhausen	74.5 km	610 m	18 hr	Expert	April to October
WasserWeltenSteigSchaffhausen	108 km	2,091 m	28 hr	Expert	April to October
Jura Crest TrailAargau	24.8 km	771 m	6 hr 37 min	Hard	April to October
ViaJacobiThurgau	27.3 km	229 m	6 hr 24 min	Hard	April to October
Huguenot and Waldensian TrailSchaffhausen	25.1 km	483 m	6 hr 15 min	Hard	April to October
Huguenot and Waldensian TrailSchaffhausen	21.1 km	103 m	4 hr 44 min	Hard	April to October
Wutach-PilgerwegSchaffhausen	61.3 km	1,171 m	15 hr	Expert	April to October
Schaffhauser-Zürcher-WegZurich	23.3 km	461 m	5 hr 47 min	Hard	April to October
Klettgau-Rhein-Weg - Etappe 2Schaffhausen	26.9 km	462 m	6 hr 40 min	Hard	April to October

Europäischer Fernwanderweg E5, Schweiz, Hochrhein Jakobsweg (1), 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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