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Hiking Trails Over 20 km near Yverdon-les-Bains

The directory currently contains 13 quality-checked routes matching this guide near Yverdon-les-Bains. Their average mapped distance is 33.0 km and average recorded ascent is 681 m (2,234 ft); the longest route in the set is 68.0 km.

This subset represents 8% of the 156 quality-checked routes near Yverdon-les-Bains. Its average distance is 33.0 km, compared with 6.5 km across the full local set. Average recorded ascent is 681 m (2,234 ft), versus 202 m (663 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, 13 (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

20.3 km

Via Cluny Variante Morteau Etape 2

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Lowest recorded ascent in this sample

503 m

Via Francigena - Historical variant

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

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0 recorded loops

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Trails

Expert

Jura Crest Trail

Vaud · Switzerland

Distance
35.9 km
/ 22.3 mi
Elevation gain
1,520 m
Typical duration
10 hr
  • Mountain
  • Forest
  • Waymarked route
Abbey Altenryf in Hauterive; Fribourg, Switzerland.
Expert

Fribourg en diagonale

Fribourg · Switzerland

Distance
68.0 km
/ 42.3 mi
Elevation gain
1,574 m
Typical duration
18 hr
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
  • Long-distance path
Hard

Jura Crest Trail

Vaud · Switzerland

Distance
21.3 km
/ 13.3 mi
Elevation gain
848 m
Typical duration
5 hr 54 min
  • Waymarked route
Hard

Jura Crest Trail

Neuchâtel · Switzerland

Distance
22.2 km
/ 13.8 mi
Elevation gain
479 m
Typical duration
5 hr 33 min
  • Waymarked route
Hard

ViaJacobi

Vaud · Switzerland

Distance
29.8 km
/ 18.5 mi
Elevation gain
533 m
Typical duration
7 hr 27 min
  • Waymarked route
Expert

Chemin des Trois-Lacs

Fribourg · Switzerland

Distance
62.4 km
/ 38.8 mi
Elevation gain
564 m
Typical duration
15 hr
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
  • Long-distance path
Hard

ViaJacobi

Fribourg · Switzerland

Distance
27.5 km
/ 17.1 mi
Elevation gain
354 m
Typical duration
6 hr 38 min
  • Waymarked route
Hard

ViaJacobi

Vaud · Switzerland

Distance
30.7 km
/ 19.1 mi
Elevation gain
90 m
Typical duration
7 hr
  • Waymarked route
Hard

L'Orlogeur

Neuchâtel · Switzerland

Distance
27.2 km
/ 16.9 mi
Elevation gain
700 m
Typical duration
7 hr 5 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Hard

Chemin des Blés

Vaud · Switzerland

Distance
22.5 km
/ 14.0 mi
Elevation gain
429 m
Typical duration
5 hr 33 min
  • Forest
  • 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
Via Francigena - Historical variantVaud33.8 km503 m8 hr 21 minHardApril to October
Jura Crest TrailVaud35.9 km1,520 m10 hrExpertApril to October
Via Cluny Variante Morteau Etape 2Neuchâtel20.3 km619 m5 hr 19 minHardApril to October
Via Cluny Variante Morteau Etape 1Neuchâtel27.5 km643 m7 hr 5 minHardApril to October
Fribourg en diagonaleFribourg68.0 km1,574 m18 hrExpertApril to October
Jura Crest TrailVaud21.3 km848 m5 hr 54 minHardJune to October
Jura Crest TrailNeuchâtel22.2 km479 m5 hr 33 minHardApril to October
ViaJacobiVaud29.8 km533 m7 hr 27 minHardApril to October
Chemin des Trois-LacsFribourg62.4 km564 m15 hrExpertApril to October
ViaJacobiFribourg27.5 km354 m6 hr 38 minHardApril to October

Via Francigena - Historical variant, Jura Crest Trail, Via Cluny Variante Morteau Etape 2 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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