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Hiking Trails Under 10 km in North Rhine-Westphalia

There are 4,325 hikes in North Rhine-Westphalia in our database that fit. They average 4.8 km and 106 m (348 ft) of ascent, with the longest running to 10.0 km.

That is 76 percent of the 5,708 routes we map in North Rhine-Westphalia. They are shorter than the local average, 4.8 km against 10.3 km, which is what makes this a practical shortlist for a half day. They also climb less than the area average, 106 m (348 ft) against 225 m (738 ft), so they suit a recovery day or a group with mixed fitness.

Half-day routes: long enough to feel like a proper walk, short enough to leave the afternoon free. Most of these are on the gentler end, which makes the list a good starting point if you are new to the area. A good share of them are loops, so you can park once and finish where you started.

Trails

Moderate

Dorfrundgang Erkensruhr

Nationalpark Eifel · North Rhine-Westphalia

Distance
6.9 km
/ 4.3 mi
Elevation gain
151 m
Typical duration
1 hr 39 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Einruhr - Sauermühle

Nationalpark Eifel · North Rhine-Westphalia

Distance
8.4 km
/ 5.2 mi
Elevation gain
184 m
Typical duration
2 hr 1 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

GR 56 Liaison Gare Aix-la-Chapelle

North Rhine-Westphalia · Germany

Distance
7.8 km
/ 4.8 mi
Elevation gain
276 m
Typical duration
2 hr 2 min
  • Waymarked route
  • Long-distance path
Moderate

GeoRoute Ruhr (Südroute)

North Rhine-Westphalia · Germany

Distance
7.9 km
/ 4.9 mi
Elevation gain
173 m
Typical duration
1 hr 54 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

[XS] Sieghöhenweg [Siegen]

North Rhine-Westphalia · Germany

Distance
5.8 km
/ 3.6 mi
Elevation gain
128 m
Typical duration
1 hr 25 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

TeutoSchleifchen Canyon Tour

North Rhine-Westphalia · Germany

Distance
5.3 km
/ 3.3 mi
Elevation gain
117 m
Typical duration
1 hr 17 min
  • Lake
  • Canyon and gorge
  • Forest
Easy

Naturlehrpfad Meroder Wald

North Rhine-Westphalia · Germany

Distance
2.8 km
/ 1.7 mi
Elevation gain
62 m
Typical duration
41 min
  • Lake
  • Forest
  • Wildlife watching
Moderate

EifelSchleife Berg und Tal

North Rhine-Westphalia · Germany

Distance
9.2 km
/ 5.7 mi
Elevation gain
190 m
Typical duration
2 hr 11 min
  • Mountain
  • Cave
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Von Burg zu Berg

North Rhine-Westphalia · Germany

Distance
7.2 km
/ 4.5 mi
Elevation gain
159 m
Typical duration
1 hr 45 min
  • Mountain
  • Castle and ruins
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Wilder Kermeter

Nationalpark Eifel · North Rhine-Westphalia

Distance
5.5 km
/ 3.4 mi
Elevation gain
122 m
Typical duration
1 hr 20 min
Easy

/\14 Niederirsen - Bach

North Rhine-Westphalia · Germany

Distance
0.8 km
/ 0.5 mi
Elevation gain
18 m
Typical duration
12 min
  • River
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Baum-des-Jahres-Pfad Odenthal

North Rhine-Westphalia · Germany

Distance
1.4 km
/ 0.9 mi
Elevation gain
31 m
Typical duration
20 min
  • Mountain
  • Forest
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Naturlehrpfad Geilenkirchen-Beeck

North Rhine-Westphalia · Germany

Distance
1.2 km
/ 0.7 mi
Elevation gain
26 m
Typical duration
17 min
  • Lake
  • Wildlife watching
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Teutoschleife Heiliges Meer

North Rhine-Westphalia · Germany

Distance
9.2 km
/ 5.7 mi
Elevation gain
202 m
Typical duration
2 hr 13 min
  • Lake
  • Forest
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Rundwanderweg A4 [Sandebeck]

North Rhine-Westphalia · Germany

Distance
7.3 km
/ 4.6 mi
Elevation gain
162 m
Typical duration
1 hr 46 min
  • Volcano
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Rundwanderweg Schloss Benkhausen

North Rhine-Westphalia · Germany

Distance
1.9 km
/ 1.2 mi
Elevation gain
42 m
Typical duration
28 min
  • Forest
  • Castle and ruins
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Tour Burg Zievel

North Rhine-Westphalia · Germany

Distance
8.3 km
/ 5.2 mi
Elevation gain
202 m
Typical duration
2 hr 2 min
  • Forest
  • Castle and ruins
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Zum wasserfall

North Rhine-Westphalia · Germany

Distance
1.0 km
/ 0.6 mi
Elevation gain
22 m
Typical duration
15 min
  • Waterfall
  • Waymarked route
Easy

A1 Wandergebiet Bieren

North Rhine-Westphalia · Germany

Distance
4.4 km
/ 2.7 mi
Elevation gain
97 m
Typical duration
1 hr 4 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Berge Rundweg B1

North Rhine-Westphalia · Germany

Distance
4.6 km
/ 2.9 mi
Elevation gain
101 m
Typical duration
1 hr 7 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Berge Rundweg B3 Feisberg

North Rhine-Westphalia · Germany

Distance
5.5 km
/ 3.4 mi
Elevation gain
121 m
Typical duration
1 hr 19 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Berge Rundweg B4

North Rhine-Westphalia · Germany

Distance
7.3 km
/ 4.5 mi
Elevation gain
160 m
Typical duration
1 hr 45 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Berge Rundweg B5

North Rhine-Westphalia · Germany

Distance
7.2 km
/ 4.5 mi
Elevation gain
158 m
Typical duration
1 hr 44 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Berge Rundweg B6 Kehling/Koppen

North Rhine-Westphalia · Germany

Distance
8.0 km
/ 5.0 mi
Elevation gain
176 m
Typical duration
1 hr 56 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Berge Rundweg B7

North Rhine-Westphalia · Germany

Distance
7.2 km
/ 4.4 mi
Elevation gain
158 m
Typical duration
1 hr 44 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Bergisch-Neukirchen Rundweg A8

North Rhine-Westphalia · Germany

Distance
5.5 km
/ 3.4 mi
Elevation gain
122 m
Typical duration
1 hr 20 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Billerbeck Rundweg B2

North Rhine-Westphalia · Germany

Distance
6.6 km
/ 4.1 mi
Elevation gain
145 m
Typical duration
1 hr 36 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Blaue Route - Stemweder Berg

North Rhine-Westphalia · Germany

Distance
2.8 km
/ 1.7 mi
Elevation gain
62 m
Typical duration
41 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

D2 - Über Berg und Tal

North Rhine-Westphalia · Germany

Distance
9.7 km
/ 6.0 mi
Elevation gain
213 m
Typical duration
2 hr 20 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Drover-Berg-Tunnelweg

North Rhine-Westphalia · Germany

Distance
8.0 km
/ 5.0 mi
Elevation gain
175 m
Typical duration
1 hr 55 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Eiler Berg

North Rhine-Westphalia · Germany

Distance
8.0 km
/ 5.0 mi
Elevation gain
175 m
Typical duration
1 hr 55 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Hülser Berg Rundweg A1

North Rhine-Westphalia · Germany

Distance
3.0 km
/ 1.8 mi
Elevation gain
65 m
Typical duration
43 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Hülser Berg Rundweg A4

North Rhine-Westphalia · Germany

Distance
5.5 km
/ 3.4 mi
Elevation gain
121 m
Typical duration
1 hr 19 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Im Alten Berge Rundweg A3

North Rhine-Westphalia · Germany

Distance
6.0 km
/ 3.7 mi
Elevation gain
132 m
Typical duration
1 hr 27 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Johansenweg

North Rhine-Westphalia · Germany

Distance
6.6 km
/ 4.1 mi
Elevation gain
145 m
Typical duration
1 hr 36 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Langer Berg Rundweg A2

North Rhine-Westphalia · Germany

Distance
4.7 km
/ 2.9 mi
Elevation gain
103 m
Typical duration
1 hr 8 min
  • Mountain
  • 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
Dorfrundgang ErkensruhrNationalpark Eifel6.9 km151 m1 hr 39 minModerateApril to October
Einruhr - SauermühleNationalpark Eifel8.4 km184 m2 hr 1 minModerateApril to October
GR 56 Liaison Gare Aix-la-ChapelleNorth Rhine-Westphalia7.8 km276 m2 hr 2 minModerateApril to October
Schöpfungspfad „Dem Leben auf der Spur"Nationalpark Eifel2.6 km58 m38 minEasyApril to October
GeoRoute Ruhr (Südroute)North Rhine-Westphalia7.9 km173 m1 hr 54 minModerateApril to October
Jakobs-Pilgerweg Variante Haspe - HagenNorth Rhine-Westphalia4.9 km108 m1 hr 11 minEasyApril to October
Umleitung Eifelsteigs in OlefNorth Rhine-Westphalia0.7 km16 m10 minEasyApril to October
[XS] Sieghöhenweg [Siegen]North Rhine-Westphalia5.8 km128 m1 hr 25 minEasyApril to October
TeutoSchleifchen Canyon TourNorth Rhine-Westphalia5.3 km117 m1 hr 17 minEasyApril to October
Naturlehrpfad Meroder WaldNorth Rhine-Westphalia2.8 km62 m41 minEasyApril to October

If you only have time for one, start with Einruhr - Sauermühle, Dorfrundgang Erkensruhr, GR 56 Liaison Gare Aix-la-Chapelle. Those are the routes people come back to. Every route on this page links through to a full guide with the map, elevation profile, seasonal advice and what to bring.

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