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Hiking Trails Under 10 km in Schaffhausen

The directory currently contains 56 quality-checked routes matching this guide in Schaffhausen. Their average mapped distance is 2.3 km and average recorded ascent is 68 m (223 ft); the longest route in the set is 9.7 km.

This subset represents 75% of the 75 quality-checked routes in Schaffhausen. Its average distance is 2.3 km, compared with 13.8 km across the full local set. Average recorded ascent is 68 m (223 ft), versus 224 m (735 ft) for all quality-checked routes in the same area.

Every route in this set has a mapped distance of 10 km or less; no fixed completion time is implied. Within this set, 30 routes (54%) are rated easy, 0 (0%) are rated hard or expert, and 4 (7%) 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 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

0.7 km

Huguenot and Waldensian Trail

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Lowest recorded ascent in this sample

6 m

Huguenot and Waldensian Trail

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

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0 recorded loops

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Trails

Moderate

Huguenot and Waldensian Trail

Schaffhausen · Switzerland

Distance
4.8 km
/ 3.0 mi
Elevation gain
208 m
Typical duration
1 hr 19 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Thurgauer Rundwanderweg

Schaffhausen · Switzerland

Distance
6.8 km
/ 4.2 mi
Elevation gain
204 m
Typical duration
1 hr 43 min
  • Waymarked route
House in Buchberg, canton of Schaffhausen, Switzerland
Moderate

Panoramaweg Buchberg

Schaffhausen · Switzerland

Distance
3.3 km
/ 2.1 mi
Elevation gain
81 m
Typical duration
49 min
  • Panoramic viewpoint
  • Waymarked route
Switzerland , Schaffhausen , Osterfingen
Moderate

Ruine Radegg - Osterfingen

Schaffhausen · Switzerland

Distance
2.9 km
/ 1.8 mi
Elevation gain
45 m
Typical duration
40 min
  • Castle and ruins
  • Waymarked route
de:Ruine Radegg Picknickplatz
Easy

Rossberg - Ruine Radegg

Schaffhausen · Switzerland

Distance
1.5 km
/ 0.9 mi
Elevation gain
72 m
Typical duration
25 min
  • Castle and ruins
  • Waymarked route
Beggingen Kirche
Moderate

Beggingen - Talisbänkli

Schaffhausen · Switzerland

Distance
0.9 km
/ 0.6 mi
Elevation gain
302 m
Typical duration
38 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Burghalde - Randenhus

Schaffhausen · Switzerland

Distance
1.9 km
/ 1.2 mi
Elevation gain
86 m
Typical duration
32 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Schaffhauser Grenzweg

Schaffhausen · Switzerland

Distance
6.7 km
/ 4.2 mi
Elevation gain
133 m
Typical duration
1 hr 36 min
  • Waymarked route
House in Buchberg, canton of Schaffhausen, Switzerland
Moderate

Buchberg - Murkathof

Schaffhausen · Switzerland

Distance
2.7 km
/ 1.7 mi
Elevation gain
13 m
Typical duration
35 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Buchberg - Oberriet

Schaffhausen · Switzerland

Distance
2.3 km
/ 1.4 mi
Elevation gain
37 m
Typical duration
32 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Lätten - Tüel

Schaffhausen · Switzerland

Distance
2.2 km
/ 1.4 mi
Elevation gain
89 m
Typical duration
36 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Lätten - fixme

Schaffhausen · Switzerland

Distance
1.9 km
/ 1.2 mi
Elevation gain
35 m
Typical duration
27 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Murkathof - Oberriet

Schaffhausen · Switzerland

Distance
2.6 km
/ 1.6 mi
Elevation gain
85 m
Typical duration
40 min
  • Waymarked route
Neunkirch, canton of Schaffhausen, Switzerland
Moderate

Neunkirch - Armenfeldhütte

Schaffhausen · Switzerland

Distance
2.6 km
/ 1.6 mi
Elevation gain
86 m
Typical duration
40 min
  • Waymarked route
German Railways Class 641 railcar in Schaffhausen railway station. For more information, see the Wikipedia articles Schaffhausen railway station and DBAG Class 641 .
Moderate

Schaffhausen - Breite

Schaffhausen · Switzerland

Distance
1.0 km
/ 0.6 mi
Elevation gain
48 m
Typical duration
17 min
  • Waymarked route
House in Buchberg, canton of Schaffhausen, Switzerland
Easy

Buchberg - Humelbärg

Schaffhausen · Switzerland

Distance
1.2 km
/ 0.8 mi
Typical duration
15 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Chliibuechbärg - Birch

Schaffhausen · Switzerland

Distance
0.5 km
/ 0.3 mi
Elevation gain
10 m
Typical duration
8 min
  • Waymarked route
Schloss Laufen am Rheinfall railway station, as seen from station platform. For more information, see the Wikipedia article Schloss Laufen am Rheinfall railway station .
Moderate

Kleiner Rheinfall Rundweg

Schaffhausen · Switzerland

Distance
3.4 km
/ 2.1 mi
Elevation gain
70 m
Typical duration
49 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Parkplatz - Burghalde

Schaffhausen · Switzerland

Distance
0.7 km
/ 0.4 mi
Elevation gain
30 m
Typical duration
11 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Reiatweg

Schaffhausen · Switzerland

Distance
2.9 km
/ 1.8 mi
Elevation gain
24 m
Typical duration
38 min
  • Waymarked route
Above Rheinfall
Moderate

Rheinfall Rundweg

Schaffhausen · Switzerland

Distance
7.4 km
/ 4.6 mi
Elevation gain
123 m
Typical duration
1 hr 44 min
  • Waymarked route
Switzerland , Schaffhausen , Rhine below Stein am Rhein
Easy

Uferrundweg Stein am Rhein

Schaffhausen · Switzerland

Distance
6.6 km
/ 4.1 mi
Elevation gain
55 m
Typical duration
1 hr 27 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

WWF Biber-Pfad

Schaffhausen · Switzerland

Distance
1.7 km
/ 1.1 mi
Elevation gain
42 m
Typical duration
26 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Kesselbrunnen - ?

Schaffhausen · Switzerland

Distance
0.8 km
/ 0.5 mi
Elevation gain
10 m
Typical duration
11 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Randen Weg

Schaffhausen · Switzerland

Distance
9.7 km
/ 6.0 mi
Elevation gain
386 m
Typical duration
2 hr 36 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Rundwanderweg

Schaffhausen · Switzerland

Distance
2.1 km
/ 1.3 mi
Typical duration
27 min
  • Waymarked route
Switzerland , Canton of Schaffhausen , panoramic view from Schleitheimer Randenturm
Easy

Langer Randen - Mösli

Schaffhausen · Switzerland

Distance
0.6 km
/ 0.4 mi
Typical duration
7 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Hohbrugg - fixme

Schaffhausen · Switzerland

Distance
1.6 km
/ 1.0 mi
Elevation gain
7 m
Typical duration
21 min
  • 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
Huguenot and Waldensian TrailSchaffhausen4.8 km208 m1 hr 19 minModerateApril to October
Huguenot and Waldensian TrailSchaffhausen0.7 km106 m18 minModerateApril to October
Huguenot and Waldensian TrailSchaffhausen0.8 km6 m11 minEasyApril to October
Huguenot and Waldensian TrailSchaffhausen1.1 km8 m14 minEasyApril to October
Huguenot and Waldensian TrailSchaffhausen1.3 km47 m20 minEasyApril to October
Huguenot and Waldensian TrailSchaffhausen2.6 km24 m35 minEasyApril to October
Huguenot and Waldensian TrailSchaffhausen5.3 km42 m1 hr 10 minEasyApril to October
Thurgauer RundwanderwegSchaffhausen6.8 km204 m1 hr 43 minModerateApril to October
Panoramaweg BuchbergSchaffhausen3.3 km81 m49 minModerateApril to October
Ruine Radegg - OsterfingenSchaffhausen2.9 km45 m40 minModerateApril to October

Huguenot and Waldensian Trail, Huguenot and Waldensian Trail, Huguenot and Waldensian Trail 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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