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Hiking Trails Under 10 km near Aachen

There are 90 hikes near Aachen in our database that fit. They average 4.8 km and 108 m (354 ft) of ascent, with the longest running to 9.7 km.

That is 51 percent of the 176 routes we map near Aachen. They are shorter than the local average, 4.8 km against 26.0 km, which is what makes this a practical shortlist for a half day. They also climb less than the area average, 108 m (354 ft) against 560 m (1,837 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

Easy

Mechels Bos Oranje bol

Hoge Kempen National Park · Flanders

Distance
5.6 km
/ 3.5 mi
Elevation gain
123 m
Typical duration
1 hr 21 min
  • Forest
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Mechels Bos Paarse trapezium

Hoge Kempen National Park · Flanders

Distance
8.6 km
/ 5.3 mi
Elevation gain
188 m
Typical duration
2 hr 4 min
  • Forest
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Mechels Bos aanlooproute

Hoge Kempen National Park · Flanders

Distance
0.5 km
/ 0.3 mi
Elevation gain
12 m
Typical duration
8 min
  • Forest
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Mechels bos Groene rechthoek

Hoge Kempen National Park · Flanders

Distance
3.7 km
/ 2.3 mi
Elevation gain
82 m
Typical duration
54 min
  • Forest
  • Waymarked route
Easy

GR 56 Liaison Gare Hergenrath

Wallonia · Belgium

Distance
1.4 km
/ 0.9 mi
Elevation gain
30 m
Typical duration
21 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
  • Long-distance path
Moderate

Bergerven Blauwe ruit

Hoge Kempen National Park · Flanders

Distance
7.0 km
/ 4.4 mi
Elevation gain
154 m
Typical duration
1 hr 41 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Bergerven Groene rechthoek

Hoge Kempen National Park · Flanders

Distance
2.7 km
/ 1.7 mi
Elevation gain
60 m
Typical duration
40 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Bergerven Groene rechthoek

Hoge Kempen National Park · Flanders

Distance
4.2 km
/ 2.6 mi
Elevation gain
92 m
Typical duration
1 hr 1 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Bergerven Rode driehoek

Hoge Kempen National Park · Flanders

Distance
9.0 km
/ 5.6 mi
Elevation gain
198 m
Typical duration
2 hr 11 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Bessemer Blauwe ruit

Hoge Kempen National Park · Flanders

Distance
6.8 km
/ 4.2 mi
Elevation gain
150 m
Typical duration
1 hr 39 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Bessemer Groene rechthoek

Hoge Kempen National Park · Flanders

Distance
5.6 km
/ 3.5 mi
Elevation gain
124 m
Typical duration
1 hr 22 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

De Kolonie Groene rechthoek

Hoge Kempen National Park · Flanders

Distance
2.9 km
/ 1.8 mi
Elevation gain
63 m
Typical duration
42 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Donderslag Blauwe ruit

Hoge Kempen National Park · Flanders

Distance
6.1 km
/ 3.8 mi
Elevation gain
135 m
Typical duration
1 hr 29 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Donderslag Blauwe ruit

Hoge Kempen National Park · Flanders

Distance
8.6 km
/ 5.3 mi
Elevation gain
188 m
Typical duration
2 hr 4 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Donderslag Groene rechthoek

Hoge Kempen National Park · Flanders

Distance
5.2 km
/ 3.3 mi
Elevation gain
115 m
Typical duration
1 hr 16 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Donderslag Groene rechthoek

Hoge Kempen National Park · Flanders

Distance
4.2 km
/ 2.6 mi
Elevation gain
92 m
Typical duration
1 hr 1 min
  • Waymarked route
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
Easy

Heiderbos Groene rechthoek

Hoge Kempen National Park · Flanders

Distance
4.5 km
/ 2.8 mi
Elevation gain
98 m
Typical duration
1 hr 5 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Hoefaert Groene rechthoek

Hoge Kempen National Park · Flanders

Distance
3.1 km
/ 1.9 mi
Elevation gain
68 m
Typical duration
45 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Kikbeekbron Blauwe ruit

Hoge Kempen National Park · Flanders

Distance
4.6 km
/ 2.8 mi
Elevation gain
100 m
Typical duration
1 hr 6 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Kikbeekbron Groene rechthoek

Hoge Kempen National Park · Flanders

Distance
2.6 km
/ 1.6 mi
Elevation gain
58 m
Typical duration
38 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Litzberg Blauwe ruit

Hoge Kempen National Park · Flanders

Distance
6.5 km
/ 4.0 mi
Elevation gain
142 m
Typical duration
1 hr 33 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Litzberg Groene rechthoek

Hoge Kempen National Park · Flanders

Distance
3.0 km
/ 1.9 mi
Elevation gain
67 m
Typical duration
44 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Mechelse Heide Blauwe ruit

Hoge Kempen National Park · Flanders

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

Mechelse Heide Gele zeshoek

Hoge Kempen National Park · Flanders

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

Mechelse Heide Rode driehoek

Hoge Kempen National Park · Flanders

Distance
7.3 km
/ 4.5 mi
Elevation gain
160 m
Typical duration
1 hr 46 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Moorsberg Paarse trapezium

Hoge Kempen National Park · Flanders

Distance
6.3 km
/ 3.9 mi
Elevation gain
139 m
Typical duration
1 hr 31 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Munsterbos Blauwe ruit

Hoge Kempen National Park · Flanders

Distance
4.8 km
/ 3.0 mi
Elevation gain
106 m
Typical duration
1 hr 10 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Munsterbos Groen rechthoek

Hoge Kempen National Park · Flanders

Distance
4.0 km
/ 2.5 mi
Elevation gain
88 m
Typical duration
58 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Munsterbos Rode driehoek

Hoge Kempen National Park · Flanders

Distance
6.2 km
/ 3.8 mi
Elevation gain
135 m
Typical duration
1 hr 29 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Oudsberg Blauwe ruit

Hoge Kempen National Park · Flanders

Distance
4.0 km
/ 2.5 mi
Elevation gain
89 m
Typical duration
59 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Oudsberg Blauwe ruit

Hoge Kempen National Park · Flanders

Distance
7.0 km
/ 4.4 mi
Elevation gain
155 m
Typical duration
1 hr 42 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Oudsberg Groene rechthoek

Hoge Kempen National Park · Flanders

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

Oudsberg Groene rechthoek

Hoge Kempen National Park · Flanders

Distance
4.5 km
/ 2.8 mi
Elevation gain
99 m
Typical duration
1 hr 5 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Oudsberg Rode driehoek

Hoge Kempen National Park · Flanders

Distance
8.7 km
/ 5.4 mi
Elevation gain
192 m
Typical duration
2 hr 6 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Paardengatroute

De Meinweg · Limburg

Distance
5.2 km
/ 3.3 mi
Elevation gain
115 m
Typical duration
1 hr 16 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Pietersheim Groene rechthoek

Hoge Kempen National Park · Flanders

Distance
3.6 km
/ 2.2 mi
Elevation gain
79 m
Typical duration
52 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Roelen Blauwe ruit

Hoge Kempen National Park · Flanders

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

Roelen Groene rechthoek

Hoge Kempen National Park · Flanders

Distance
4.7 km
/ 2.9 mi
Elevation gain
103 m
Typical duration
1 hr 8 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Solterheide Groene rechthoek

Hoge Kempen National Park · Flanders

Distance
4.8 km
/ 3.0 mi
Elevation gain
105 m
Typical duration
1 hr 9 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Solterheide Groene rechthoek

Hoge Kempen National Park · Flanders

Distance
5.4 km
/ 3.4 mi
Elevation gain
119 m
Typical duration
1 hr 18 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

St. Ludwig

De Meinweg · Limburg

Distance
3.9 km
/ 2.4 mi
Elevation gain
86 m
Typical duration
57 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Station As Blauwe ruit

Hoge Kempen National Park · Flanders

Distance
5.5 km
/ 3.4 mi
Elevation gain
121 m
Typical duration
1 hr 20 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Steenmannetjespad

Hoge Kempen National Park · Flanders

Distance
3.2 km
/ 2.0 mi
Elevation gain
70 m
Typical duration
46 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
La Butte aux Bois Groene rechthoekHoge Kempen National Park5.3 km118 m1 hr 17 minEasyApril to October
Mechels Bos Oranje bolHoge Kempen National Park5.6 km123 m1 hr 21 minEasyApril to October
Mechels Bos Paarse trapeziumHoge Kempen National Park8.6 km188 m2 hr 4 minModerateApril to October
Mechels Bos aanlooprouteHoge Kempen National Park0.5 km12 m8 minEasyApril to October
Mechels bos Groene rechthoekHoge Kempen National Park3.7 km82 m54 minEasyApril to October
GR 56 Liaison Gare HergenrathWallonia1.4 km30 m21 minEasyApril to October
Bergerven Blauwe ruitHoge Kempen National Park7.0 km154 m1 hr 41 minModerateApril to October
Bergerven Groene rechthoekHoge Kempen National Park2.7 km60 m40 minEasyApril to October
Bergerven Groene rechthoekHoge Kempen National Park4.2 km92 m1 hr 1 minEasyApril to October
Bergerven Rode driehoekHoge Kempen National Park9.0 km198 m2 hr 11 minModerateApril to October

If you only have time for one, start with Mechels Bos Paarse trapezium, Mechels Bos Oranje bol, Mechels Bos aanlooproute. 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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