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Hiking Trails Under 10 km near Burgdorf

The directory currently contains 89 quality-checked routes matching this guide near Burgdorf. Their average mapped distance is 3.0 km and average recorded ascent is 161 m (528 ft); the longest route in the set is 9.4 km.

This subset represents 61% of the 146 quality-checked routes near Burgdorf. Its average distance is 3.0 km, compared with 12.4 km across the full local set. Average recorded ascent is 161 m (528 ft), versus 354 m (1,161 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, 24 routes (27%) are rated easy, 0 (0%) are rated hard or expert, and 1 (1%) 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

1.2 km

Sur la Côte - Le Pichoux

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Lowest recorded ascent in this sample

22 m

Lotzwil-Berg

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

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0 recorded loops

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Trails

Moderate

ViaGottardo

Basel-Landschaft · Switzerland

Distance
7.5 km
/ 4.7 mi
Elevation gain
353 m
Typical duration
2 hr 5 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Schlund - Rüchiloch

Lucerne · Switzerland

Distance
2.5 km
/ 1.5 mi
Elevation gain
41 m
Typical duration
35 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Le Pichoux Road Bridge over the Sorne River, Sornetan, Canton of Bern, Switzerland
Moderate

Sur la Côte - Le Pichoux

Bern · Switzerland

Distance
1.2 km
/ 0.7 mi
Elevation gain
215 m
Typical duration
34 min
  • Coastal
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Berg - Chätzigerhöchi

Lucerne · Switzerland

Distance
1.4 km
/ 0.9 mi
Elevation gain
79 m
Typical duration
24 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Railroad Bridge over the Langeten River, Lotzwil, Canton of Bern, Switzerland
Easy

Lotzwil-Berg

Bern · Switzerland

Distance
1.9 km
/ 1.2 mi
Elevation gain
22 m
Typical duration
25 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Berg-Rütschelen

Bern · Switzerland

Distance
1.1 km
/ 0.7 mi
Elevation gain
9 m
Typical duration
15 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Ängelberg - Berg

Lucerne · Switzerland

Distance
1.2 km
/ 0.7 mi
Typical duration
15 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Naturpark Thal
Moderate

Holderbank - Ruine Alt Bechburg

Solothurn · Switzerland

Distance
1.9 km
/ 1.2 mi
Elevation gain
142 m
Typical duration
37 min
  • Castle and ruins
  • Waymarked route
Oberhard, Langenthal
Easy

Aarwangen Schloss - Langenthal

Bern · Switzerland

Distance
4.8 km
/ 3.0 mi
Elevation gain
19 m
Typical duration
1 hr 2 min
  • Castle and ruins
  • Waymarked route
Castle of Aarwangen
Easy

Buechban - Aarwangen Schloss

Bern · Switzerland

Distance
2.9 km
/ 1.8 mi
Elevation gain
96 m
Typical duration
45 min
  • Castle and ruins
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Burg - Liebergott

Lucerne · Switzerland

Distance
1.3 km
/ 0.8 mi
Typical duration
16 min
  • Castle and ruins
  • Waymarked route
Mountain Engelberg in Starrkirch-Wil/Olten
Moderate

Mülitäli Wildpark - Engelberg

Solothurn · Switzerland

Distance
2.3 km
/ 1.4 mi
Elevation gain
206 m
Typical duration
48 min
  • Wildlife watching
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Unter Chriesbaumen - Burg

Lucerne · Switzerland

Distance
1.2 km
/ 0.8 mi
Elevation gain
30 m
Typical duration
18 min
  • Castle and ruins
  • Waymarked route
Castle of Aarwangen
Easy

Bannwil - Aarwangen / Schloss

Bern · Switzerland

Distance
2.2 km
/ 1.4 mi
Elevation gain
38 m
Typical duration
31 min
  • Castle and ruins
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Les Coperies-Jurahaus

Bern · Switzerland

Distance
5.2 km
/ 3.2 mi
Elevation gain
40 m
Typical duration
1 hr 9 min
  • Forest
  • Waymarked route
Sälihof
Easy

Olten - Mülitäli Wildpark

Solothurn · Switzerland

Distance
2.1 km
/ 1.3 mi
Elevation gain
83 m
Typical duration
34 min
  • Wildlife watching
  • Waymarked route
Bus stop at Mauensee castle, canton of Lucerne, Switzerland
Easy

Schloss Mauensee - Seewagen

Lucerne · Switzerland

Distance
3.4 km
/ 2.1 mi
Elevation gain
12 m
Typical duration
43 min
  • Castle and ruins
  • Waymarked route
Route de Diesse, the main street of Lamboing , seen in the direction of Diesse , roughly westward.
Easy

Les Moulins - Lamboing

Bern · Switzerland

Distance
1.1 km
/ 0.7 mi
Elevation gain
59 m
Typical duration
20 min
  • Forest
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Wald - Schlund

Lucerne · Switzerland

Distance
0.9 km
/ 0.5 mi
Typical duration
11 min
  • Forest
  • Waymarked route
Geistlich Power Plant Weir over the Kleine Emme River, Wolhusen, Canton of Lucerne, Switzerland
Easy

Wolhusen Spital - Burg

Lucerne · Switzerland

Distance
0.7 km
/ 0.4 mi
Elevation gain
11 m
Typical duration
10 min
  • Castle and ruins
  • Waymarked route
Wanderwegweiser Flüss 738, Nottwil LU
Easy

Flüss - Etzenerlen

Lucerne · Switzerland

Distance
1.6 km
/ 1.0 mi
Elevation gain
66 m
Typical duration
27 min
  • River
  • Waymarked route
Wanderwegweiser Flüss 738, Nottwil LU
Easy

Flüss - Mittelarig

Lucerne · Switzerland

Distance
1.7 km
/ 1.1 mi
Elevation gain
18 m
Typical duration
23 min
  • River
  • Waymarked route
Panorama in Richtung Westen vom Hengst
Moderate

Bodenhütten - Hengst

Lucerne · Switzerland

Distance
3.3 km
/ 2.0 mi
Elevation gain
618 m
Typical duration
1 hr 36 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Imbrig - Pt. 2052

Lucerne · Switzerland

Distance
1.7 km
/ 1.0 mi
Elevation gain
565 m
Typical duration
1 hr 12 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Pt. 2052 - Schlund

Lucerne · Switzerland

Distance
2.7 km
/ 1.7 mi
Elevation gain
557 m
Typical duration
1 hr 24 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Pt. 699 - Leen

Bern · Switzerland

Distance
5.1 km
/ 3.1 mi
Elevation gain
168 m
Typical duration
1 hr 18 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Schwängimatt - Klus

Solothurn · Switzerland

Distance
9.4 km
/ 5.9 mi
Elevation gain
577 m
Typical duration
2 hr 50 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Roggenweid -Buchsiter Alp

Solothurn · Switzerland

Distance
3.7 km
/ 2.3 mi
Elevation gain
224 m
Typical duration
1 hr 6 min
  • Alpine meadow
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Burgmätteli - fixme

Solothurn · Switzerland

Distance
5.0 km
/ 3.1 mi
Typical duration
1 hr 3 min
  • Waymarked route
Meringue at the Kemmeriboden-Bad near Schangnau; Berne, Switzerland. Half a portion of the world-famous specialty!
Moderate

Kemmeriboden-Bad - Imbrig

Bern · Switzerland

Distance
4.0 km
/ 2.5 mi
Elevation gain
130 m
Typical duration
1 hr 2 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Alpweid

Lucerne · Switzerland

Distance
2.0 km
/ 1.2 mi
Elevation gain
146 m
Typical duration
38 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Bereten Linde - St. Wolfgang

Solothurn · Switzerland

Distance
3.9 km
/ 2.4 mi
Elevation gain
356 m
Typical duration
1 hr 21 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Chanzelsagen - Oberlehn

Lucerne · Switzerland

Distance
4.3 km
/ 2.7 mi
Elevation gain
399 m
Typical duration
1 hr 29 min
  • Waymarked route
The Ilfis river near Ilfis Stadium in Langnau in Emmental, canton of Bern, Switzerland.
Moderate

Ilfis - Hochwacht

Bern · Switzerland

Distance
4.4 km
/ 2.8 mi
Elevation gain
23 m
Typical duration
58 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Mettlenalp-Napf (direkt)

Bern · Switzerland

Distance
1.8 km
/ 1.1 mi
Elevation gain
340 m
Typical duration
52 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
ViaGottardoBasel-Landschaft7.5 km353 m2 hr 5 minModerateApril to October
Schlund - RüchilochLucerne2.5 km41 m35 minModerateJune to October
Sur la Côte - Le PichouxBern1.2 km215 m34 minModerateApril to October
Sornetan - Montagne de SaulesBern2.8 km226 m55 minModerateApril to October
Berg - ChätzigerhöchiLucerne1.4 km79 m24 minEasyApril to October
Lotzwil-BergBern1.9 km22 m25 minEasyApril to October
Berg-RütschelenBern1.1 km9 m15 minEasyApril to October
Diesse - Montagne Diesse/ChâtillonBern2.6 km9 m34 minEasyApril to October
Ängelberg - BergLucerne1.2 km0 m15 minEasyApril to October
Mauensee - Mauensee (Ron/See)Lucerne0.4 km18 m7 minEasyApril to October

ViaGottardo, Schlund - Rüchiloch, Sur la Côte - Le Pichoux 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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