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Hiking Trails Under 10 km near Chur

The directory currently contains 71 quality-checked routes matching this guide near Chur. Their average mapped distance is 5.4 km and average recorded ascent is 475 m (1,558 ft); the longest route in the set is 10.0 km.

This subset represents 41% of the 172 quality-checked routes near Chur. Its average distance is 5.4 km, compared with 12.7 km across the full local set. Average recorded ascent is 475 m (1,558 ft), versus 773 m (2,536 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, 4 routes (6%) are rated easy, 11 (15%) 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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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

2.9 km

Via Alpina Green C2

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Lowest recorded ascent in this sample

20 m

Via Alpina Green C2

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

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0 recorded loops

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Trails

Moderate

Lichtenstein-Weg

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
8.9 km
/ 5.5 mi
Elevation gain
150 m
Typical duration
2 hr 5 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Via Alpina Green C2

Liechtenstein

Distance
2.9 km
/ 1.8 mi
Elevation gain
20 m
Typical duration
38 min
Moderate

Vella Alp Sezner

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
7.8 km
/ 4.8 mi
Elevation gain
754 m
Typical duration
2 hr 45 min
  • Mountain
  • Alpine meadow
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Kuegrat - Vaduz

Liechtenstein

Distance
7.9 km
/ 4.9 mi
Elevation gain
131 m
Typical duration
1 hr 50 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
The access road to the fortress. Forbidden as in bygone days. Only a few know what the owner intends with it. In May, the secret should be disclosed. Sargans, Switzerland, Jan 25, 2013. 29. Jan. 2013: Der Besitzer von Fort Passati, Lothar B
Hard

Sargans - Gonzen

St. Gallen · Switzerland

Distance
6.4 km
/ 4.0 mi
Elevation gain
1,283 m
Typical duration
3 hr 15 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Hard

Mainefeld Enderlinhütte

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
4.0 km
/ 2.5 mi
Elevation gain
1,421 m
Typical duration
2 hr 58 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Gaflei - Schaan

Liechtenstein

Distance
9.1 km
/ 5.7 mi
Elevation gain
84 m
Typical duration
2 hr 2 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Vaduz, the capital of Liechtenstein View from castle hill on city and wineyards
Moderate

Gaflei - Baholz - Vaduz

Liechtenstein

Distance
7.0 km
/ 4.4 mi
Elevation gain
207 m
Typical duration
1 hr 46 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Vaduz, the capital of Liechtenstein View from castle hill on city and wineyards
Hard

Gaflei - Letzi - Vaduz

Liechtenstein

Distance
8.3 km
/ 5.2 mi
Elevation gain
1,170 m
Typical duration
3 hr 30 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Landstrasse-Saege - Lawena

Liechtenstein

Distance
8.8 km
/ 5.5 mi
Elevation gain
309 m
Typical duration
2 hr 18 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Falknis - Lawena

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
5.0 km
/ 3.1 mi
Elevation gain
102 m
Typical duration
1 hr 12 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Hard

Guscha (CH) - Lawena

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
6.4 km
/ 4.0 mi
Elevation gain
975 m
Typical duration
2 hr 47 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Aroser-Weisshorn-Weg

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
9.5 km
/ 5.9 mi
Elevation gain
656 m
Typical duration
2 hr 58 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Mitteldorf at Altenbach Street, Vaduz , Liechtenstein
Moderate

Masescha - Baholz - Vaduz

Liechtenstein

Distance
6.4 km
/ 4.0 mi
Elevation gain
182 m
Typical duration
1 hr 37 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Vaduz, the capital of Liechtenstein View from castle hill on city and wineyards
Moderate

Masescha - Letzi - Vaduz

Liechtenstein

Distance
7.5 km
/ 4.6 mi
Elevation gain
187 m
Typical duration
1 hr 50 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Blick von Flumserberg Bergheim auf Flums Berschis
Moderate

Schönhalden Flums

St. Gallen · Switzerland

Distance
6.2 km
/ 3.8 mi
Elevation gain
87 m
Typical duration
1 hr 25 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Hard

Tschingla Chäserugg

St. Gallen · Switzerland

Distance
4.0 km
/ 2.5 mi
Elevation gain
956 m
Typical duration
2 hr 16 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Tguma from Alp Bischola, Safien, Cazis, Grison, Switzerland
Moderate

Bischolapass-Rüti(Safien)

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
5.0 km
/ 3.1 mi
Elevation gain
186 m
Typical duration
1 hr 20 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Schwarzhorn, Davos, Susch, Grisons, Switzerland, Panorama
Moderate

Flüela-Schwarzhorn

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
3.7 km
/ 2.3 mi
Elevation gain
762 m
Typical duration
1 hr 55 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Schwarzhorn, Davos, Susch, Grisons, Switzerland, Panorama
Moderate

Flüela-Schwarzhorn-Weg

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
3.8 km
/ 2.3 mi
Elevation gain
761 m
Typical duration
1 hr 55 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

WALSA-Weg - Etappe 1

St. Gallen · Switzerland

Distance
9.7 km
/ 6.0 mi
Elevation gain
258 m
Typical duration
2 hr 24 min
  • Waymarked route
Hard

Margelchopf-Gipfelweg

St. Gallen · Switzerland

Distance
10.0 km
/ 6.2 mi
Elevation gain
1,648 m
Typical duration
4 hr 33 min
  • Mountain
  • Summit push
  • Panoramic viewpoint
Jöriseen (Kloster-Serneus, Grison, Switzerland)
Moderate

Jöriseen Rundweg

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
9.9 km
/ 6.2 mi
Elevation gain
747 m
Typical duration
3 hr 11 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Hard

5-Seen-Wanderung

St. Gallen · Switzerland

Distance
9.9 km
/ 6.1 mi
Elevation gain
1,004 m
Typical duration
3 hr 34 min
  • Lake
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Gafleisattel -fixme

Liechtenstein

Distance
5.5 km
/ 3.4 mi
Elevation gain
357 m
Typical duration
1 hr 41 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Via Nova, Flims Dorf
Moderate

Panoramaweg Foppa-Fidaz-Flims

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
5.0 km
/ 3.1 mi
Elevation gain
438 m
Typical duration
1 hr 41 min
  • Panoramic viewpoint
  • Waymarked route
Viamala-Schlucht
Moderate

Viamala-Schlucht-Zillis

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
4.6 km
/ 2.8 mi
Elevation gain
444 m
Typical duration
1 hr 37 min
  • Canyon and gorge
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Via son Giachen

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
4.9 km
/ 3.0 mi
Elevation gain
180 m
Typical duration
1 hr 17 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Spundisköpf See - Malixer Alp

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
0.6 km
/ 0.4 mi
Elevation gain
44 m
Typical duration
11 min
  • Lake
  • Alpine meadow
  • Waymarked route
Strudelloch, Gletschertopf in der Viamala .
Easy

Rongellen-Viamala-Schlucht

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
1.6 km
/ 1.0 mi
Elevation gain
61 m
Typical duration
25 min
  • Canyon and gorge
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Panoramaweg Falera-Laax Murschetg

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
5.2 km
/ 3.2 mi
Elevation gain
153 m
Typical duration
1 hr 19 min
  • Panoramic viewpoint
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Alp Sezner Stein

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
5.4 km
/ 3.4 mi
Elevation gain
261 m
Typical duration
1 hr 31 min
  • Alpine meadow
  • Waymarked route
Lake Davos in Davos at minimum level in spring; Graubünden, Switzerland. The water of the lake Davos is fed for energy production through an underground tunnel to the power plant in Klosters.
Easy

Davos See - Meierhof

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
0.5 km
/ 0.3 mi
Elevation gain
56 m
Typical duration
11 min
  • Lake
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Via Glaralpina

Glarus · Switzerland

Distance
8.5 km
/ 5.3 mi
Elevation gain
577 m
Typical duration
2 hr 38 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Alp Nalades - Tigia

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
1.5 km
/ 0.9 mi
Elevation gain
20 m
Typical duration
20 min
  • Alpine meadow
  • Waymarked route
Lake Davos in Davos at minimum level in spring; Graubünden, Switzerland. The water of the lake Davos is fed for energy production through an underground tunnel to the power plant in Klosters.
Easy

Davoser See - Bad

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
0.5 km
/ 0.3 mi
Elevation gain
26 m
Typical duration
9 min
  • Lake
  • Waymarked route
Val Bever from the Beverin river (near Zember da Palüd Marscha), looking east. Elevation points from Swisstopo.
Moderate

Palüd Marscha-Crap Alv

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
6.0 km
/ 3.7 mi
Elevation gain
591 m
Typical duration
2 hr 8 min
  • River
  • Waymarked route
Somtgant in the skiing area Savognin, Grison, Switzerland. On the left the former ski lift Colms, on the right the old ski lift Martegnas, in the background the upper station of the former ski lift Fugna and right of it the former 3-seater
Moderate

Somtgant - Alp Nalades

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
2.7 km
/ 1.7 mi
Elevation gain
79 m
Typical duration
40 min
  • Alpine meadow
  • Waymarked route
Hut between Tguma and Präzer Höhi (Mutta), Cazis, Safien, Grison, Switzerland
Moderate

Präzer Höhi-Sarner Alp

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
0.8 km
/ 0.5 mi
Elevation gain
12 m
Typical duration
11 min
  • Alpine meadow
  • Waymarked route
Mountain station Sarner Höhi of ski-region Sarn-Heinzenberg with Präzer Höhi in the background, Cazis, Safien, Grison, Switzerland
Moderate

Sarner Alp-Parsiras

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
2.2 km
/ 1.4 mi
Elevation gain
60 m
Typical duration
33 min
  • Alpine meadow
  • 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
Prättigauer Höhenweg - Etappe 3Grisons9.9 km872 m3 hr 22 minModerateJune to October
Lichtenstein-WegGrisons8.9 km150 m2 hr 5 minModerateApril to October
Lichtenstein-Weg - Stadtrundgang VaduzLiechtenstein3.2 km68 m46 minModerateApril to October
Via Alpina Green C2Liechtenstein2.9 km20 m38 minModerateApril to October
Vella Alp SeznerGrisons7.8 km754 m2 hr 45 minModerateJune to October
Kuegrat - VaduzLiechtenstein7.9 km131 m1 hr 50 minModerateJune to October
Sargans - GonzenSt. Gallen6.4 km1,283 m3 hr 15 minHardJune to October
Mainefeld EnderlinhütteGrisons4.0 km1,421 m2 hr 58 minHardJune to October
Gaflei - SchaanLiechtenstein9.1 km84 m2 hr 2 minModerateApril to October
Feldkircher Huette (A) - SchaanwaldLiechtenstein8.8 km1,044 m3 hr 25 minHardApril to October

Lichtenstein-Weg, Lichtenstein-Weg - Stadtrundgang Vaduz, Via Alpina Green C2 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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