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Hiking Trails Under 10 km near Oyonnax

The directory currently contains 14 quality-checked routes matching this guide near Oyonnax. Their average mapped distance is 3.8 km and average recorded ascent is 98 m (322 ft); the longest route in the set is 9.2 km.

This subset represents 78% of the 18 quality-checked routes near Oyonnax. Its average distance is 3.8 km, compared with 16.1 km across the full local set. Average recorded ascent is 98 m (322 ft), versus 275 m (902 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, 6 routes (43%) are rated easy, 0 (0%) are rated hard or expert, and 1 (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

Lancy Pont-Rouge - Les Verjus

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Lowest recorded ascent in this sample

9 m

Lancy Pont-Rouge - Les Verjus

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

Return logistics

0 recorded loops

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Trails

Moderate

ViaJacobi

Geneva · Switzerland

Distance
9.2 km
/ 5.7 mi
Elevation gain
131 m
Typical duration
2 hr 6 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

La Dôle

Vaud · Switzerland

Distance
7.6 km
/ 4.7 mi
Elevation gain
574 m
Typical duration
2 hr 26 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Col du Porte-La Dôle

Vaud · Switzerland

Distance
0.9 km
/ 0.6 mi
Elevation gain
103 m
Typical duration
21 min
  • Waymarked route
Pont Butin de Genève, vu depuis la plage de la rive droite.
Moderate

Genève–La Plaine

Geneva · Switzerland

Distance
2.5 km
/ 1.5 mi
Elevation gain
75 m
Typical duration
37 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Eaux d'Arve - Pinchat

Geneva · Switzerland

Distance
3.1 km
/ 1.9 mi
Elevation gain
37 m
Typical duration
42 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Paysages Franco-Suisses

Geneva · Switzerland

Distance
8.6 km
/ 5.4 mi
Elevation gain
103 m
Typical duration
1 hr 57 min

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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
ViaJacobiGeneva9.2 km131 m2 hr 6 minModerateApril to October
Lancy Pont-Rouge - Les VerjusGeneva0.7 km9 m9 minEasyApril to October
La DôleVaud7.6 km574 m2 hr 26 minModerateJune to October
Chalet de la Dôle-Le BaulozVaud3.4 km51 m48 minModerateApril to October
La Dôle-Chalet de la DôleVaud2.1 km23 m28 minModerateJune to October
Col du Porte-La DôleVaud0.9 km103 m21 minModerateJune to October
Col du Vuarne-Col du PorteVaud0.7 km85 m16 minEasyApril to October
Genève–La PlaineGeneva2.5 km75 m37 minModerateApril to October
Carouge place Sigismond - PinchatGeneva1.4 km29 m21 minEasyApril to October
De Staël - Place VerteGeneva3.3 km0 m41 minEasyApril to October

ViaJacobi, Lancy Pont-Rouge - Les Verjus, La Dôle 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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