Moderate
Schaffhausen · Switzerland
- Distance
- 4.8 km / 3.0 mi
- Elevation gain
- 208 m
- Typical duration
- 1 hr 19 min
- Waymarked route
Hiking Trails Under 10 km near Schaffhausen
The directory currently contains 96 quality-checked routes matching this guide near Schaffhausen. Their average mapped distance is 3.3 km and average recorded ascent is 100 m (328 ft); the longest route in the set is 9.0 km.
This subset represents 73% of the 131 quality-checked routes near Schaffhausen. Its average distance is 3.3 km, compared with 10.6 km across the full local set. Average recorded ascent is 100 m (328 ft), versus 195 m (640 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, 48 routes (50%) 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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How do these routes differ?
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
1.9 km
Huguenot and Waldensian TrailCompare the climbing too; shortest does not necessarily mean easiest.
Lowest recorded ascent in this sample
187 m
Huguenot and Waldensian Trail6 of 6 have ascent data. Missing measurements are excluded.
Return logistics
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Trails
Moderate
Zurich · Switzerland
- Distance
- 7.0 km / 4.3 mi
- Elevation gain
- 220 m
- Typical duration
- 1 hr 47 min
- Waymarked route
Moderate
Zurich · Switzerland
- Distance
- 1.9 km / 1.2 mi
- Elevation gain
- 187 m
- Typical duration
- 40 min
- Waymarked route
Moderate
Zurich · Switzerland
- Distance
- 4.0 km / 2.5 mi
- Elevation gain
- 229 m
- Typical duration
- 1 hr 11 min
- Waymarked route
Moderate
Zurich · Switzerland
- Distance
- 4.5 km / 2.8 mi
- Elevation gain
- 227 m
- Typical duration
- 1 hr 17 min
- Waymarked route
Moderate
Zurich · Switzerland
- Distance
- 3.3 km / 2.1 mi
- Elevation gain
- 244 m
- Typical duration
- 1 hr 4 min
- Waymarked route
Moderate
Zurich · Switzerland
- Distance
- 3.7 km / 2.3 mi
- Elevation gain
- 85 m
- Typical duration
- 54 min
- Waymarked route
Easy
Zurich · Switzerland
- Distance
- 3.8 km / 2.4 mi
- Elevation gain
- 53 m
- Typical duration
- 53 min
- Waymarked route
Moderate
Zurich · Switzerland
- Distance
- 7.2 km / 4.5 mi
- Elevation gain
- 105 m
- Typical duration
- 1 hr 40 min
- Waymarked route
Moderate
Zurich · Switzerland
- Distance
- 3.9 km / 2.4 mi
- Elevation gain
- 78 m
- Typical duration
- 56 min
- Waymarked route
Moderate
Zurich · Switzerland
- Distance
- 9.0 km / 5.6 mi
- Elevation gain
- 235 m
- Typical duration
- 2 hr 14 min
- Waymarked route
Moderate
Schaffhausen · Switzerland
- Distance
- 0.7 km / 0.4 mi
- Elevation gain
- 106 m
- Typical duration
- 18 min
- Waymarked route
Easy
Schaffhausen · Switzerland
- Distance
- 0.8 km / 0.5 mi
- Elevation gain
- 6 m
- Typical duration
- 11 min
- Waymarked route
Easy
Schaffhausen · Switzerland
- Distance
- 2.6 km / 1.6 mi
- Elevation gain
- 24 m
- Typical duration
- 35 min
- Waymarked route
Moderate
Zurich · Switzerland
- Distance
- 1.7 km / 1.1 mi
- Elevation gain
- 35 m
- Typical duration
- 25 min
- Waymarked route
Easy
Schaffhausen · Switzerland
- Distance
- 1.3 km / 0.8 mi
- Elevation gain
- 47 m
- Typical duration
- 20 min
- Waymarked route
Easy
Schaffhausen · Switzerland
- Distance
- 1.1 km / 0.7 mi
- Elevation gain
- 8 m
- Typical duration
- 14 min
- Waymarked route
Easy
Zurich · Switzerland
- Distance
- 1.9 km / 1.2 mi
- Elevation gain
- 8 m
- Typical duration
- 24 min
- Waymarked route
Easy
Zurich · Switzerland
- Distance
- 4.6 km / 2.8 mi
- Elevation gain
- 42 m
- Typical duration
- 1 hr 1 min
- Waymarked route
Easy
Schaffhausen · Switzerland
- Distance
- 5.3 km / 3.3 mi
- Elevation gain
- 42 m
- Typical duration
- 1 hr 10 min
- Waymarked route
Easy
Zurich · Switzerland
- Distance
- 2.2 km / 1.4 mi
- Elevation gain
- 8 m
- Typical duration
- 28 min
- Waymarked route
Easy
Zurich · Switzerland
- Distance
- 3.1 km / 1.9 mi
- Elevation gain
- 33 m
- Typical duration
- 42 min
- Waymarked route
Easy
Zurich · Switzerland
- Distance
- 3.2 km / 2.0 mi
- Elevation gain
- 40 m
- Typical duration
- 43 min
- Waymarked route
Easy
Zurich · Switzerland
- Distance
- 3.2 km / 2.0 mi
- Typical duration
- 40 min
- Waymarked route
Easy
Zurich · Switzerland
- Distance
- 1.8 km / 1.1 mi
- Typical duration
- 22 min
- Waymarked route
Easy
Zurich · Switzerland
- Distance
- 5.4 km / 3.4 mi
- Elevation gain
- 41 m
- Typical duration
- 1 hr 11 min
- Waymarked route
Easy
Aargau · Switzerland
- Distance
- 0.8 km / 0.5 mi
- Typical duration
- 10 min
- Waymarked route
Easy
Aargau · Switzerland
- Distance
- 3.5 km / 2.2 mi
- Elevation gain
- 29 m
- Typical duration
- 46 min
- Waymarked route
Easy
Aargau · Switzerland
- Distance
- 3.4 km / 2.1 mi
- Elevation gain
- 16 m
- Typical duration
- 44 min
- Waymarked route
Easy
Aargau · Switzerland
- Distance
- 4.9 km / 3.1 mi
- Elevation gain
- 37 m
- Typical duration
- 1 hr 5 min
- Waymarked route
Easy
Thurgau · Switzerland
- Distance
- 2.4 km / 1.5 mi
- Typical duration
- 30 min
- Waymarked route
Moderate
Zurich · Switzerland
- Distance
- 1.4 km / 0.9 mi
- Elevation gain
- 89 m
- Typical duration
- 26 min
- Lake
- Castle and ruins
- Waymarked route
Easy
Zurich · Switzerland
- Distance
- 2.9 km / 1.8 mi
- Elevation gain
- 78 m
- Typical duration
- 43 min
- Lake
- Wildlife watching
- Waymarked route
Moderate
Zurich · Switzerland
- Distance
- 3.0 km / 1.8 mi
- Elevation gain
- 13 m
- Typical duration
- 38 min
- Mountain
- Waymarked route
Moderate
Aargau · Switzerland
- Distance
- 5.9 km / 3.6 mi
- Elevation gain
- 99 m
- Typical duration
- 1 hr 22 min
- Mountain
- Waymarked route
Moderate
Schaffhausen · Switzerland
- Distance
- 6.8 km / 4.2 mi
- Elevation gain
- 204 m
- Typical duration
- 1 hr 43 min
- Waymarked route
Moderate
Thurgau · Switzerland
- Distance
- 5.9 km / 3.7 mi
- Elevation gain
- 253 m
- Typical duration
- 1 hr 36 min
- Waymarked route
Moderate
Thurgau · Switzerland
- Distance
- 8.5 km / 5.3 mi
- Elevation gain
- 170 m
- Typical duration
- 2 hr 1 min
- Waymarked route
Moderate
Thurgau · Switzerland
- Distance
- 2.9 km / 1.8 mi
- Elevation gain
- 229 m
- Typical duration
- 57 min
- Waymarked route
Moderate
Zurich · Switzerland
- Distance
- 8.8 km / 5.5 mi
- Elevation gain
- 202 m
- Typical duration
- 2 hr 8 min
- Waymarked route
Easy
Zurich · Switzerland
- Distance
- 2.1 km / 1.3 mi
- Elevation gain
- 6 m
- Typical duration
- 26 min
- Waymarked route
Moderate
Zurich · Switzerland
- Distance
- 9.0 km / 5.6 mi
- Elevation gain
- 185 m
- Typical duration
- 2 hr 10 min
- Waymarked route
Easy
Easy
Zurich · Switzerland
- Distance
- 3.6 km / 2.3 mi
- Elevation gain
- 14 m
- Typical duration
- 47 min
- Waymarked route
Easy
Thurgau · Switzerland
- Distance
- 2.9 km / 1.8 mi
- Elevation gain
- 8 m
- Typical duration
- 37 min
- Waymarked route
Easy
Thurgau · Switzerland
- Distance
- 4.0 km / 2.5 mi
- Elevation gain
- 32 m
- Typical duration
- 53 min
- Waymarked route
Easy
Zurich · Switzerland
- Distance
- 4.3 km / 2.7 mi
- Elevation gain
- 82 m
- Typical duration
- 1 hr 1 min
- Waymarked route
Easy
The shortlist, side by side
The ten highest scoring routes on this page, so you can compare effort before opening any of them.
| Route | Distance | Ascent | Time | Difficulty | Best season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huguenot and Waldensian TrailSchaffhausen | 4.8 km | 208 m | 1 hr 19 min | Moderate | April to October |
| Huguenot and Waldensian TrailZurich | 7.0 km | 220 m | 1 hr 47 min | Moderate | April to October |
| Huguenot and Waldensian TrailZurich | 1.9 km | 187 m | 40 min | Moderate | April to October |
| Huguenot and Waldensian TrailZurich | 4.0 km | 229 m | 1 hr 11 min | Moderate | April to October |
| Huguenot and Waldensian TrailZurich | 4.5 km | 227 m | 1 hr 17 min | Moderate | April to October |
| Huguenot and Waldensian TrailZurich | 3.3 km | 244 m | 1 hr 4 min | Moderate | April to October |
| Huguenot and Waldensian TrailZurich | 3.7 km | 85 m | 54 min | Moderate | April to October |
| Huguenot and Waldensian TrailZurich | 3.8 km | 53 m | 53 min | Easy | April to October |
| Huguenot and Waldensian TrailZurich | 7.2 km | 105 m | 1 hr 40 min | Moderate | April to October |
| Huguenot and Waldensian TrailZurich | 3.9 km | 78 m | 56 min | Moderate | April 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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