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Hiking Trails Under 10 km near Thun

The directory currently contains 94 quality-checked routes matching this guide near Thun. Their average mapped distance is 3.2 km and average recorded ascent is 334 m (1,096 ft); the longest route in the set is 9.9 km.

This subset represents 61% of the 153 quality-checked routes near Thun. Its average distance is 3.2 km, compared with 10.0 km across the full local set. Average recorded ascent is 334 m (1,096 ft), versus 512 m (1,680 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, 10 routes (11%) are rated easy, 5 (5%) are rated hard or expert, and 3 (3%) 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

2.0 km

Les Reposoirs

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Lowest recorded ascent in this sample

102 m

Emmenuferweg - Etappe 1

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

Return logistics

0 recorded loops

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Trails

Moderate

Emmenuferweg - Etappe 1

Bern · Switzerland

Distance
9.9 km
/ 6.1 mi
Elevation gain
102 m
Typical duration
2 hr 13 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

04-Lötschberg Panoramaweg

Valais/Wallis · Switzerland

Distance
9.3 km
/ 5.8 mi
Elevation gain
340 m
Typical duration
2 hr 27 min
  • Panoramic viewpoint
  • Waymarked route
Hard

Zustieg Silberhornhütte

Bern · Switzerland

Distance
6.8 km
/ 4.2 mi
Elevation gain
1,986 m
Typical duration
4 hr 23 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Les Reposoirs

Fribourg · Switzerland

Distance
2.0 km
/ 1.3 mi
Elevation gain
200 m
Typical duration
43 min
  • Mountain
  • Forest
  • Waymarked route
Hard

Zustieg Rottalhütte

Bern · Switzerland

Distance
5.7 km
/ 3.5 mi
Elevation gain
1,966 m
Typical duration
4 hr 8 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Auenlandschaft an der Engstlige ob Frutigen, ein Auengebiete von nationaler Bedeutung
Hard

Frutigen - Elsighorn

Bern · Switzerland

Distance
8.1 km
/ 5.0 mi
Elevation gain
1,059 m
Typical duration
3 hr 17 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Sackhorn from above Gfelalp
Moderate

Gfelalp - Lötschenpass

Bern · Switzerland

Distance
4.5 km
/ 2.8 mi
Elevation gain
37 m
Typical duration
59 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Zünigwald - Obere Stalde

Bern · Switzerland

Distance
4.5 km
/ 2.8 mi
Elevation gain
87 m
Typical duration
1 hr 3 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Fründenhütte

Bern · Switzerland

Distance
5.3 km
/ 3.3 mi
Elevation gain
651 m
Typical duration
2 hr 5 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Eiger, Munch and Jungfrau seen from the slopes of the Lauberhorn
Hard

Lauberhorn Trail

Bern · Switzerland

Distance
6.2 km
/ 3.9 mi
Elevation gain
1,372 m
Typical duration
3 hr 21 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Gemmipass seen from a cable car, Leukerbad.
Moderate

Leukerbad Gemmi

Valais/Wallis · Switzerland

Distance
3.2 km
/ 2.0 mi
Elevation gain
487 m
Typical duration
1 hr 24 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Eiger Trail

Bern · Switzerland

Distance
5.7 km
/ 3.6 mi
Elevation gain
849 m
Typical duration
2 hr 28 min
  • Mountain
  • 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
Moderate

Siebenbrunnen-Weg

Bern · Switzerland

Distance
8.2 km
/ 5.1 mi
Elevation gain
885 m
Typical duration
3 hr 2 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Kander River Source at Kander Neve, Kandersteg, Canton of Bern, Switzerland; Kanderfirn floodplain is registered as Glacier foreland in the list of Alluvial Zones of National Importance.
Moderate

Heimritz - Kanderfirn

Bern · Switzerland

Distance
4.0 km
/ 2.5 mi
Elevation gain
774 m
Typical duration
2 hr
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Kander River Source at Kander Neve, Kandersteg, Canton of Bern, Switzerland; Kanderfirn floodplain is registered as Glacier foreland in the list of Alluvial Zones of National Importance.
Moderate

Kanderfirn - Heimritz

Bern · Switzerland

Distance
4.4 km
/ 2.7 mi
Elevation gain
768 m
Typical duration
2 hr 4 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Lötschenpass - Kummenalp

Valais/Wallis · Switzerland

Distance
3.1 km
/ 2.0 mi
Elevation gain
40 m
Typical duration
43 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Zustieg Guggihütte

Bern · Switzerland

Distance
2.8 km
/ 1.8 mi
Elevation gain
837 m
Typical duration
1 hr 51 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Mountain View Trail

Bern · Switzerland

Distance
5.1 km
/ 3.2 mi
Elevation gain
490 m
Typical duration
1 hr 48 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Alpness trail

Bern · Switzerland

Distance
1.0 km
/ 0.6 mi
Elevation gain
44 m
Typical duration
16 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Panorama de Vounetz

Fribourg · Switzerland

Distance
0.9 km
/ 0.5 mi
Elevation gain
151 m
Typical duration
24 min
  • Panoramic viewpoint
  • Waymarked route
Round-headed Rampion ( Phyteuma orbiculare ) , Schynige Platte , Switzerland
Moderate

Panoramaweg Schynige Platte

Bern · Switzerland

Distance
5.6 km
/ 3.5 mi
Elevation gain
306 m
Typical duration
1 hr 38 min
  • Panoramic viewpoint
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Tour du Lac / See-Rundweg

Fribourg · Switzerland

Distance
8.1 km
/ 5.1 mi
Elevation gain
461 m
Typical duration
2 hr 23 min
  • Lake
  • Waymarked route
Anti-tank obstacles in Wimmis/Switzerland
Moderate

Wimmis/Schloss - Spissi

Bern · Switzerland

Distance
1.2 km
/ 0.8 mi
Elevation gain
13 m
Typical duration
16 min
  • Castle and ruins
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Ruine Unspannen - Mühle

Bern · Switzerland

Distance
1.1 km
/ 0.7 mi
Elevation gain
30 m
Typical duration
16 min
  • Castle and ruins
  • Waymarked route
Anti-tank obstacles in Wimmis/Switzerland
Easy

Wimmis - Wimmis/Schloss

Bern · Switzerland

Distance
0.5 km
/ 0.3 mi
Elevation gain
34 m
Typical duration
9 min
  • Castle and ruins
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Les Charmettes - Freiburg

Fribourg · Switzerland

Distance
2.2 km
/ 1.4 mi
Elevation gain
152 m
Typical duration
42 min
  • Forest
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Wald - Schlund

Lucerne · Switzerland

Distance
0.9 km
/ 0.5 mi
Typical duration
11 min
  • Forest
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Höh - Stand

Bern · Switzerland

Distance
3.8 km
/ 2.4 mi
Elevation gain
240 m
Typical duration
1 hr 9 min
  • Mountain
  • 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

Lieselotte Weg

Bern · Switzerland

Distance
3.6 km
/ 2.2 mi
Elevation gain
607 m
Typical duration
1 hr 39 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Schmadrihütte - Schwand

Bern · Switzerland

Distance
3.0 km
/ 1.8 mi
Elevation gain
633 m
Typical duration
1 hr 34 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
Emmenuferweg - Etappe 1Bern9.9 km102 m2 hr 13 minModerateJune to October
04-Lötschberg PanoramawegValais/Wallis9.3 km340 m2 hr 27 minModerateJune to October
Zustieg SilberhornhütteBern6.8 km1,986 m4 hr 23 minHardJuly to September
Les ReposoirsFribourg2.0 km200 m43 minModerateJune to October
Zustieg RottalhütteBern5.7 km1,966 m4 hr 8 minHardJuly to September
Frutigen - ElsighornBern8.1 km1,059 m3 hr 17 minHardJune to October
Wanderweg Schwarzsee - KaisereggFribourg6.9 km1,123 m3 hr 8 minHardJune to October
Gfelalp - LötschenpassBern4.5 km37 m59 minModerateJuly to September
Zünigwald - Obere StaldeBern4.5 km87 m1 hr 3 minModerateJune to October
FründenhütteBern5.3 km651 m2 hr 5 minModerateJuly to September

Emmenuferweg - Etappe 1, 04-Lötschberg Panoramaweg, Les Reposoirs 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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