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Hiking Trails Under 5 km in Basel-City

The directory currently contains 12 quality-checked routes matching this guide in Basel-City. Their average mapped distance is 1.7 km and average recorded ascent is 27 m (89 ft); the longest route in the set is 5.0 km.

This subset represents 48% of the 25 quality-checked routes in Basel-City. Its average distance is 1.7 km, compared with 31.9 km across the full local set. Average recorded ascent is 27 m (89 ft), versus 506 m (1,660 ft) for all quality-checked routes in the same area.

Every route in this set has a mapped distance of 5 km or less. Time and suitability still depend on ascent, surface and conditions. Within this set, 11 routes (92%) are rated easy, 0 (0%) are rated hard or expert, and 2 (17%) 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

0.5 km

Petris - Schlipf Grenzübergang

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Lowest recorded ascent in this sample

0 m

Petris - Schlipf Grenzübergang

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

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2 recorded loops

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Trails

Radiostudio Basel von Schweizer Radio DRS auf dem Bruderholz. Das Studio beherbergt die Redaktionen von DRS 2, Regionaljournal Basel und Swiss Satellite Radio. Erbaut 1937/38. In Betrieb bis 2019.
Easy

Bruderholz-Rundweg

Basel-City · Switzerland

Distance
5.0 km
/ 3.1 mi
Elevation gain
90 m
Typical duration
1 hr 10 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Schifflände-St. Alban

Basel-City · Switzerland

Distance
1.8 km
/ 1.1 mi
Elevation gain
37 m
Typical duration
26 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Hebel-Wanderweg

Basel-City · Switzerland

Distance
1.0 km
/ 0.6 mi
Typical duration
12 min
Easy

Paracelsus Rundgang

Basel-City · Switzerland

Distance
1.5 km
/ 0.9 mi
Elevation gain
30 m
Typical duration
21 min
Easy

Erasmus Rundgang

Basel-City · Switzerland

Distance
1.4 km
/ 0.9 mi
Elevation gain
27 m
Typical duration
20 min
Easy

Fussweg Rheinliebe

Basel-City · Switzerland

Distance
1.6 km
/ 1.0 mi
Elevation gain
13 m
Typical duration
21 min
Easy

Hans_Holbein Rundgang

Basel-City · Switzerland

Distance
2.1 km
/ 1.3 mi
Elevation gain
51 m
Typical duration
31 min
Easy

Weg der Besinnung

Basel-City · Switzerland

Distance
1.3 km
/ 0.8 mi
Elevation gain
53 m
Typical duration
21 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
Bruderholz-RundwegBasel-City5.0 km90 m1 hr 10 minEasyApril to October
Petris - Schlipf GrenzübergangBasel-City0.5 km0 m6 minModerateApril to October
Schifflände-St. AlbanBasel-City1.8 km37 m26 minEasyApril to October
Hebel-WanderwegBasel-City1.0 km0 m12 minEasyApril to October
Jakob Burckhardt RundgangBasel-City1.7 km15 m23 minEasyApril to October
Jogging Route KannenfeldparkBasel-City0.9 km0 m12 minEasyApril to October
Paracelsus RundgangBasel-City1.5 km30 m21 minEasyApril to October
Erasmus RundgangBasel-City1.4 km27 m20 minEasyApril to October
Fussweg RheinliebeBasel-City1.6 km13 m21 minEasyApril to October
Hans_Holbein RundgangBasel-City2.1 km51 m31 minEasyApril to October

Bruderholz-Rundweg, Petris - Schlipf Grenzübergang, Schifflände-St. Alban 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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