Easy
Västra Götaland County · Sweden
- Distance
- 4.5 km / 2.8 mi
- Elevation gain
- 98 m
- Typical duration
- 1 hr 5 min
- Waymarked route
Hiking Trails Under 5 km in Västra Götaland County
We track 149 routes that match this search in Västra Götaland County. They average 3.0 km and 66 m (217 ft) of ascent.
That is 46 percent of the 323 routes we map in Västra Götaland County. They are shorter than the local average, 3.0 km against 9.8 km, which is what makes this a practical shortlist for a half day. They also climb less than the area average, 66 m (217 ft) against 217 m (712 ft), so they suit a recovery day or a group with mixed fitness.
Short routes for a spare couple of hours, an evening walk, or a day when the weather only gives you a window. Most of these are on the gentler end, which makes the list a good starting point if you are new to the area. A good share of them are loops, so you can park once and finish where you started.
Trails
Easy
Västra Götaland County · Sweden
- Distance
- 1.4 km / 0.9 mi
- Elevation gain
- 31 m
- Typical duration
- 20 min
- Waymarked route
Easy
Västra Götaland County · Sweden
- Distance
- 4.6 km / 2.9 mi
- Elevation gain
- 101 m
- Typical duration
- 1 hr 6 min
Easy
Västra Götaland County · Sweden
- Distance
- 4.3 km / 2.7 mi
- Elevation gain
- 95 m
- Typical duration
- 1 hr 2 min
Easy
Västra Götaland County · Sweden
- Distance
- 2.6 km / 1.6 mi
- Elevation gain
- 57 m
- Typical duration
- 38 min
Easy
Västra Götaland County · Sweden
- Distance
- 1.4 km / 0.9 mi
- Elevation gain
- 30 m
- Typical duration
- 20 min
- Waymarked route
Easy
Västra Götaland County · Sweden
- Distance
- 3.4 km / 2.1 mi
- Elevation gain
- 75 m
- Typical duration
- 50 min
- Waymarked route
Easy
Västra Götaland County · Sweden
- Distance
- 5.0 km / 3.1 mi
- Elevation gain
- 109 m
- Typical duration
- 1 hr 12 min
- Waymarked route
Easy
Västra Götaland County · Sweden
- Distance
- 3.2 km / 2.0 mi
- Elevation gain
- 70 m
- Typical duration
- 46 min
- Waymarked route
Easy
Västra Götaland County · Sweden
- Distance
- 3.8 km / 2.3 mi
- Elevation gain
- 83 m
- Typical duration
- 55 min
- Waymarked route
Easy
Västra Götaland County · Sweden
- Distance
- 4.9 km / 3.1 mi
- Elevation gain
- 109 m
- Typical duration
- 1 hr 12 min
- Waymarked route
Easy
Västra Götaland County · Sweden
- Distance
- 3.2 km / 2.0 mi
- Elevation gain
- 70 m
- Typical duration
- 46 min
- Waymarked route
Easy
Västra Götaland County · Sweden
- Distance
- 2.4 km / 1.5 mi
- Elevation gain
- 53 m
- Typical duration
- 35 min
- Waymarked route
Easy
Västra Götaland County · Sweden
- Distance
- 4.3 km / 2.7 mi
- Elevation gain
- 94 m
- Typical duration
- 1 hr 2 min
- Waymarked route
Easy
Västra Götaland County · Sweden
- Distance
- 2.6 km / 1.6 mi
- Elevation gain
- 58 m
- Typical duration
- 38 min
- Waymarked route
Easy
Västra Götaland County · Sweden
- Distance
- 4.6 km / 2.8 mi
- Elevation gain
- 100 m
- Typical duration
- 1 hr 6 min
- Waymarked route
Easy
Västra Götaland County · Sweden
- Distance
- 1.6 km / 1.0 mi
- Elevation gain
- 35 m
- Typical duration
- 23 min
- Waymarked route
Easy
Västra Götaland County · Sweden
- Distance
- 2.6 km / 1.6 mi
- Elevation gain
- 58 m
- Typical duration
- 38 min
- Waymarked route
Easy
Västra Götaland County · Sweden
- Distance
- 4.7 km / 2.9 mi
- Elevation gain
- 104 m
- Typical duration
- 1 hr 8 min
- Waymarked route
Easy
Västra Götaland County · Sweden
- Distance
- 1.1 km / 0.7 mi
- Elevation gain
- 23 m
- Typical duration
- 15 min
- Waymarked route
Easy
Västra Götaland County · Sweden
- Distance
- 2.6 km / 1.6 mi
- Elevation gain
- 57 m
- Typical duration
- 37 min
- Waymarked route
Easy
Västra Götaland County · Sweden
- Distance
- 2.2 km / 1.4 mi
- Elevation gain
- 49 m
- Typical duration
- 32 min
- Waymarked route
Easy
Västra Götaland County · Sweden
- Distance
- 2.5 km / 1.5 mi
- Elevation gain
- 54 m
- Typical duration
- 36 min
- Waymarked route
Easy
Västra Götaland County · Sweden
- Distance
- 2.1 km / 1.3 mi
- Elevation gain
- 47 m
- Typical duration
- 31 min
- Waymarked route
Easy
Västra Götaland County · Sweden
- Distance
- 4.2 km / 2.6 mi
- Elevation gain
- 92 m
- Typical duration
- 1 hr 1 min
- Waymarked route
Easy
Västra Götaland County · Sweden
- Distance
- 4.8 km / 3.0 mi
- Elevation gain
- 106 m
- Typical duration
- 1 hr 10 min
- Waymarked route
Easy
Västra Götaland County · Sweden
- Distance
- 3.7 km / 2.3 mi
- Elevation gain
- 82 m
- Typical duration
- 54 min
- Waymarked route
Easy
Västra Götaland County · Sweden
- Distance
- 3.7 km / 2.3 mi
- Elevation gain
- 82 m
- Typical duration
- 54 min
- Waymarked route
Easy
Västra Götaland County · Sweden
- Distance
- 0.7 km / 0.4 mi
- Elevation gain
- 15 m
- Typical duration
- 10 min
- Waymarked route
Easy
Västra Götaland County · Sweden
- Distance
- 3.7 km / 2.3 mi
- Elevation gain
- 82 m
- Typical duration
- 54 min
- Waymarked route
Easy
Västra Götaland County · Sweden
- Distance
- 3.4 km / 2.1 mi
- Elevation gain
- 74 m
- Typical duration
- 49 min
- Waymarked route
Easy
Västra Götaland County · Sweden
- Distance
- 3.9 km / 2.4 mi
- Elevation gain
- 85 m
- Typical duration
- 56 min
- Waymarked route
Easy
Västra Götaland County · Sweden
- Distance
- 1.3 km / 0.8 mi
- Elevation gain
- 28 m
- Typical duration
- 18 min
- Waymarked route
Easy
Västra Götaland County · Sweden
- Distance
- 0.8 km / 0.5 mi
- Elevation gain
- 17 m
- Typical duration
- 11 min
- Waymarked route
Easy
Västra Götaland County · Sweden
- Distance
- 1.7 km / 1.1 mi
- Elevation gain
- 38 m
- Typical duration
- 25 min
- Waymarked route
Easy
Västra Götaland County · Sweden
- Distance
- 4.1 km / 2.5 mi
- Elevation gain
- 90 m
- Typical duration
- 59 min
- Waymarked route
Easy
Västra Götaland County · Sweden
- Distance
- 2.6 km / 1.6 mi
- Elevation gain
- 57 m
- Typical duration
- 38 min
- Waymarked route
Easy
Västra Götaland County · Sweden
- Distance
- 4.0 km / 2.5 mi
- Elevation gain
- 127 m
- Typical duration
- 1 hr 2 min
- Waymarked route
Easy
Västra Götaland County · Sweden
- Distance
- 2.3 km / 1.4 mi
- Elevation gain
- 51 m
- Typical duration
- 34 min
- Waymarked route
Easy
Västra Götaland County · Sweden
- Distance
- 4.1 km / 2.6 mi
- Elevation gain
- 91 m
- Typical duration
- 1 hr
- Waymarked route
Easy
Västra Götaland County · Sweden
- Distance
- 3.7 km / 2.3 mi
- Elevation gain
- 81 m
- Typical duration
- 54 min
- Waymarked route
Easy
Västra Götaland County · Sweden
- Distance
- 2.9 km / 1.8 mi
- Elevation gain
- 63 m
- Typical duration
- 42 min
- Waymarked route
Easy
Västra Götaland County · Sweden
- Distance
- 2.3 km / 1.4 mi
- Elevation gain
- 51 m
- Typical duration
- 33 min
- Waymarked route
Easy
Västra Götaland County · Sweden
- Distance
- 1.9 km / 1.2 mi
- Elevation gain
- 42 m
- Typical duration
- 28 min
- Waymarked route
Easy
Västra Götaland County · Sweden
- Distance
- 5.0 km / 3.1 mi
- Elevation gain
- 109 m
- Typical duration
- 1 hr 12 min
- Waymarked route
Easy
Västra Götaland County · Sweden
- Distance
- 3.1 km / 2.0 mi
- Elevation gain
- 69 m
- Typical duration
- 45 min
- Waymarked route
Easy
Västra Götaland County · Sweden
- Distance
- 2.3 km / 1.4 mi
- Elevation gain
- 50 m
- Typical duration
- 33 min
- Waymarked route
Easy
Västra Götaland County · Sweden
- Distance
- 3.9 km / 2.4 mi
- Elevation gain
- 86 m
- Typical duration
- 57 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.
| Route | Distance | Ascent | Time | Difficulty | Best season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bohusleden - Etapp 21 Flötemarksön - PorsåsVästra Götaland County | 4.5 km | 98 m | 1 hr 5 min | Easy | June to October |
| Bohusleden - Genväg till Torpet Freden (Etapp 5)Västra Götaland County | 1.4 km | 31 m | 20 min | Easy | June to October |
| Västra Vätterleden: Etapp 1, Stenkällegården - Forsvik (shortcut north)Västra Götaland County | 4.6 km | 101 m | 1 hr 6 min | Easy | June to October |
| Västra Vätterleden: Etapp 1, Stenkällegården - Forsvik (shortcut south)Västra Götaland County | 4.3 km | 95 m | 1 hr 2 min | Easy | June to October |
| Pilgrimsleden Forshem-HusabyVästra Götaland County | 2.6 km | 57 m | 38 min | Easy | June to October |
| Aktivitets ledVästra Götaland County | 1.4 km | 30 m | 20 min | Easy | June to October |
| Berghem MotionsspårVästra Götaland County | 3.4 km | 75 m | 50 min | Easy | June to October |
| Björkåsen Röd 5 kmVästra Götaland County | 5.0 km | 109 m | 1 hr 12 min | Easy | June to October |
| BlåVästra Götaland County | 3.2 km | 70 m | 46 min | Easy | June to October |
| Blå 4 kmVästra Götaland County | 3.8 km | 83 m | 55 min | Easy | June to October |
If you only have time for one, start with Bohusleden - Etapp 21 Flötemarksön - Porsås, Bohusleden - Genväg till Torpet Freden (Etapp 5), Västra Vätterleden: Etapp 1, Stenkällegården - Forsvik (shortcut south). Those are the routes people come back to. Every route on this page links through to a full guide with the map, elevation profile, seasonal advice and what to bring.
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