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Hiking Trails Under 5 km near Aosta

The directory currently contains 48 quality-checked routes matching this guide near Aosta. Their average mapped distance is 2.5 km and average recorded ascent is 284 m (932 ft); the longest route in the set is 4.8 km.

This subset represents 53% of the 91 quality-checked routes near Aosta. Its average distance is 2.5 km, compared with 11.6 km across the full local set. Average recorded ascent is 284 m (932 ft), versus 839 m (2,753 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, 5 routes (10%) are rated easy, 3 (6%) are rated hard or expert, and 0 (0%) 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

1.6 km

Lac du Petit Mont-Fort - Col de la Chaux

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Lowest recorded ascent in this sample

41 m

Col de la Chaux - Cabane Mont-Fort

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

Return logistics

0 recorded loops

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Trails

Moderate

Col de la Chaux - Cabane Mont-Fort

Valais/Wallis · Switzerland

Distance
3.2 km
/ 2.0 mi
Elevation gain
41 m
Typical duration
43 min
  • Mountain
  • Castle and ruins
  • Waymarked route
Le Catogne, sommet des Alpes valaisannes au-dessus de Martigny.
Moderate

La Poya > Le Catogne

Valais/Wallis · Switzerland

Distance
3.8 km
/ 2.3 mi
Elevation gain
62 m
Typical duration
53 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Le Catogne's sight toward Champex
Moderate

L'Adray > Le Catogne

Valais/Wallis · Switzerland

Distance
3.5 km
/ 2.2 mi
Elevation gain
262 m
Typical duration
1 hr 8 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Hörnliweg

Valais/Wallis · Switzerland

Distance
4.6 km
/ 2.9 mi
Elevation gain
513 m
Typical duration
1 hr 44 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Panorama view from the Panossière hut, in Bagnes, Valais, Switzerland.
Moderate

Panossière-La Maye

Valais/Wallis · Switzerland

Distance
2.4 km
/ 1.5 mi
Elevation gain
662 m
Typical duration
1 hr 30 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Panorama view from the Panossière hut, in Bagnes, Valais, Switzerland.
Moderate

Panossière-Luis Darray

Valais/Wallis · Switzerland

Distance
2.8 km
/ 1.8 mi
Elevation gain
127 m
Typical duration
47 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Champex, Valais
Easy

Champex-Lac > Champex

Valais/Wallis · Switzerland

Distance
0.9 km
/ 0.5 mi
Elevation gain
23 m
Typical duration
13 min
  • Lake
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Chez les Reuses > Le Signal

Valais/Wallis · Switzerland

Distance
1.3 km
/ 0.8 mi
Elevation gain
263 m
Typical duration
40 min
  • Forest
  • Waymarked route
Chemin pédestre - Poteau indicateur - Orsières - Gare
Moderate

Chez les Addy > Orsières

Valais/Wallis · Switzerland

Distance
2.4 km
/ 1.5 mi
Elevation gain
22 m
Typical duration
32 min
  • Forest
  • Waymarked route
Le Glacier du Giétro et le Mont Blanc de Cheilon, vus depuis la montée vers le Col des Otanes. Août 2007.
Hard

Pazagnou-Col des Otanes

Valais/Wallis · Switzerland

Distance
4.0 km
/ 2.5 mi
Elevation gain
913 m
Typical duration
2 hr 13 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Etiez > Les Moulins

Valais/Wallis · Switzerland

Distance
1.3 km
/ 0.8 mi
Elevation gain
38 m
Typical duration
20 min
  • Forest
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Erra d'en Haut-Le Clou

Valais/Wallis · Switzerland

Distance
2.4 km
/ 1.5 mi
Elevation gain
34 m
Typical duration
33 min
  • Waymarked route
fr:Fenêtre de Durand côté suisse
Moderate

Col Fenêtre - Mont Avril

Valais/Wallis · Switzerland

Distance
1.3 km
/ 0.8 mi
Elevation gain
503 m
Typical duration
1 hr 2 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Die am 16.09.2019 auf dem Col des Avouillons (2648 msm) mit Blickrichtung Südsüdost entstandene Panoramaaufnahme zeigt die Zunge des Corbassièregletschers; zu sehen sind auch die Cabane FXB Panossière (auf der gegenüberliegenden Seitenmorän
Moderate

Col des Avouillons - Sery

Valais/Wallis · Switzerland

Distance
3.1 km
/ 1.9 mi
Elevation gain
581 m
Typical duration
1 hr 31 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Panorama de la commune de Liddes depuis le Roc de Cornet, le 9 avril 2012. On voit aussi Vichères et Chandonne et Dranse.
Moderate

Le Clou-Liddes

Valais/Wallis · Switzerland

Distance
2.1 km
/ 1.3 mi
Elevation gain
51 m
Typical duration
31 min
  • Waymarked route
Mauvoisin Dam, Valais, Switzerland
Moderate

Bonatchiesse-Mauvoisin

Valais/Wallis · Switzerland

Distance
3.2 km
/ 2.0 mi
Elevation gain
307 m
Typical duration
1 hr 8 min
  • Waymarked route
Le Catogne's sight toward Champex
Moderate

Champex d'en Bas > L'Adray

Valais/Wallis · Switzerland

Distance
3.8 km
/ 2.4 mi
Elevation gain
322 m
Typical duration
1 hr 17 min
  • Waymarked route
Cabane du col de Mille, sur le fr:tour des Combins . Construite en 2014, elle remplace celle de 1997.
Moderate

Col de Mille-Erra d'en Haut

Valais/Wallis · Switzerland

Distance
1.5 km
/ 0.9 mi
Elevation gain
15 m
Typical duration
20 min
  • Waymarked route
Mauvoisin Dam, Valais, Switzerland
Moderate

Mauvoisin-Pazagnou

Valais/Wallis · Switzerland

Distance
1.4 km
/ 0.9 mi
Elevation gain
294 m
Typical duration
44 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Plan du Jeu > Tsalevey

Valais/Wallis · Switzerland

Distance
3.9 km
/ 2.4 mi
Elevation gain
240 m
Typical duration
1 hr 10 min
  • Waymarked route
Sembrancher is the junction on the Martigny Orsières (MO) system. The line begins at Martigny on the main line between Lausanne and Brig. Here it splits with branches off to Orsières and Le Châble. Taken on 7 November 1998 two ABDe railcars
Moderate

Sembrancher > La Garde

Valais/Wallis · Switzerland

Distance
2.2 km
/ 1.4 mi
Elevation gain
220 m
Typical duration
48 min
  • Waymarked route
Fionnay, in Bagnes, Valais, Switzerland.
Moderate

Fionnay-Bonatchiesse

Valais/Wallis · Switzerland

Distance
4.5 km
/ 2.8 mi
Elevation gain
247 m
Typical duration
1 hr 19 min
  • Waymarked route
Champex, Valais
Easy

Champex > L'Adray

Valais/Wallis · Switzerland

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

sentier du lac

Valais/Wallis · Switzerland

Distance
2.1 km
/ 1.3 mi
Elevation gain
114 m
Typical duration
37 min
  • Lake
Bovine high mountain pasture
Moderate

Plan de l'Au > Bovine

Valais/Wallis · Switzerland

Distance
4.8 km
/ 3.0 mi
Elevation gain
738 m
Typical duration
2 hr 7 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Bémont > Champex d'en Bas

Valais/Wallis · Switzerland

Distance
3.6 km
/ 2.2 mi
Elevation gain
563 m
Typical duration
1 hr 35 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Chez les Addy > La Rosière

Valais/Wallis · Switzerland

Distance
2.0 km
/ 1.2 mi
Elevation gain
40 m
Typical duration
28 min
  • Forest
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Bruson - Moay

Valais/Wallis · Switzerland

Distance
3.7 km
/ 2.3 mi
Elevation gain
667 m
Typical duration
1 hr 47 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
Lac du Petit Mont-Fort - Col de la ChauxValais/Wallis1.6 km168 m35 minModerateJuly to September
Barrage de Mauvoisin - Le PleureurValais/Wallis4.7 km1,996 m3 hr 58 minHardJuly to September
Col de la Chaux - Cabane Mont-FortValais/Wallis3.2 km41 m43 minModerateJuly to September
La Poya > Le CatogneValais/Wallis3.8 km62 m53 minModerateJuly to September
L'Adray > Le CatogneValais/Wallis3.5 km262 m1 hr 8 minModerateJuly to September
Chemins pédestre de montagne, commune de SembrancherValais/Wallis4.8 km1,338 m3 hr 1 minHardJune to October
HörnliwegValais/Wallis4.6 km513 m1 hr 44 minModerateJuly to September
Panossière-La MayeValais/Wallis2.4 km662 m1 hr 30 minModerateJuly to September
Col du Grand-St-Bernard > Lacs de FenêtreValais/Wallis4.7 km458 m1 hr 40 minModerateJuly to September
Col des Otanes-PanossièreValais/Wallis1.3 km0 m16 minModerateJuly to September

Lac du Petit Mont-Fort - Col de la Chaux, Barrage de Mauvoisin - Le Pleureur, Col de la Chaux - Cabane Mont-Fort 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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