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Hiking Trails Under 5 km near Chur

The directory currently contains 34 quality-checked routes matching this guide near Chur. Their average mapped distance is 2.9 km and average recorded ascent is 315 m (1,033 ft); the longest route in the set is 5.0 km.

This subset represents 20% of the 172 quality-checked routes near Chur. Its average distance is 2.9 km, compared with 12.7 km across the full local set. Average recorded ascent is 315 m (1,033 ft), versus 773 m (2,536 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, 4 routes (12%) are rated easy, 2 (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

2.9 km

Via Alpina Green C2

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Lowest recorded ascent in this sample

20 m

Via Alpina Green C2

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

Return logistics

0 recorded loops

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Trails

Moderate

Via Alpina Green C2

Liechtenstein

Distance
2.9 km
/ 1.8 mi
Elevation gain
20 m
Typical duration
38 min
Hard

Mainefeld Enderlinhütte

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
4.0 km
/ 2.5 mi
Elevation gain
1,421 m
Typical duration
2 hr 58 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Falknis - Lawena

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
5.0 km
/ 3.1 mi
Elevation gain
102 m
Typical duration
1 hr 12 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Hard

Tschingla Chäserugg

St. Gallen · Switzerland

Distance
4.0 km
/ 2.5 mi
Elevation gain
956 m
Typical duration
2 hr 16 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Schwarzhorn, Davos, Susch, Grisons, Switzerland, Panorama
Moderate

Flüela-Schwarzhorn

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
3.7 km
/ 2.3 mi
Elevation gain
762 m
Typical duration
1 hr 55 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Schwarzhorn, Davos, Susch, Grisons, Switzerland, Panorama
Moderate

Flüela-Schwarzhorn-Weg

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
3.8 km
/ 2.3 mi
Elevation gain
761 m
Typical duration
1 hr 55 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Via Nova, Flims Dorf
Moderate

Panoramaweg Foppa-Fidaz-Flims

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
5.0 km
/ 3.1 mi
Elevation gain
438 m
Typical duration
1 hr 41 min
  • Panoramic viewpoint
  • Waymarked route
Viamala-Schlucht
Moderate

Viamala-Schlucht-Zillis

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
4.6 km
/ 2.8 mi
Elevation gain
444 m
Typical duration
1 hr 37 min
  • Canyon and gorge
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Via son Giachen

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
4.9 km
/ 3.0 mi
Elevation gain
180 m
Typical duration
1 hr 17 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Spundisköpf See - Malixer Alp

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
0.6 km
/ 0.4 mi
Elevation gain
44 m
Typical duration
11 min
  • Lake
  • Alpine meadow
  • Waymarked route
Strudelloch, Gletschertopf in der Viamala .
Easy

Rongellen-Viamala-Schlucht

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
1.6 km
/ 1.0 mi
Elevation gain
61 m
Typical duration
25 min
  • Canyon and gorge
  • Waymarked route
Lake Davos in Davos at minimum level in spring; Graubünden, Switzerland. The water of the lake Davos is fed for energy production through an underground tunnel to the power plant in Klosters.
Easy

Davos See - Meierhof

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
0.5 km
/ 0.3 mi
Elevation gain
56 m
Typical duration
11 min
  • Lake
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Alp Nalades - Tigia

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
1.5 km
/ 0.9 mi
Elevation gain
20 m
Typical duration
20 min
  • Alpine meadow
  • Waymarked route
Lake Davos in Davos at minimum level in spring; Graubünden, Switzerland. The water of the lake Davos is fed for energy production through an underground tunnel to the power plant in Klosters.
Easy

Davoser See - Bad

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
0.5 km
/ 0.3 mi
Elevation gain
26 m
Typical duration
9 min
  • Lake
  • Waymarked route
Somtgant in the skiing area Savognin, Grison, Switzerland. On the left the former ski lift Colms, on the right the old ski lift Martegnas, in the background the upper station of the former ski lift Fugna and right of it the former 3-seater
Moderate

Somtgant - Alp Nalades

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
2.7 km
/ 1.7 mi
Elevation gain
79 m
Typical duration
40 min
  • Alpine meadow
  • Waymarked route
Hut between Tguma and Präzer Höhi (Mutta), Cazis, Safien, Grison, Switzerland
Moderate

Präzer Höhi-Sarner Alp

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
0.8 km
/ 0.5 mi
Elevation gain
12 m
Typical duration
11 min
  • Alpine meadow
  • Waymarked route
Mountain station Sarner Höhi of ski-region Sarn-Heinzenberg with Präzer Höhi in the background, Cazis, Safien, Grison, Switzerland
Moderate

Sarner Alp-Parsiras

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
2.2 km
/ 1.4 mi
Elevation gain
60 m
Typical duration
33 min
  • Alpine meadow
  • Waymarked route
Hut between Tguma and Präzer Höhi (Mutta), Cazis, Safien, Grison, Switzerland
Moderate

Sarner Alp-Präzer Höhi

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
0.9 km
/ 0.6 mi
Elevation gain
7 m
Typical duration
12 min
  • Alpine meadow
  • Waymarked route
Alte Bibel in der reformierten Kirche Riein, Kanton Graubünden
Moderate

Riein Dutjer Alp

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
3.6 km
/ 2.2 mi
Elevation gain
702 m
Typical duration
1 hr 48 min
  • Mountain
  • Alpine meadow
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Crap Alv-Lai da Palpuoga

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
1.7 km
/ 1.1 mi
Elevation gain
132 m
Typical duration
33 min
  • River
  • Waymarked route
View from the Jakobshorn in northwestern direction
Moderate

Jakobshorn - Ischalp

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
4.3 km
/ 2.7 mi
Elevation gain
51 m
Typical duration
59 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Ploms Parmort

St. Gallen · Switzerland

Distance
4.5 km
/ 2.8 mi
Elevation gain
588 m
Typical duration
1 hr 49 min
  • Waymarked route
Winterwanderweg oberhalb de:Falera nach Curnius
Moderate

Crap Sogn Gion - Curnius

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
2.7 km
/ 1.7 mi
Elevation gain
576 m
Typical duration
1 hr 25 min
  • Waymarked route
Winterwanderweg oberhalb de:Falera nach Curnius
Moderate

Curnius - Laax

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
4.6 km
/ 2.9 mi
Elevation gain
600 m
Typical duration
1 hr 51 min
  • Waymarked route
7141 Luven, Switzerland
Moderate

Luven Bündner Rigi

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
3.8 km
/ 2.4 mi
Elevation gain
653 m
Typical duration
1 hr 47 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Lüsis Nideri

St. Gallen · Switzerland

Distance
1.9 km
/ 1.2 mi
Elevation gain
38 m
Typical duration
27 min
  • Waymarked route
Walensee
Moderate

Quinten - Bidem

St. Gallen · Switzerland

Distance
1.8 km
/ 1.1 mi
Elevation gain
7 m
Typical duration
23 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Trit

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
2.8 km
/ 1.8 mi
Elevation gain
861 m
Typical duration
1 hr 53 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
Lichtenstein-Weg - Stadtrundgang VaduzLiechtenstein3.2 km68 m46 minModerateApril to October
Via Alpina Green C2Liechtenstein2.9 km20 m38 minModerateApril to October
Mainefeld EnderlinhütteGrisons4.0 km1,421 m2 hr 58 minHardJune to October
Falknis - LawenaGrisons5.0 km102 m1 hr 12 minModerateJuly to September
Tschingla ChäseruggSt. Gallen4.0 km956 m2 hr 16 minHardJune to October
Flüela-SchwarzhornGrisons3.7 km762 m1 hr 55 minModerateJuly to September
Flüela-Schwarzhorn-WegGrisons3.8 km761 m1 hr 55 minModerateJuly to September
Panoramaweg Foppa-Fidaz-FlimsGrisons5.0 km438 m1 hr 41 minModerateApril to October
Viamala-Schlucht-ZillisGrisons4.6 km444 m1 hr 37 minModerateApril to October
Via son GiachenGrisons4.9 km180 m1 hr 17 minModerateApril to October

Lichtenstein-Weg - Stadtrundgang Vaduz, Via Alpina Green C2, Mainefeld Enderlinhütte 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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