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Hiking Trails Under 5 km near Freiburg

The directory currently contains 11 quality-checked routes matching this guide near Freiburg. Their average mapped distance is 1.9 km and average recorded ascent is 8 m (26 ft); the longest route in the set is 4.6 km.

This subset represents 44% of the 25 quality-checked routes near Freiburg. Its average distance is 1.9 km, compared with 38.8 km across the full local set. Average recorded ascent is 8 m (26 ft), versus 584 m (1,916 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, 10 routes (91%) are rated easy, 0 (0%) 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

0.5 km

Petris - Schlipf Grenzübergang

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Lowest recorded ascent in this sample

0 m

Kymshof - Möhlin

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

Return logistics

0 recorded loops

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Trails

The new building development area "Breiti" in the west of Möhlin
Easy

Kymshof - Möhlin

Aargau · Switzerland

Distance
2.6 km
/ 1.6 mi
Typical duration
33 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Bachtele - Chräbis

Aargau · Switzerland

Distance
1.7 km
/ 1.0 mi
Elevation gain
11 m
Typical duration
22 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Bachtele - Riburg

Aargau · Switzerland

Distance
1.7 km
/ 1.0 mi
Typical duration
21 min
  • Waymarked route
Das Wohnhaus mit angebauter Scheune an der Hauptstrasse 89 in Mumpf, steht unter lokalem Denkmalschutz.
Easy

Mumpf - Wallbach

Aargau · Switzerland

Distance
2.0 km
/ 1.3 mi
Typical duration
25 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Rappertshüseren - Stelli

Aargau · Switzerland

Distance
3.4 km
/ 2.1 mi
Elevation gain
6 m
Typical duration
43 min
  • Waymarked route
Old hydroelectric power plant in Rheinfelden
Easy

Rheinfelden - Möhlin

Aargau · Switzerland

Distance
4.6 km
/ 2.8 mi
Elevation gain
58 m
Typical duration
1 hr 2 min
  • Waymarked route
The new building development area "Breiti" in the west of Möhlin
Easy

Riburg - Möhlin

Aargau · Switzerland

Distance
1.1 km
/ 0.7 mi
Typical duration
14 min
  • Waymarked route
Müllmuseum in Wallbach (Baden)
Easy

Stelli - Wallbach

Aargau · Switzerland

Distance
1.9 km
/ 1.2 mi
Typical duration
24 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Hebel-Wanderweg

Basel-City · Switzerland

Distance
1.0 km
/ 0.6 mi
Typical duration
12 min
Easy

Rheinliebe Fussweg

Aargau · Switzerland

Distance
0.8 km
/ 0.5 mi
Elevation gain
14 m
Typical duration
12 min

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
Kymshof - MöhlinAargau2.6 km0 m33 minEasyApril to October
Bachtele - ChräbisAargau1.7 km11 m22 minEasyApril to October
Bachtele - RiburgAargau1.7 km0 m21 minEasyApril to October
Mumpf - WallbachAargau2.0 km0 m25 minEasyApril to October
Petris - Schlipf GrenzübergangBasel-City0.5 km0 m6 minModerateApril to October
Rappertshüseren - StelliAargau3.4 km6 m43 minEasyApril to October
Rheinfelden - MöhlinAargau4.6 km58 m1 hr 2 minEasyApril to October
Riburg - MöhlinAargau1.1 km0 m14 minEasyApril to October
Stelli - WallbachAargau1.9 km0 m24 minEasyApril to October
Hebel-WanderwegBasel-City1.0 km0 m12 minEasyApril to October

Bachtele - Chräbis, Mumpf - Wallbach, Stelli - Wallbach 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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