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Hiking Trails Under 5 km near Lörrach

The directory currently contains 85 quality-checked routes matching this guide near Lörrach. Their average mapped distance is 2.5 km and average recorded ascent is 153 m (502 ft); the longest route in the set is 4.9 km.

This subset represents 55% of the 155 quality-checked routes near Lörrach. Its average distance is 2.5 km, compared with 13.5 km across the full local set. Average recorded ascent is 153 m (502 ft), versus 364 m (1,194 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, 12 routes (14%) are rated easy, 0 (0%) are rated hard or expert, and 2 (2%) 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

1.5 km

Burg Reichenstein - Gstüd Ränggersmatt

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Lowest recorded ascent in this sample

0 m

Ruine Wartenberg - Mittenza

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

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0 recorded loops

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Trails

Naturpark Thal
Moderate

Holderbank - Ruine Alt Bechburg

Solothurn · Switzerland

Distance
1.9 km
/ 1.2 mi
Elevation gain
142 m
Typical duration
37 min
  • Castle and ruins
  • Waymarked route
Aesch, catholic church
Easy

Ruine Pfeffingen - Aesch

Basel-Landschaft · Switzerland

Distance
3.0 km
/ 1.9 mi
Elevation gain
18 m
Typical duration
40 min
  • Castle and ruins
  • Waymarked route
Sie steht hoch oben auf dem Berg und ist ein markantes Wahrzeichen von Muttenz (BL).
Moderate

Ruine Wartenberg - Mittenza

Basel-Landschaft · Switzerland

Distance
1.6 km
/ 1.0 mi
Typical duration
19 min
  • Castle and ruins
  • Waymarked route
Sie steht hoch oben auf dem Berg und ist ein markantes Wahrzeichen von Muttenz (BL).
Moderate

Egglisgraben - Ruine Wartenberg

Basel-Landschaft · Switzerland

Distance
2.1 km
/ 1.3 mi
Elevation gain
43 m
Typical duration
30 min
  • Castle and ruins
  • Waymarked route
Ein imposanter Fels ca. 5 Meter hoch mit Abbildung eines bunt bemalten Gesichtes, welches auf dem Fussweg von Ruine Pfeffingen nach Nenzlingen die Wanderer begrüsst
Easy

Grossi Weid - Ruine Pfeffingen

Basel-Landschaft · Switzerland

Distance
0.9 km
/ 0.6 mi
Elevation gain
65 m
Typical duration
18 min
  • Castle and ruins
  • Waymarked route
Mountain Engelberg in Starrkirch-Wil/Olten
Moderate

Mülitäli Wildpark - Engelberg

Solothurn · Switzerland

Distance
2.3 km
/ 1.4 mi
Elevation gain
206 m
Typical duration
48 min
  • Wildlife watching
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Tecknau - Ruine Schneidegg

Basel-Landschaft · Switzerland

Distance
1.6 km
/ 1.0 mi
Elevation gain
114 m
Typical duration
30 min
  • Castle and ruins
  • Waymarked route
Wegweiser to Froburg in the forest near Rossberg 704
Easy

Froburg - Ruine Froburg

Solothurn · Switzerland

Distance
0.8 km
/ 0.5 mi
Elevation gain
42 m
Typical duration
14 min
  • Castle and ruins
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Naturlehrpfad "Eichwald"

Aargau · Switzerland

Distance
1.5 km
/ 0.9 mi
Elevation gain
53 m
Typical duration
23 min
  • Wildlife watching
  • Waymarked route
Sälihof
Easy

Olten - Mülitäli Wildpark

Solothurn · Switzerland

Distance
2.1 km
/ 1.3 mi
Elevation gain
83 m
Typical duration
34 min
  • Wildlife watching
  • Waymarked route
Ein imposanter Fels ca. 5 Meter hoch mit Abbildung eines bunt bemalten Gesichtes, welches auf dem Fussweg von Ruine Pfeffingen nach Nenzlingen die Wanderer begrüsst
Moderate

Ruine Pfeffingen - Duggingen

Basel-Landschaft · Switzerland

Distance
0.6 km
/ 0.3 mi
Elevation gain
49 m
Typical duration
11 min
  • Castle and ruins
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Roggenweid -Buchsiter Alp

Solothurn · Switzerland

Distance
3.7 km
/ 2.3 mi
Elevation gain
224 m
Typical duration
1 hr 6 min
  • Alpine meadow
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Vadry - fixme

Jura · Switzerland

Distance
4.2 km
/ 2.6 mi
Elevation gain
426 m
Typical duration
1 hr 30 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Bereten Linde - St. Wolfgang

Solothurn · Switzerland

Distance
3.9 km
/ 2.4 mi
Elevation gain
356 m
Typical duration
1 hr 21 min
  • Waymarked route
Zwischen Passwang (Antenne) (1164 m.ü.M.) und Vogelberg (1204 m.ü.M.) im Solothurner Jura.
Moderate

Bogental - Vogelberg

Basel-Landschaft · Switzerland

Distance
3.7 km
/ 2.3 mi
Elevation gain
415 m
Typical duration
1 hr 24 min
  • Waymarked route
Schloss Biberstein
Moderate

Hombergegg - Biberstein

Aargau · Switzerland

Distance
3.3 km
/ 2.1 mi
Elevation gain
390 m
Typical duration
1 hr 17 min
  • Waymarked route
Steintreppe Stäglimatt , in Küttigen, Treppe.
Moderate

Hombergegg - Küttigen

Aargau · Switzerland

Distance
4.3 km
/ 2.6 mi
Elevation gain
387 m
Typical duration
1 hr 28 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Lourdweg Brüggli - 1001

Solothurn · Switzerland

Distance
2.5 km
/ 1.5 mi
Elevation gain
415 m
Typical duration
1 hr 8 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Lourdweg Brüggli - Zingelen

Solothurn · Switzerland

Distance
2.5 km
/ 1.5 mi
Elevation gain
415 m
Typical duration
1 hr 8 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Passwang - Bogental

Basel-Landschaft · Switzerland

Distance
3.6 km
/ 2.2 mi
Elevation gain
412 m
Typical duration
1 hr 22 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Pt. 699 - fixme

Bern · Switzerland

Distance
4.0 km
/ 2.5 mi
Elevation gain
10 m
Typical duration
51 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Pt. 699 - fixme

Bern · Switzerland

Distance
4.6 km
/ 2.9 mi
Elevation gain
165 m
Typical duration
1 hr 12 min
  • Waymarked route
de:Salhöhe
Moderate

Salhöhe - Obererlinsbach

Aargau · Switzerland

Distance
4.5 km
/ 2.8 mi
Elevation gain
351 m
Typical duration
1 hr 28 min
  • Waymarked route
The river Lüssel south of Erschwil, February 2020
Moderate

Schemelhof - Erschwil Dorf

Solothurn · Switzerland

Distance
3.0 km
/ 1.9 mi
Elevation gain
300 m
Typical duration
1 hr 5 min
  • Waymarked route
Ittenthal im Kanton Aargau
Moderate

Schinberg Abz. - Ittenthal

Aargau · Switzerland

Distance
3.5 km
/ 2.2 mi
Elevation gain
350 m
Typical duration
1 hr 16 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Ulmethöhe - fixme

Basel-Landschaft · Switzerland

Distance
2.6 km
/ 1.6 mi
Elevation gain
359 m
Typical duration
1 hr 5 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

fixme - fixme

Basel-Landschaft · Switzerland

Distance
1.9 km
/ 1.1 mi
Elevation gain
78 m
Typical duration
30 min
  • Waymarked route
Mountain Engelberg in Starrkirch-Wil/Olten
Moderate

Aarburg - Engelberg

Aargau · Switzerland

Distance
4.9 km
/ 3.0 mi
Elevation gain
70 m
Typical duration
1 hr 7 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Alter Postweg

Aargau · Switzerland

Distance
3.0 km
/ 1.9 mi
Elevation gain
6 m
Typical duration
38 min
  • Waymarked route
Neu-Falkenstein castle near Balsthal, canton of Solothurn, Switzerland.
Moderate

Balsthal - Balsthaler Roggen

Solothurn · Switzerland

Distance
2.5 km
/ 1.6 mi
Elevation gain
336 m
Typical duration
1 hr 1 min
  • Waymarked route
Militärstrasse Belchen Süd, Schweiz
Moderate

Belchen Süd - Chall

Basel-Landschaft · Switzerland

Distance
2.0 km
/ 1.3 mi
Elevation gain
21 m
Typical duration
27 min
  • Waymarked route
Der Augstbach in Holderbank SO
Moderate

Bereten Linde - Holderbank

Solothurn · Switzerland

Distance
2.6 km
/ 1.6 mi
Elevation gain
28 m
Typical duration
35 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Bereten Linde - fixme

Solothurn · Switzerland

Distance
4.0 km
/ 2.5 mi
Elevation gain
64 m
Typical duration
56 min
  • Waymarked route
Schloss Biberstein
Moderate

Biberstein - Gatter

Aargau · Switzerland

Distance
2.2 km
/ 1.4 mi
Elevation gain
289 m
Typical duration
53 min
  • Waymarked route
Die Breitenhöchi zwischen Langenbruck und Mümliswil
Moderate

Breitenhöchi - Langenbruck

Basel-Landschaft · Switzerland

Distance
3.6 km
/ 2.2 mi
Elevation gain
258 m
Typical duration
1 hr 8 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Breitmis - Hinterfeld

Aargau · Switzerland

Distance
3.8 km
/ 2.4 mi
Elevation gain
35 m
Typical duration
51 min
  • Waymarked route
Guidepost Gwidemhöchi 998m
Moderate

Gwidemhöchi - Fasiswald

Solothurn · Switzerland

Distance
2.0 km
/ 1.3 mi
Elevation gain
14 m
Typical duration
27 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Kymshof

Aargau · Switzerland

Distance
2.7 km
/ 1.7 mi
Elevation gain
262 m
Typical duration
57 min
  • Waymarked route
Ansicht des Dorfes Langenbruck, ungefähr von WNW aus gesehen (Aufstieg nach Dürstel).
Moderate

Langenbruck Rundweg

Basel-Landschaft · Switzerland

Distance
3.8 km
/ 2.3 mi
Elevation gain
402 m
Typical duration
1 hr 23 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
Burg Reichenstein - Spitalholz - fixmeBasel-Landschaft2.4 km170 m45 minModerateApril to October
Holderbank - Ruine Alt BechburgSolothurn1.9 km142 m37 minModerateApril to October
Ruine Pfeffingen - AeschBasel-Landschaft3.0 km18 m40 minEasyApril to October
Ruine Tierstein - Schupfart PostautoAargau2.3 km238 m50 minModerateApril to October
Ruine Wartenberg - MittenzaBasel-Landschaft1.6 km0 m19 minModerateApril to October
Burg Reichenstein - Gstüd RänggersmattBasel-Landschaft1.5 km102 m28 minModerateApril to October
Egglisgraben - Ruine WartenbergBasel-Landschaft2.1 km43 m30 minModerateApril to October
Grossi Weid - Ruine PfeffingenBasel-Landschaft0.9 km65 m18 minEasyApril to October
Mahrenacker - Schloss WartenfelsSolothurn2.9 km208 m55 minModerateApril to October
Mülitäli Wildpark - EngelbergSolothurn2.3 km206 m48 minModerateApril to October

Ruine Pfeffingen - Aesch, Holderbank - Ruine Alt Bechburg, Burg Reichenstein - Spitalholz - fixme 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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