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Hiking Trails Under 5 km near Lugano

The directory currently contains 57 quality-checked routes matching this guide near Lugano. Their average mapped distance is 2.1 km and average recorded ascent is 265 m (869 ft); the longest route in the set is 4.5 km.

This subset represents 46% of the 123 quality-checked routes near Lugano. Its average distance is 2.1 km, compared with 7.9 km across the full local set. Average recorded ascent is 265 m (869 ft), versus 615 m (2,018 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, 1 routes (2%) are rated easy, 1 (2%) are rated hard or expert, and 2 (4%) 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

Monte Juri-Monte di Artore

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Lowest recorded ascent in this sample

26 m

Alpe Naccio - Termine

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

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0 recorded loops

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Trails

Vogorno
Moderate

Alpe Bardughè - Pizzo di Vogorno

Ticino · Switzerland

Distance
2.5 km
/ 1.6 mi
Elevation gain
777 m
Typical duration
1 hr 41 min
  • Mountain
  • Alpine meadow
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Colleta - ?

Ticino · Switzerland

Distance
3.1 km
/ 2.0 mi
Elevation gain
81 m
Typical duration
47 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Centovalli railway with new overhead lines between Ponte Brolla and S. Martino stations.
Moderate

Solduno S. Martino-Brè

Ticino · Switzerland

Distance
3.2 km
/ 2.0 mi
Elevation gain
66 m
Typical duration
45 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Caslano, Tessin, Switzerland - Downtown. In the background Monte Lema (1621 m) and Poncione di Breno (1653 m)
Moderate

Caslano - Monte Caslano

Ticino · Switzerland

Distance
3.0 km
/ 1.9 mi
Elevation gain
323 m
Typical duration
1 hr 7 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Alpe Naccio - Termine

Ticino · Switzerland

Distance
2.6 km
/ 1.6 mi
Elevation gain
26 m
Typical duration
35 min
  • Alpine meadow
  • Waymarked route
Blick zum Lago Maggiore während des Aufstieges zum Motto della Croce oberhalb von Bellinzona . Auf dem Bild geht der Blick vom schneebedeckten Monte Tamaro (Mitte links) über die Magadino Tiefebene bis zum Lago Maggiore und den Ausläufern d
Moderate

Monte Juri-Monte di Artore

Ticino · Switzerland

Distance
1.5 km
/ 0.9 mi
Elevation gain
126 m
Typical duration
30 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Wohnhäuser von Mario Botta auf Cardada ( Locarno ), erbaut im Jahr 2002
Moderate

Cordonico-Alpe Cardada

Ticino · Switzerland

Distance
2.4 km
/ 1.5 mi
Elevation gain
484 m
Typical duration
1 hr 13 min
  • Alpine meadow
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Corte Nuovo - Alpe Bardughè

Ticino · Switzerland

Distance
2.4 km
/ 1.5 mi
Elevation gain
530 m
Typical duration
1 hr 17 min
  • Alpine meadow
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Odro - Alpe Bardughè

Ticino · Switzerland

Distance
1.8 km
/ 1.1 mi
Elevation gain
37 m
Typical duration
26 min
  • Alpine meadow
  • Waymarked route
Streccia
Moderate

Streccia-Monte Zucchero

Ticino · Switzerland

Distance
1.3 km
/ 0.8 mi
Elevation gain
123 m
Typical duration
27 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
A train of the Monte Generoso Railway heading downhill from the passing loop at Bellavista railway station. For more information, see Wikipedia article Monte Generoso Railway .
Moderate

Alpe di Melano-Bellavista

Ticino · Switzerland

Distance
2.1 km
/ 1.3 mi
Elevation gain
546 m
Typical duration
1 hr 15 min
  • Alpine meadow
  • Waymarked route
Caslano, Tessin, Switzerland - Downtown. In the background Monte Lema (1621 m) and Poncione di Breno (1653 m)
Moderate

Giro/Tour Monte Caslano

Ticino · Switzerland

Distance
4.4 km
/ 2.8 mi
Elevation gain
95 m
Typical duration
1 hr 4 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Monte Juri-Monte di Daro

Ticino · Switzerland

Distance
0.5 km
/ 0.3 mi
Elevation gain
23 m
Typical duration
8 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Blick auf den Lago Maggiore vom Hausberg Locarnos,dem Cardada.Rechts sind die Brissago Inseln und unten ein Teil Asconas zu sehen. (Schweiz-Kanton Tessin)
Moderate

Monti di Lego-Alpe Cardada

Ticino · Switzerland

Distance
4.0 km
/ 2.5 mi
Elevation gain
540 m
Typical duration
1 hr 38 min
  • Alpine meadow
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Soldino-Alpe di Melano

Ticino · Switzerland

Distance
2.7 km
/ 1.7 mi
Elevation gain
542 m
Typical duration
1 hr 23 min
  • Alpine meadow
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Di Monte in Monte - Tappa 1

Ticino · Switzerland

Distance
4.5 km
/ 2.8 mi
Elevation gain
731 m
Typical duration
2 hr 2 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Ronco di Bosco - ?

Ticino · Switzerland

Distance
1.9 km
/ 1.2 mi
Elevation gain
509 m
Typical duration
1 hr 9 min
  • Forest
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Via Eco - Ronco di Bosco

Ticino · Switzerland

Distance
1.4 km
/ 0.9 mi
Elevation gain
131 m
Typical duration
30 min
  • Forest
  • Waymarked route
Luftseilbahn Lumino - Monti Saurù
Hard

Claro Saurù

Ticino · Switzerland

Distance
4.4 km
/ 2.8 mi
Elevation gain
1,032 m
Typical duration
2 hr 28 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Mont di Metri
Moderate

Monti di Metri - Gordemo

Ticino · Switzerland

Distance
2.0 km
/ 1.3 mi
Elevation gain
655 m
Typical duration
1 hr 24 min
  • Waymarked route
Monti Motti
Moderate

Monti di Motti -

Ticino · Switzerland

Distance
3.5 km
/ 2.1 mi
Elevation gain
132 m
Typical duration
55 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Rasa - Remagliaseo

Ticino · Switzerland

Distance
3.3 km
/ 2.1 mi
Elevation gain
114 m
Typical duration
52 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Costapiana - Corte Nuovo

Ticino · Switzerland

Distance
2.3 km
/ 1.4 mi
Elevation gain
547 m
Typical duration
1 hr 18 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

- Calascio

Ticino · Switzerland

Distance
0.9 km
/ 0.5 mi
Elevation gain
399 m
Typical duration
47 min
  • Waymarked route
Corippo is a municipality in the district of Locarno in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.
Moderate

Corippo - Perbioi

Ticino · Switzerland

Distance
3.5 km
/ 2.2 mi
Elevation gain
586 m
Typical duration
1 hr 37 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Dorca - Maia

Ticino · Switzerland

Distance
1.7 km
/ 1.0 mi
Elevation gain
375 m
Typical duration
55 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Loco - Sella

Ticino · Switzerland

Distance
1.6 km
/ 1.0 mi
Elevation gain
329 m
Typical duration
50 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Paudo bus-Pianezzo

Ticino · Switzerland

Distance
1.7 km
/ 1.1 mi
Elevation gain
6 m
Typical duration
22 min
  • Waymarked route
Prada Picknickplatz
Moderate

Prada - Monti di Ravecchia

Ticino · Switzerland

Distance
1.7 km
/ 1.0 mi
Elevation gain
418 m
Typical duration
59 min
  • Waymarked route
Mountain Madone and steep Verzasca valley from Stavello stone houses. A view to village Mergoscia from far and the rocks in the forest above Lago di Vogorno .
Moderate

Stavello - Odro

Ticino · Switzerland

Distance
1.1 km
/ 0.7 mi
Elevation gain
7 m
Typical duration
14 min
  • Waymarked route
Auf dem Monti di Lego 1149 m.ü.M. Hier gibt es das Grotto Capanna Monte Lego zum Rast machen.Der Monti di Lego liegt hoch über dem Lago Maggiore im Schweizer Kanton Tessin.
Moderate

Viona - Monti di Lego

Ticino · Switzerland

Distance
2.0 km
/ 1.2 mi
Elevation gain
7 m
Typical duration
25 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Al Passo - Mergoiscia

Ticino · Switzerland

Distance
3.2 km
/ 2.0 mi
Elevation gain
135 m
Typical duration
52 min
  • Waymarked route
Wohnhäuser von Mario Botta auf Cardada ( Locarno ), erbaut im Jahr 2002
Moderate

Brè-Cardada

Ticino · Switzerland

Distance
2.0 km
/ 1.2 mi
Elevation gain
334 m
Typical duration
55 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
Alpe Bardughè - Pizzo di VogornoTicino2.5 km777 m1 hr 41 minModerateJuly to September
Colleta - ?Ticino3.1 km81 m47 minModerateApril to October
Solduno S. Martino-BrèTicino3.2 km66 m45 minModerateApril to October
Caslano - Monte CaslanoTicino3.0 km323 m1 hr 7 minModerateApril to October
Alpe Naccio - TermineTicino2.6 km26 m35 minModerateApril to October
Monte Juri-Monte di ArtoreTicino1.5 km126 m30 minModerateApril to October
Cordonico-Alpe CardadaTicino2.4 km484 m1 hr 13 minModerateApril to October
Corte Nuovo - Alpe BardughèTicino2.4 km530 m1 hr 17 minModerateJune to October
Crossifico - Monte Casolo (I) ? / Porto Ceresio (I) ? - fixmeTicino0.9 km57 m17 minModerateApril to October
Monte Brè - Bellavista? / St.ne Brè Paese? - fixmeTicino0.9 km96 m20 minModerateApril to October

Alpe Bardughè - Pizzo di Vogorno, Solduno S. Martino-Brè, Colleta - ? 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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