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Hiking Trails Under 5 km near Ravensburg

The directory currently contains 15 quality-checked routes matching this guide near Ravensburg. Their average mapped distance is 2.3 km and average recorded ascent is 65 m (213 ft); the longest route in the set is 4.4 km.

This subset represents 48% of the 31 quality-checked routes near Ravensburg. Its average distance is 2.3 km, compared with 16.5 km across the full local set. Average recorded ascent is 65 m (213 ft), versus 226 m (741 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 (80%) are rated easy, 0 (0%) are rated hard or expert, and 1 (7%) 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

0.7 km

Güttingen Rotfarb - Güttingen Bahnhof

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Lowest recorded ascent in this sample

0 m

Bodensee-Rundwanderweg - Alternative Konstanz

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

Return logistics

1 recorded loop

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Trails

Moderate

Chindlistei Weg

Appenzell Ausserrhoden · Switzerland

Distance
4.0 km
/ 2.5 mi
Elevation gain
200 m
Typical duration
1 hr 7 min
  • Waymarked route
Hafenstrasse 5 in Kesswil. Vielzweckbau aus dem Jahre 1843
Easy

Hefenhofen - Kesswil

Thurgau · Switzerland

Distance
4.4 km
/ 2.7 mi
Elevation gain
84 m
Typical duration
1 hr 3 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Rebweg

St. Gallen · Switzerland

Distance
4.0 km
/ 2.5 mi
Elevation gain
145 m
Typical duration
1 hr 3 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Wanderwege SG

St. Gallen · Switzerland

Distance
2.5 km
/ 1.6 mi
Elevation gain
282 m
Typical duration
57 min
  • Waymarked route
Schloss Liebburg vom Eingangstor aus gesehen.
Easy

Liebburg - Scherzingen

Thurgau · Switzerland

Distance
0.5 km
/ 0.3 mi
Elevation gain
39 m
Typical duration
10 min
  • Waymarked route
Sunrise in Altnau
Easy

Zuben - Altnau

Thurgau · Switzerland

Distance
1.7 km
/ 1.0 mi
Elevation gain
41 m
Typical duration
25 min
  • Waymarked route
Church and rectories (Protestant in the middle, Roman Catholic to the right) of Güttingen, Switzerland.
Easy

Güttingen - Eggethof

Thurgau · Switzerland

Distance
2.9 km
/ 1.8 mi
Elevation gain
101 m
Typical duration
45 min
  • Waymarked route
Sunrise in Altnau
Easy

Bleihof - Altnau

Thurgau · Switzerland

Distance
3.0 km
/ 1.9 mi
Elevation gain
46 m
Typical duration
42 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Bleihof - Niedersommeri

Thurgau · Switzerland

Distance
4.0 km
/ 2.5 mi
Elevation gain
17 m
Typical duration
51 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
Bodensee-Rundwanderweg - Alternative KonstanzThurgau2.4 km0 m30 minEasyApril to October
Chindlistei WegAppenzell Ausserrhoden4.0 km200 m1 hr 7 minModerateApril to October
Hefenhofen - KesswilThurgau4.4 km84 m1 hr 3 minEasyApril to October
RebwegSt. Gallen4.0 km145 m1 hr 3 minModerateApril to October
Wanderwege SGSt. Gallen2.5 km282 m57 minModerateApril to October
Güttingen Rotfarb - Güttingen BahnhofThurgau0.7 km0 m9 minEasyApril to October
Konstanz Bahnhof - KreuzlingenThurgau0.7 km0 m9 minEasyApril to October
Liebburg - ScherzingenThurgau0.5 km39 m10 minEasyApril to October
Schönenbaumgarten - ZubenThurgau1.2 km15 m16 minEasyApril to October
Zuben - AltnauThurgau1.7 km41 m25 minEasyApril to October

Bodensee-Rundwanderweg - Alternative Konstanz, Zuben - Altnau, Wanderwege SG 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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