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Hiking Trails Under 5 km near Sitten

The directory currently contains 51 quality-checked routes matching this guide near Sitten. Their average mapped distance is 2.7 km and average recorded ascent is 329 m (1,079 ft); the longest route in the set is 4.9 km.

This subset represents 30% of the 171 quality-checked routes near Sitten. Its average distance is 2.7 km, compared with 13.7 km across the full local set. Average recorded ascent is 329 m (1,079 ft), versus 962 m (3,156 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, 3 (6%) 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

1.2 km

Sommet des Vignes > Planojan

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Lowest recorded ascent in this sample

28 m

Sommet des Vignes > Closuit - Laboureau

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

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0 recorded loops

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Trails

Panoramic view on the trail up to Bella Tola
Moderate

Lac de la Bella Tola-Bella Tola

Valais/Wallis · Switzerland

Distance
2.0 km
/ 1.2 mi
Elevation gain
397 m
Typical duration
1 hr 1 min
  • Lake
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Sommet des Vignes > Planojan

Valais/Wallis · Switzerland

Distance
1.2 km
/ 0.7 mi
Elevation gain
238 m
Typical duration
36 min
  • Mountain
  • Summit push
  • Waymarked route
Panorama from Col Torrent
Moderate

Col de Torrent-Alpage de Torrent

Valais/Wallis · Switzerland

Distance
2.8 km
/ 1.7 mi
Elevation gain
40 m
Typical duration
38 min
  • Mountain
  • Alpine meadow
  • Waymarked route
Photo prise depuis la terrasse des Marindes, dans la réserve naturelle du Vanil Noir, faisant partie du Parc naturel régional Gruyère-Pays-d’Enhaut, dans le canton de Fribourg, en Suisse
Moderate

Les Marindes-Motélon

Fribourg · Switzerland

Distance
4.5 km
/ 2.8 mi
Elevation gain
282 m
Typical duration
1 hr 22 min
  • Mountain
  • Forest
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Col de la Chaux - Cabane Mont-Fort

Valais/Wallis · Switzerland

Distance
3.2 km
/ 2.0 mi
Elevation gain
41 m
Typical duration
43 min
  • Mountain
  • Castle and ruins
  • Waymarked route
Panoramic view on the trail up to Bella Tola
Moderate

Meidpass-Lac de Bella Tola

Valais/Wallis · Switzerland

Distance
2.2 km
/ 1.4 mi
Elevation gain
90 m
Typical duration
36 min
  • Lake
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Le Catogne, sommet des Alpes valaisannes au-dessus de Martigny.
Moderate

La Poya > Le Catogne

Valais/Wallis · Switzerland

Distance
3.8 km
/ 2.3 mi
Elevation gain
62 m
Typical duration
53 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Le Catogne's sight toward Champex
Moderate

L'Adray > Le Catogne

Valais/Wallis · Switzerland

Distance
3.5 km
/ 2.2 mi
Elevation gain
262 m
Typical duration
1 hr 8 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
guidepost Bovinette, Bovine, Le Borgeaud, altitude: 1605 m
Moderate

Le Borgeaud > Bovinette

Valais/Wallis · Switzerland

Distance
4.0 km
/ 2.5 mi
Elevation gain
37 m
Typical duration
53 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Sackhorn from above Gfelalp
Moderate

Gfelalp - Lötschenpass

Bern · Switzerland

Distance
4.5 km
/ 2.8 mi
Elevation gain
37 m
Typical duration
59 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Flaschen - Rinderhütte

Valais/Wallis · Switzerland

Distance
4.1 km
/ 2.6 mi
Elevation gain
44 m
Typical duration
55 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Hörnliweg

Valais/Wallis · Switzerland

Distance
4.6 km
/ 2.9 mi
Elevation gain
513 m
Typical duration
1 hr 44 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Fingerpost near Chablotays
Moderate

Les Chablotays - Crête de Seu

Valais/Wallis · Switzerland

Distance
2.1 km
/ 1.3 mi
Elevation gain
113 m
Typical duration
36 min
  • Mountain
  • Forest
  • Waymarked route
Gemmipass seen from a cable car, Leukerbad.
Moderate

Leukerbad Gemmi

Valais/Wallis · Switzerland

Distance
3.2 km
/ 2.0 mi
Elevation gain
487 m
Typical duration
1 hr 24 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Hard

St. Niklaus - Jungu

Valais/Wallis · Switzerland

Distance
4.0 km
/ 2.5 mi
Elevation gain
958 m
Typical duration
2 hr 17 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Merjubridge near Stalden. Discovered this nice situation back in summer last year. The funny thing is that it actually really was the only place to land for this helicopter as the only other place there was the road with traffic on it. So h
Moderate

Stalden - Hohtschuggen

Valais/Wallis · Switzerland

Distance
3.2 km
/ 2.0 mi
Elevation gain
260 m
Typical duration
1 hr 3 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Sur le Mont > Chez les Proz

Valais/Wallis · Switzerland

Distance
0.6 km
/ 0.4 mi
Elevation gain
68 m
Typical duration
14 min
  • Mountain
  • Forest
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Abenteuerweg

Valais/Wallis · Switzerland

Distance
3.4 km
/ 2.1 mi
Elevation gain
775 m
Typical duration
1 hr 52 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Gamsweg

Valais/Wallis · Switzerland

Distance
4.9 km
/ 3.0 mi
Elevation gain
781 m
Typical duration
2 hr 11 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Lärchenweg

Valais/Wallis · Switzerland

Distance
4.6 km
/ 2.8 mi
Elevation gain
847 m
Typical duration
2 hr 13 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Kander River Source at Kander Neve, Kandersteg, Canton of Bern, Switzerland; Kanderfirn floodplain is registered as Glacier foreland in the list of Alluvial Zones of National Importance.
Moderate

Heimritz - Kanderfirn

Bern · Switzerland

Distance
4.0 km
/ 2.5 mi
Elevation gain
774 m
Typical duration
2 hr
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Kander River Source at Kander Neve, Kandersteg, Canton of Bern, Switzerland; Kanderfirn floodplain is registered as Glacier foreland in the list of Alluvial Zones of National Importance.
Moderate

Kanderfirn - Heimritz

Bern · Switzerland

Distance
4.4 km
/ 2.7 mi
Elevation gain
768 m
Typical duration
2 hr 4 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Grächerwald - Heidnische Tossu

Valais/Wallis · Switzerland

Distance
4.3 km
/ 2.7 mi
Elevation gain
233 m
Typical duration
1 hr 15 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Lötschenpass - Kummenalp

Valais/Wallis · Switzerland

Distance
3.1 km
/ 2.0 mi
Elevation gain
40 m
Typical duration
43 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Panorama view from the Panossière hut, in Bagnes, Valais, Switzerland.
Moderate

Panossière-La Maye

Valais/Wallis · Switzerland

Distance
2.4 km
/ 1.5 mi
Elevation gain
662 m
Typical duration
1 hr 30 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Derborence, Valais
Moderate

Tour du lac de Derborence

Valais/Wallis · Switzerland

Distance
1.7 km
/ 1.1 mi
Elevation gain
38 m
Typical duration
25 min
  • Lake
  • Forest
  • Waymarked route
Mt-Bonvin in the background
Moderate

Mont Bonvin route

Valais/Wallis · Switzerland

Distance
0.8 km
/ 0.5 mi
Elevation gain
160 m
Typical duration
25 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Panorama view from the Panossière hut, in Bagnes, Valais, Switzerland.
Moderate

Panossière-Luis Darray

Valais/Wallis · Switzerland

Distance
2.8 km
/ 1.8 mi
Elevation gain
127 m
Typical duration
47 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Alpness trail

Bern · Switzerland

Distance
1.0 km
/ 0.6 mi
Elevation gain
44 m
Typical duration
16 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

La Tièche - Montagne du Plan

Valais/Wallis · Switzerland

Distance
0.9 km
/ 0.5 mi
Elevation gain
108 m
Typical duration
21 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Tothorn route

Bern · Switzerland

Distance
0.6 km
/ 0.4 mi
Elevation gain
8 m
Typical duration
8 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Tubang's sight toward "Pointe de la Plaine Morte"
Moderate

Tubang route

Valais/Wallis · Switzerland

Distance
1.0 km
/ 0.6 mi
Elevation gain
136 m
Typical duration
25 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Le Louché Lac - Col du Cou

Valais/Wallis · Switzerland

Distance
3.0 km
/ 1.9 mi
Elevation gain
167 m
Typical duration
53 min
  • Lake
  • 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
Sommet des Vignes > Closuit - LaboureauValais/Wallis1.3 km28 m18 minModerateApril to October
Lac du Petit Mont-Fort - Col de la ChauxValais/Wallis1.6 km168 m35 minModerateJuly to September
Barrage de Mauvoisin - Le PleureurValais/Wallis4.7 km1,996 m3 hr 58 minHardJuly to September
Lac de la Bella Tola-Bella TolaValais/Wallis2.0 km397 m1 hr 1 minModerateJuly to September
Sommet des Vignes > PlanojanValais/Wallis1.2 km238 m36 minModerateApril to October
Col de Torrent-Alpage de TorrentValais/Wallis2.8 km40 m38 minModerateJuly to September
Les Marindes-MotélonFribourg4.5 km282 m1 hr 22 minModerateJune to October
Col de la Chaux - Cabane Mont-FortValais/Wallis3.2 km41 m43 minModerateJuly to September
L'Arpille - Alpage > Mont de l'ArpilleValais/Wallis1.2 km248 m37 minModerateJune to October
Meidpass-Lac de Bella TolaValais/Wallis2.2 km90 m36 minModerateJuly to September

Sommet des Vignes > Closuit - Laboureau, Lac du Petit Mont-Fort - Col de la Chaux, Barrage de Mauvoisin - Le Pleureur 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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