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Hiking Trails Under 5 km near Thun

The directory currently contains 78 quality-checked routes matching this guide near Thun. Their average mapped distance is 2.4 km and average recorded ascent is 238 m (781 ft); the longest route in the set is 5.0 km.

This subset represents 51% of the 153 quality-checked routes near Thun. Its average distance is 2.4 km, compared with 10.0 km across the full local set. Average recorded ascent is 238 m (781 ft), versus 512 m (1,680 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 (13%) are rated easy, 0 (0%) are rated hard or expert, and 1 (1%) 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

2.0 km

Les Reposoirs

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Lowest recorded ascent in this sample

37 m

Gfelalp - Lötschenpass

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

Return logistics

0 recorded loops

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Trails

Moderate

Les Reposoirs

Fribourg · Switzerland

Distance
2.0 km
/ 1.3 mi
Elevation gain
200 m
Typical duration
43 min
  • Mountain
  • Forest
  • 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

Zünigwald - Obere Stalde

Bern · Switzerland

Distance
4.5 km
/ 2.8 mi
Elevation gain
87 m
Typical duration
1 hr 3 min
  • Mountain
  • 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
Moderate

Schlund - Rüchiloch

Lucerne · Switzerland

Distance
2.5 km
/ 1.5 mi
Elevation gain
41 m
Typical duration
35 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

Lötschenpass - Kummenalp

Valais/Wallis · Switzerland

Distance
3.1 km
/ 2.0 mi
Elevation gain
40 m
Typical duration
43 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Zustieg Guggihütte

Bern · Switzerland

Distance
2.8 km
/ 1.8 mi
Elevation gain
837 m
Typical duration
1 hr 51 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

Panorama de Vounetz

Fribourg · Switzerland

Distance
0.9 km
/ 0.5 mi
Elevation gain
151 m
Typical duration
24 min
  • Panoramic viewpoint
  • Waymarked route
Anti-tank obstacles in Wimmis/Switzerland
Moderate

Wimmis/Schloss - Spissi

Bern · Switzerland

Distance
1.2 km
/ 0.8 mi
Elevation gain
13 m
Typical duration
16 min
  • Castle and ruins
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Ruine Unspannen - Mühle

Bern · Switzerland

Distance
1.1 km
/ 0.7 mi
Elevation gain
30 m
Typical duration
16 min
  • Castle and ruins
  • Waymarked route
Anti-tank obstacles in Wimmis/Switzerland
Easy

Wimmis - Wimmis/Schloss

Bern · Switzerland

Distance
0.5 km
/ 0.3 mi
Elevation gain
34 m
Typical duration
9 min
  • Castle and ruins
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Les Charmettes - Freiburg

Fribourg · Switzerland

Distance
2.2 km
/ 1.4 mi
Elevation gain
152 m
Typical duration
42 min
  • Forest
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Wald - Schlund

Lucerne · Switzerland

Distance
0.9 km
/ 0.5 mi
Typical duration
11 min
  • Forest
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Höh - Stand

Bern · Switzerland

Distance
3.8 km
/ 2.4 mi
Elevation gain
240 m
Typical duration
1 hr 9 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Panorama in Richtung Westen vom Hengst
Moderate

Bodenhütten - Hengst

Lucerne · Switzerland

Distance
3.3 km
/ 2.0 mi
Elevation gain
618 m
Typical duration
1 hr 36 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Lieselotte Weg

Bern · Switzerland

Distance
3.6 km
/ 2.2 mi
Elevation gain
607 m
Typical duration
1 hr 39 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Schmadrihütte - Schwand

Bern · Switzerland

Distance
3.0 km
/ 1.8 mi
Elevation gain
633 m
Typical duration
1 hr 34 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Imbrig - Pt. 2052

Lucerne · Switzerland

Distance
1.7 km
/ 1.0 mi
Elevation gain
565 m
Typical duration
1 hr 12 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Pt. 2052 - Schlund

Lucerne · Switzerland

Distance
2.7 km
/ 1.7 mi
Elevation gain
557 m
Typical duration
1 hr 24 min
  • Waymarked route
Bauernhaus und Hotel Waldhaus im Gasterntal
Moderate

Waldhaus Stierebergli

Bern · Switzerland

Distance
2.8 km
/ 1.7 mi
Elevation gain
94 m
Typical duration
43 min
  • Waymarked route
Frutighaus (Ausserschwandstrasse 27, Adelboden): typical farm house of the Frutigen region. This house is built in the 18th century, but the house type is still built today. The writings on the wall are also typical for the region. Built by
Moderate

Adelboden - Tschentenegg

Bern · Switzerland

Distance
2.1 km
/ 1.3 mi
Elevation gain
479 m
Typical duration
1 hr 10 min
  • Waymarked route
Beatenberg, Sicht auf östliche Berner Alpen
Moderate

Fischbalme - Beatenberg

Bern · Switzerland

Distance
2.5 km
/ 1.5 mi
Elevation gain
487 m
Typical duration
1 hr 15 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Glasereipfad

Lucerne · Switzerland

Distance
2.1 km
/ 1.3 mi
Elevation gain
492 m
Typical duration
1 hr 11 min
  • Waymarked route
Meringue at the Kemmeriboden-Bad near Schangnau; Berne, Switzerland. Half a portion of the world-famous specialty!
Moderate

Kemmeriboden-Bad - Imbrig

Bern · Switzerland

Distance
4.0 km
/ 2.5 mi
Elevation gain
130 m
Typical duration
1 hr 2 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Stalde - Ammertenhütte

Bern · Switzerland

Distance
3.2 km
/ 2.0 mi
Elevation gain
200 m
Typical duration
58 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Alpweid

Lucerne · Switzerland

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

Fafleralp Anenhütte

Valais/Wallis · Switzerland

Distance
4.4 km
/ 2.7 mi
Typical duration
55 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Favleralp Anenhütte

Valais/Wallis · Switzerland

Distance
4.3 km
/ 2.6 mi
Elevation gain
378 m
Typical duration
1 hr 27 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
Les ReposoirsFribourg2.0 km200 m43 minModerateJune to October
Gfelalp - LötschenpassBern4.5 km37 m59 minModerateJuly to September
Zünigwald - Obere StaldeBern4.5 km87 m1 hr 3 minModerateJune to October
Leukerbad GemmiValais/Wallis3.2 km487 m1 hr 24 minModerateJuly to September
Schlund - RüchilochLucerne2.5 km41 m35 minModerateJune to October
Heimritz - KanderfirnBern4.0 km774 m2 hrModerateJuly to September
Kanderfirn - HeimritzBern4.4 km768 m2 hr 4 minModerateJuly to September
Engstligenalp - EngstligengratBern3.0 km625 m1 hr 34 minModerateJuly to September
Lötschenpass - KummenalpValais/Wallis3.1 km40 m43 minModerateJuly to September
Zustieg GuggihütteBern2.8 km837 m1 hr 51 minModerateJuly to September

Les Reposoirs, Schlund - Rüchiloch, Leukerbad Gemmi 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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