How many under 5 km hikes are listed near Zürich?

45 routes currently meet both this guide’s filter and the directory quality gate. Each submitted route has a traceable source, mapped geometry and sampled elevation data.

What is the average distance and ascent?

The average mapped distance is 2.7 km with 68 m (223 ft) of recorded ascent. The longest route in this set is 4.9 km.

How are the routes ordered?

Huguenot and Waldensian Trail currently ranks first. Ordering uses the directory score and route-data completeness; it is not a claim that editors have field-tested every route.

Does an easy rating mean beginner-safe?

25 routes in this set are rated easy from distance and elevation measurements. The model does not verify exposure, surface, crossings, closures or current weather, so confirm those separately.

Hiking Trails Under 5 km near Zürich

The directory currently contains 45 quality-checked routes matching this guide near Zürich. Their average mapped distance is 2.7 km and average recorded ascent is 68 m (223 ft); the longest route in the set is 4.9 km.

This subset represents 27% of the 167 quality-checked routes near Zürich. Its average distance is 2.7 km, compared with 18.5 km across the full local set. Average recorded ascent is 68 m (223 ft), versus 439 m (1,440 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, 25 routes (56%) are rated easy, 0 (0%) are rated hard or expert, and 1 (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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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

1.9 km

Route	Distance	Ascent	Time	Difficulty	Best season
Huguenot and Waldensian TrailZurich	4.5 km	227 m	1 hr 17 min	Moderate	April to October
Huguenot and Waldensian TrailZurich	3.3 km	244 m	1 hr 4 min	Moderate	April to October
Huguenot and Waldensian TrailZurich	4.0 km	229 m	1 hr 11 min	Moderate	April to October
Huguenot and Waldensian TrailZurich	1.9 km	187 m	40 min	Moderate	April to October
Huguenot and Waldensian TrailSchaffhausen	4.8 km	208 m	1 hr 19 min	Moderate	April to October
Huguenot and Waldensian TrailZurich	3.9 km	78 m	56 min	Moderate	April to October
Huguenot and Waldensian TrailSchaffhausen	0.7 km	106 m	18 min	Moderate	April to October
Huguenot and Waldensian TrailZurich	3.8 km	53 m	53 min	Easy	April to October
Huguenot and Waldensian TrailZurich	3.7 km	85 m	54 min	Moderate	April to October
Huguenot and Waldensian TrailAargau	4.9 km	37 m	1 hr 5 min	Easy	April to October

How do these routes differ?

Shortest mapped distance in this sample

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