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Moderate Hiking Trails in Aargau

The directory currently contains 282 quality-checked routes matching this guide in Aargau. Their average mapped distance is 3.2 km and average recorded ascent is 113 m (371 ft); the longest route in the set is 15.2 km.

This subset represents 48% of the 587 quality-checked routes in Aargau. Its average distance is 3.2 km, compared with 5.3 km across the full local set.

Every route in this set is rated moderate by the directory’s distance-and-elevation model. Technical terrain and live conditions are not part of that rating. Within this set, 0 routes (0%) are rated easy, 0 (0%) are rated hard or expert, and 20 (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

0.9 km

Beinwil am See - Beinwil Dorf

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Lowest recorded ascent in this sample

0 m

Beinwil am See - Beinwil Dorf

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

Return logistics

0 recorded loops

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Trails

Moderate

ViaGottardo

Aargau · Switzerland

Distance
14.9 km
/ 9.2 mi
Elevation gain
379 m
Typical duration
3 hr 40 min
  • Waymarked route
Wohnhaus unterhalb der reformirten Kirch zů Remigen.
Moderate

Remigen - Ufem Berg

Aargau · Switzerland

Distance
5.9 km
/ 3.6 mi
Elevation gain
99 m
Typical duration
1 hr 22 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

ViaRhenana

Aargau · Switzerland

Distance
10.6 km
/ 6.6 mi
Elevation gain
64 m
Typical duration
2 hr 18 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Vorder Rein - Ufem Berg

Aargau · Switzerland

Distance
2.0 km
/ 1.2 mi
Elevation gain
33 m
Typical duration
28 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Schloss Wildegg, Kanton Aargau
Moderate

Chärnenberg - Schloss Wildegg

Aargau · Switzerland

Distance
1.4 km
/ 0.9 mi
Elevation gain
11 m
Typical duration
19 min
  • Castle and ruins
  • Waymarked route
Schloss Wildegg, Kanton Aargau
Moderate

Chärnenberg - Schloss Wildegg

Aargau · Switzerland

Distance
2.1 km
/ 1.3 mi
Elevation gain
165 m
Typical duration
41 min
  • Castle and ruins
  • Waymarked route
Schloss Wildegg
Moderate

Schloss Wildegg - Brunegg

Aargau · Switzerland

Distance
4.5 km
/ 2.8 mi
Elevation gain
199 m
Typical duration
1 hr 14 min
  • Castle and ruins
  • Waymarked route
Reformierte Kirche Menziken
Moderate

Menziken - Burg

Aargau · Switzerland

Distance
1.2 km
/ 0.8 mi
Elevation gain
74 m
Typical duration
22 min
  • Castle and ruins
  • Waymarked route
Schloss Brunegg
Moderate

Schloss Brunegg - Brunegg

Aargau · Switzerland

Distance
1.1 km
/ 0.7 mi
Elevation gain
115 m
Typical duration
23 min
  • Castle and ruins
  • Waymarked route
Lake Hallwil, aerial view
Moderate

Schloss Hallwil - Fahrwangen

Aargau · Switzerland

Distance
5.4 km
/ 3.3 mi
Elevation gain
50 m
Typical duration
1 hr 12 min
  • Castle and ruins
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Schloss Liebegg - Refental

Aargau · Switzerland

Distance
1.8 km
/ 1.1 mi
Elevation gain
90 m
Typical duration
30 min
  • Castle and ruins
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Schloss Liebegg - Trostburg

Aargau · Switzerland

Distance
1.0 km
/ 0.6 mi
Elevation gain
90 m
Typical duration
21 min
  • Castle and ruins
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Naturlehrpfad "Eichwald"

Aargau · Switzerland

Distance
1.5 km
/ 0.9 mi
Elevation gain
53 m
Typical duration
23 min
  • Wildlife watching
  • Waymarked route
Bremgarten-Dietikon-Bahn train type Be 4/8 at the Bibenlos-Sonnenhof stop
Moderate

Bremgarten - Hasenberg

Aargau · Switzerland

Distance
4.6 km
/ 2.9 mi
Elevation gain
337 m
Typical duration
1 hr 28 min
  • Waymarked route
Schloss Biberstein
Moderate

Hombergegg - Biberstein

Aargau · Switzerland

Distance
3.3 km
/ 2.1 mi
Elevation gain
390 m
Typical duration
1 hr 17 min
  • Waymarked route
Steintreppe Stäglimatt , in Küttigen, Treppe.
Moderate

Hombergegg - Küttigen

Aargau · Switzerland

Distance
4.3 km
/ 2.6 mi
Elevation gain
387 m
Typical duration
1 hr 28 min
  • Waymarked route
de:Salhöhe
Moderate

Salhöhe - Obererlinsbach

Aargau · Switzerland

Distance
4.5 km
/ 2.8 mi
Elevation gain
351 m
Typical duration
1 hr 28 min
  • Waymarked route
Ittenthal im Kanton Aargau
Moderate

Schinberg Abz. - Ittenthal

Aargau · Switzerland

Distance
3.5 km
/ 2.2 mi
Elevation gain
350 m
Typical duration
1 hr 16 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Veltheimerberg - Gisliflue

Aargau · Switzerland

Distance
2.8 km
/ 1.7 mi
Elevation gain
223 m
Typical duration
55 min
  • Waymarked route
Lägerngrat zwischen Wettingen und Niederweningen. Aussichtspunkt Burghorn.
Moderate

Wettingen Route 5

Aargau · Switzerland

Distance
7.0 km
/ 4.3 mi
Elevation gain
453 m
Typical duration
2 hr 8 min
  • Waymarked route
Mountain Engelberg in Starrkirch-Wil/Olten
Moderate

Aarburg - Engelberg

Aargau · Switzerland

Distance
4.9 km
/ 3.0 mi
Elevation gain
70 m
Typical duration
1 hr 7 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Alter Postweg

Aargau · Switzerland

Distance
3.0 km
/ 1.9 mi
Elevation gain
6 m
Typical duration
38 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Baltenschwil - Hasenberg

Aargau · Switzerland

Distance
3.5 km
/ 2.2 mi
Elevation gain
264 m
Typical duration
1 hr 8 min
  • Waymarked route
Schloss Biberstein
Moderate

Biberstein - Gatter

Aargau · Switzerland

Distance
2.2 km
/ 1.4 mi
Elevation gain
289 m
Typical duration
53 min
  • Waymarked route
Wissenbach in Boswil, Kanton Aargau
Moderate

Boswil - Brandholz

Aargau · Switzerland

Distance
5.9 km
/ 3.7 mi
Elevation gain
16 m
Typical duration
1 hr 15 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Breitmis - Hinterfeld

Aargau · Switzerland

Distance
3.8 km
/ 2.4 mi
Elevation gain
35 m
Typical duration
51 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Dreiländerweg

Aargau · Switzerland

Distance
4.3 km
/ 2.7 mi
Elevation gain
72 m
Typical duration
1 hr
  • Waymarked route
The combined station building and railway goods shed at Killwangen-Spreitenbach was designed by Max Vogt and built in 1970. Here it is pictured from platform 3 facing south.
Moderate

Killwangen - Heitersberg

Aargau · Switzerland

Distance
4.2 km
/ 2.6 mi
Elevation gain
284 m
Typical duration
1 hr 18 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Kymshof

Aargau · Switzerland

Distance
2.7 km
/ 1.7 mi
Elevation gain
262 m
Typical duration
57 min
  • Waymarked route
Villigen, Switzerland
Moderate

Rothberg - Villigen

Aargau · Switzerland

Distance
3.5 km
/ 2.2 mi
Elevation gain
39 m
Typical duration
48 min
  • Waymarked route
Egelsee,mit Sprungturm
Moderate

Spreitenbach - Egelsee

Aargau · Switzerland

Distance
2.6 km
/ 1.6 mi
Elevation gain
294 m
Typical duration
59 min
  • Waymarked route
View of Maisprach
Moderate

Sunnenberg - Maisprach

Aargau · Switzerland

Distance
2.6 km
/ 1.6 mi
Elevation gain
245 m
Typical duration
54 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Sunnenberg - Spitzgraben

Aargau · Switzerland

Distance
6.1 km
/ 3.8 mi
Elevation gain
357 m
Typical duration
1 hr 49 min
  • Waymarked route
Wyrschhaus (Gaststätte „Zum Löwen“) und Löwenscheune, Wettingen AG
Moderate

Wettingen - Rüsler

Aargau · Switzerland

Distance
4.1 km
/ 2.5 mi
Elevation gain
297 m
Typical duration
1 hr 18 min
  • Waymarked route
Sulperg, Wettingen AG
Moderate

Wettingen Route 2 - fixme

Aargau · Switzerland

Distance
8.0 km
/ 5.0 mi
Elevation gain
349 m
Typical duration
2 hr 11 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
ViaGottardoAargau14.9 km379 m3 hr 40 minModerateApril to October
Remigen - Ufem BergAargau5.9 km99 m1 hr 22 minModerateApril to October
ViaRhenanaAargau10.6 km64 m2 hr 18 minModerateApril to October
Vorder Rein - Ufem BergAargau2.0 km33 m28 minModerateApril to October
Beinwil am See - Beinwil DorfAargau0.9 km0 m11 minModerateApril to October
Beinwil am See - BreitholzAargau2.7 km0 m34 minModerateApril to October
Birrwil am See - Birrwil DorfAargau1.2 km31 m18 minModerateApril to October
Chärnenberg - Schloss WildeggAargau1.4 km11 m19 minModerateApril to October
Chärnenberg - Schloss WildeggAargau2.1 km165 m41 minModerateApril to October
Ruine Tierstein - Schupfart PostautoAargau2.3 km238 m50 minModerateApril to October

ViaGottardo, ViaRhenana, Remigen - Ufem Berg 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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