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Moderate Hiking Trails in Bern

The directory currently contains 653 quality-checked routes matching this guide in Bern. Their average mapped distance is 2.7 km and average recorded ascent is 164 m (538 ft); the longest route in the set is 16.8 km.

This subset represents 58% of the 1,122 quality-checked routes in Bern. Its average distance is 2.7 km, compared with 3.8 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 16 (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

7.6 km

Via Alpina Red R103

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Lowest recorded ascent in this sample

102 m

Emmenuferweg - Etappe 1

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

Return logistics

0 recorded loops

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Distances follow stored route lines; ascent and time are estimates. Current access, surface and technical difficulty need separate checks. How to turn a comparison into a shortlist.

Trails

Moderate

Jura Crest Trail

Bern · Switzerland

Distance
16.8 km
/ 10.5 mi
Elevation gain
138 m
Typical duration
3 hr 46 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Alpine Panorama Trail

Bern · Switzerland

Distance
12.1 km
/ 7.5 mi
Elevation gain
669 m
Typical duration
3 hr 31 min
  • Alpine meadow
  • Panoramic viewpoint
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Emmenuferweg - Etappe 1

Bern · Switzerland

Distance
9.9 km
/ 6.1 mi
Elevation gain
102 m
Typical duration
2 hr 13 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Via Alpina Red R103

Bern · Switzerland

Distance
7.6 km
/ 4.7 mi
Elevation gain
468 m
Typical duration
2 hr 17 min
Moderate

Trans Swiss Trail

Bern · Switzerland

Distance
11.6 km
/ 7.2 mi
Elevation gain
593 m
Typical duration
3 hr 18 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

ViaBerna Etappe 19

Bern · Switzerland

Distance
11.9 km
/ 7.4 mi
Elevation gain
588 m
Typical duration
3 hr 22 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

ViaBerna Etappe 16

Bern · Switzerland

Distance
12.4 km
/ 7.7 mi
Elevation gain
210 m
Typical duration
2 hr 54 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

ViaBerna Etappe 3

Bern · Switzerland

Distance
10.9 km
/ 6.8 mi
Elevation gain
694 m
Typical duration
3 hr 18 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Trans Swiss Trail

Bern · Switzerland

Distance
15.8 km
/ 9.8 mi
Elevation gain
253 m
Typical duration
3 hr 41 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Trans Swiss Trail

Bern · Switzerland

Distance
14.6 km
/ 9.1 mi
Elevation gain
257 m
Typical duration
3 hr 26 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Trans Swiss Trail

Bern · Switzerland

Distance
13.5 km
/ 8.4 mi
Elevation gain
95 m
Typical duration
2 hr 57 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

02-Lötschberg Panoramaweg

Bern · Switzerland

Distance
10.3 km
/ 6.4 mi
Elevation gain
522 m
Typical duration
2 hr 56 min
  • Panoramic viewpoint
  • Waymarked route
Plaine Morte
Moderate

Plaine Morte-Les Violettes

Bern · Switzerland

Distance
5.0 km
/ 3.1 mi
Elevation gain
897 m
Typical duration
2 hr 23 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
Moderate

Fründenhütte

Bern · Switzerland

Distance
5.3 km
/ 3.3 mi
Elevation gain
651 m
Typical duration
2 hr 5 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Eiger Trail

Bern · Switzerland

Distance
5.7 km
/ 3.6 mi
Elevation gain
849 m
Typical duration
2 hr 28 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Siebenbrunnen-Weg

Bern · Switzerland

Distance
8.2 km
/ 5.1 mi
Elevation gain
885 m
Typical duration
3 hr 2 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

Zustieg Guggihütte

Bern · Switzerland

Distance
2.8 km
/ 1.8 mi
Elevation gain
837 m
Typical duration
1 hr 51 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Switzerland , Valais , Grimsel Pass
Moderate

Grimselpass - Rhonegletscher

Bern · Switzerland

Distance
5.2 km
/ 3.2 mi
Elevation gain
546 m
Typical duration
1 hr 54 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Fingerpost "Mont Soleil" (1180m)
Moderate

Chemin de Mont-Soleil

Bern · Switzerland

Distance
12.9 km
/ 8.0 mi
Elevation gain
574 m
Typical duration
3 hr 33 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Mountain View Trail

Bern · Switzerland

Distance
5.1 km
/ 3.2 mi
Elevation gain
490 m
Typical duration
1 hr 48 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

ViaBerna Etappe 5

Bern · Switzerland

Distance
12.7 km
/ 7.9 mi
Elevation gain
84 m
Typical duration
2 hr 46 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

ViaJura - Etappe 6

Bern · Switzerland

Distance
15.1 km
/ 9.4 mi
Elevation gain
352 m
Typical duration
3 hr 40 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

ViaBerna Etappe 1

Bern · Switzerland

Distance
11.4 km
/ 7.1 mi
Elevation gain
323 m
Typical duration
2 hr 52 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

ViaJura - Etappe 7

Bern · Switzerland

Distance
14.0 km
/ 8.7 mi
Elevation gain
365 m
Typical duration
3 hr 28 min
  • Waymarked route
Le Pichoux Road Bridge over the Sorne River, Sornetan, Canton of Bern, Switzerland
Moderate

Sur la Côte - Le Pichoux

Bern · Switzerland

Distance
1.2 km
/ 0.7 mi
Elevation gain
215 m
Typical duration
34 min
  • Coastal
  • Waymarked route
Landschaft mit Dorf: Lüterswil, Kanton Solothurn, Schweiz
Moderate

Seeland-Solothurn-Weg

Bern · Switzerland

Distance
15.9 km
/ 9.9 mi
Elevation gain
304 m
Typical duration
3 hr 48 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

ViaBerna Etappe 10

Bern · Switzerland

Distance
16.7 km
/ 10.4 mi
Elevation gain
191 m
Typical duration
3 hr 49 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

ViaBerna Etappe 8

Bern · Switzerland

Distance
14.9 km
/ 9.3 mi
Elevation gain
256 m
Typical duration
3 hr 30 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

ViaBerna Etappe 9

Bern · Switzerland

Distance
15.2 km
/ 9.4 mi
Elevation gain
140 m
Typical duration
3 hr 23 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Seeland-Solothurn-Weg

Bern · Switzerland

Distance
13.6 km
/ 8.5 mi
Elevation gain
23 m
Typical duration
2 hr 52 min
  • Waymarked route
Round-headed Rampion ( Phyteuma orbiculare ) , Schynige Platte , Switzerland
Moderate

Panoramaweg Schynige Platte

Bern · Switzerland

Distance
5.6 km
/ 3.5 mi
Elevation gain
306 m
Typical duration
1 hr 38 min
  • Panoramic viewpoint
  • 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
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
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
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

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
Jura Crest TrailBern16.8 km138 m3 hr 46 minModerateApril to October
Alpine Panorama TrailBern12.1 km669 m3 hr 31 minModerateApril to October
Emmenuferweg - Etappe 1Bern9.9 km102 m2 hr 13 minModerateJune to October
Via Alpina Red R103Bern7.6 km468 m2 hr 17 minModerateJune to October
Trans Swiss TrailBern11.6 km593 m3 hr 18 minModerateApril to October
ViaBerna Etappe 19Bern11.9 km588 m3 hr 22 minModerateJune to October
ViaBerna Etappe 16Bern12.4 km210 m2 hr 54 minModerateJune to October
ViaBerna Etappe 3Bern10.9 km694 m3 hr 18 minModerateApril to October
Trans Swiss TrailBern15.8 km253 m3 hr 41 minModerateApril to October
Trans Swiss TrailBern14.6 km257 m3 hr 26 minModerateApril to October

Jura Crest Trail, Alpine Panorama Trail, Via Alpina Red R103 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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