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Moderate Hiking Trails in Geneva

The directory currently contains 11 quality-checked routes matching this guide in Geneva. Their average mapped distance is 6.8 km and average recorded ascent is 89 m (292 ft); the longest route in the set is 17.3 km.

This subset represents 17% of the 63 quality-checked routes in Geneva.

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 1 (9%) 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

0.8 km

Anières Port - Anières

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Lowest recorded ascent in this sample

25 m

Alpine Panorama Trail

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

Return logistics

0 recorded loops

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Trails

Moderate

Alpine Panorama Trail

Geneva · Switzerland

Distance
9.0 km
/ 5.6 mi
Elevation gain
25 m
Typical duration
1 hr 55 min
  • Alpine meadow
  • Panoramic viewpoint
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

ViaJacobi

Geneva · Switzerland

Distance
9.2 km
/ 5.7 mi
Elevation gain
131 m
Typical duration
2 hr 6 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

ViaJacobi

Geneva · Switzerland

Distance
17.3 km
/ 10.8 mi
Elevation gain
165 m
Typical duration
3 hr 56 min
  • Waymarked route
Panneau 2.43 à Bassy, Anières (GE), Suisse.
Moderate

Anières Port - Anières

Geneva · Switzerland

Distance
0.8 km
/ 0.5 mi
Elevation gain
62 m
Typical duration
16 min
  • Waymarked route
A view of Lake Geneva from Auberge du Lion d'Or, Cologny , Geneva, Switzerland.
Moderate

Cologny - Chougny

Geneva · Switzerland

Distance
2.0 km
/ 1.3 mi
Elevation gain
41 m
Typical duration
29 min
  • Waymarked route
Pont Butin de Genève, vu depuis la plage de la rive droite.
Moderate

Genève–La Plaine

Geneva · Switzerland

Distance
2.5 km
/ 1.5 mi
Elevation gain
75 m
Typical duration
37 min
  • Waymarked route
A deux pas du village d'Hermance, sur le Pont du Bourg-Dessus; la France est située sur la rive droite, la Suisse sur la gauche.
Moderate

Hermance - Chevrens

Geneva · Switzerland

Distance
2.0 km
/ 1.3 mi
Elevation gain
38 m
Typical duration
29 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Chemin du Foron

Geneva · Switzerland

Distance
14.6 km
/ 9.1 mi
Elevation gain
170 m
Typical duration
3 hr 18 min
Moderate

Paysages Franco-Suisses

Geneva · Switzerland

Distance
8.6 km
/ 5.4 mi
Elevation gain
103 m
Typical duration
1 hr 57 min

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
Alpine Panorama TrailGeneva9.0 km25 m1 hr 55 minModerateApril to October
ViaJacobiGeneva9.2 km131 m2 hr 6 minModerateApril to October
ViaJacobiGeneva17.3 km165 m3 hr 56 minModerateApril to October
Eaux d'Arve - Le Bois de PinsGeneva0.9 km27 m14 minModerateApril to October
Anières Port - AnièresGeneva0.8 km62 m16 minModerateApril to October
Cologny - ChougnyGeneva2.0 km41 m29 minModerateApril to October
Genève–La PlaineGeneva2.5 km75 m37 minModerateApril to October
Hermance - ChevrensGeneva2.0 km38 m29 minModerateApril to October
Chemin du ForonGeneva14.6 km170 m3 hr 18 minModerateApril to October
Paysages Franco-SuissesGeneva8.6 km103 m1 hr 57 minModerateApril to October

Alpine Panorama Trail, ViaJacobi, ViaJacobi 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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