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Moderate Hiking Trails in Schaffhausen

The directory currently contains 29 quality-checked routes matching this guide in Schaffhausen. Their average mapped distance is 4.0 km and average recorded ascent is 111 m (364 ft); the longest route in the set is 14.3 km.

This subset represents 39% of the 75 quality-checked routes in Schaffhausen. Its average distance is 4.0 km, compared with 13.8 km across the full local set. Average recorded ascent is 111 m (364 ft), versus 224 m (735 ft) for all quality-checked routes in the same area.

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 3 (10%) 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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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

0.7 km

Huguenot and Waldensian Trail

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Lowest recorded ascent in this sample

89 m

Thurweg

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

Return logistics

0 recorded loops

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Trails

Moderate

Huguenot and Waldensian Trail

Schaffhausen · Switzerland

Distance
4.8 km
/ 3.0 mi
Elevation gain
208 m
Typical duration
1 hr 19 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Thurgauer Rundwanderweg

Schaffhausen · Switzerland

Distance
6.8 km
/ 4.2 mi
Elevation gain
204 m
Typical duration
1 hr 43 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Schaffhauser-Zürcher-Weg

Schaffhausen · Switzerland

Distance
11.5 km
/ 7.1 mi
Elevation gain
112 m
Typical duration
2 hr 34 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

ViaRhenana

Schaffhausen · Switzerland

Distance
14.3 km
/ 8.9 mi
Elevation gain
119 m
Typical duration
3 hr 10 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Thurweg

Schaffhausen · Switzerland

Distance
14.0 km
/ 8.7 mi
Elevation gain
89 m
Typical duration
3 hr 3 min
  • Waymarked route
House in Buchberg, canton of Schaffhausen, Switzerland
Moderate

Panoramaweg Buchberg

Schaffhausen · Switzerland

Distance
3.3 km
/ 2.1 mi
Elevation gain
81 m
Typical duration
49 min
  • Panoramic viewpoint
  • Waymarked route
Switzerland , Schaffhausen , Osterfingen
Moderate

Ruine Radegg - Osterfingen

Schaffhausen · Switzerland

Distance
2.9 km
/ 1.8 mi
Elevation gain
45 m
Typical duration
40 min
  • Castle and ruins
  • Waymarked route
Beggingen Kirche
Moderate

Beggingen - Talisbänkli

Schaffhausen · Switzerland

Distance
0.9 km
/ 0.6 mi
Elevation gain
302 m
Typical duration
38 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Burghalde - Randenhus

Schaffhausen · Switzerland

Distance
1.9 km
/ 1.2 mi
Elevation gain
86 m
Typical duration
32 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Schaffhauser Grenzweg

Schaffhausen · Switzerland

Distance
6.7 km
/ 4.2 mi
Elevation gain
133 m
Typical duration
1 hr 36 min
  • Waymarked route
House in Buchberg, canton of Schaffhausen, Switzerland
Moderate

Buchberg - Murkathof

Schaffhausen · Switzerland

Distance
2.7 km
/ 1.7 mi
Elevation gain
13 m
Typical duration
35 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Buchberg - Oberriet

Schaffhausen · Switzerland

Distance
2.3 km
/ 1.4 mi
Elevation gain
37 m
Typical duration
32 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Lätten - Tüel

Schaffhausen · Switzerland

Distance
2.2 km
/ 1.4 mi
Elevation gain
89 m
Typical duration
36 min
  • Waymarked route
Neunkirch, canton of Schaffhausen, Switzerland
Moderate

Neunkirch - Armenfeldhütte

Schaffhausen · Switzerland

Distance
2.6 km
/ 1.6 mi
Elevation gain
86 m
Typical duration
40 min
  • Waymarked route
German Railways Class 641 railcar in Schaffhausen railway station. For more information, see the Wikipedia articles Schaffhausen railway station and DBAG Class 641 .
Moderate

Schaffhausen - Breite

Schaffhausen · Switzerland

Distance
1.0 km
/ 0.6 mi
Elevation gain
48 m
Typical duration
17 min
  • Waymarked route
Schloss Laufen am Rheinfall railway station, as seen from station platform. For more information, see the Wikipedia article Schloss Laufen am Rheinfall railway station .
Moderate

Kleiner Rheinfall Rundweg

Schaffhausen · Switzerland

Distance
3.4 km
/ 2.1 mi
Elevation gain
70 m
Typical duration
49 min
  • Waymarked route
Above Rheinfall
Moderate

Rheinfall Rundweg

Schaffhausen · Switzerland

Distance
7.4 km
/ 4.6 mi
Elevation gain
123 m
Typical duration
1 hr 44 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Kesselbrunnen - ?

Schaffhausen · Switzerland

Distance
0.8 km
/ 0.5 mi
Elevation gain
10 m
Typical duration
11 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Randen Weg

Schaffhausen · Switzerland

Distance
9.7 km
/ 6.0 mi
Elevation gain
386 m
Typical duration
2 hr 36 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Rundwanderweg

Schaffhausen · Switzerland

Distance
2.1 km
/ 1.3 mi
Typical duration
27 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Serpentinenweg - Waldheim

Schaffhausen · Switzerland

Distance
1.5 km
/ 1.0 mi
Elevation gain
10 m
Typical duration
20 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Waldheim - Beim Brandhof

Schaffhausen · Switzerland

Distance
2.4 km
/ 1.5 mi
Elevation gain
66 m
Typical duration
36 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Herrentisch - Mariatann

Schaffhausen · Switzerland

Distance
1.8 km
/ 1.1 mi
Elevation gain
13 m
Typical duration
23 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
Huguenot and Waldensian TrailSchaffhausen4.8 km208 m1 hr 19 minModerateApril to October
Huguenot and Waldensian TrailSchaffhausen0.7 km106 m18 minModerateApril to October
Thurgauer RundwanderwegSchaffhausen6.8 km204 m1 hr 43 minModerateApril to October
Schaffhauser-Zürcher-WegSchaffhausen11.5 km112 m2 hr 34 minModerateApril to October
ViaRhenanaSchaffhausen14.3 km119 m3 hr 10 minModerateApril to October
ThurwegSchaffhausen14.0 km89 m3 hr 3 minModerateApril to October
Panoramaweg BuchbergSchaffhausen3.3 km81 m49 minModerateApril to October
Ruine Radegg - OsterfingenSchaffhausen2.9 km45 m40 minModerateApril to October
Beggingen - TalisbänkliSchaffhausen0.9 km302 m38 minModerateApril to October
Burghalde - RandenhusSchaffhausen1.9 km86 m32 minModerateApril to October

Huguenot and Waldensian Trail, Huguenot and Waldensian Trail, ViaRhenana 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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