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Moderate Hiking Trails near Burgdorf

The directory currently contains 83 quality-checked routes matching this guide near Burgdorf. Their average mapped distance is 5.7 km and average recorded ascent is 220 m (722 ft); the longest route in the set is 16.8 km.

This subset represents 57% of the 146 quality-checked routes near Burgdorf. Its average distance is 5.7 km, compared with 12.4 km across the full local set. Average recorded ascent is 220 m (722 ft), versus 354 m (1,161 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 1 (1%) 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

7.5 km

ViaGottardo

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Lowest recorded ascent in this sample

138 m

Jura Crest Trail

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

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0 recorded loops

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Trails

Moderate

Alpine Panorama Trail

Lucerne · Switzerland

Distance
10.2 km
/ 6.3 mi
Elevation gain
147 m
Typical duration
2 hr 21 min
  • Alpine meadow
  • Panoramic viewpoint
  • Waymarked route
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

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

ViaGottardo

Basel-Landschaft · Switzerland

Distance
7.5 km
/ 4.7 mi
Elevation gain
353 m
Typical duration
2 hr 5 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
15.8 km
/ 9.8 mi
Elevation gain
253 m
Typical duration
3 hr 41 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

ViaGottardo

Aargau · Switzerland

Distance
14.9 km
/ 9.2 mi
Elevation gain
379 m
Typical duration
3 hr 40 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

ViaJacobi

Lucerne · Switzerland

Distance
13.8 km
/ 8.5 mi
Elevation gain
245 m
Typical duration
3 hr 14 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Schlund - Rüchiloch

Lucerne · Switzerland

Distance
2.5 km
/ 1.5 mi
Elevation gain
41 m
Typical duration
35 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

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
Moderate

Emmenuferweg - Etappe 3

Lucerne · Switzerland

Distance
16.0 km
/ 10.0 mi
Elevation gain
217 m
Typical duration
3 hr 42 min
  • 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
Naturpark Thal
Moderate

Holderbank - Ruine Alt Bechburg

Solothurn · Switzerland

Distance
1.9 km
/ 1.2 mi
Elevation gain
142 m
Typical duration
37 min
  • Castle and ruins
  • Waymarked route
Mountain Engelberg in Starrkirch-Wil/Olten
Moderate

Mülitäli Wildpark - Engelberg

Solothurn · Switzerland

Distance
2.3 km
/ 1.4 mi
Elevation gain
206 m
Typical duration
48 min
  • Wildlife watching
  • Waymarked route
Panorama in Richtung Westen vom Hengst
Moderate

Bodenhütten - Hengst

Lucerne · Switzerland

Distance
3.3 km
/ 2.0 mi
Elevation gain
618 m
Typical duration
1 hr 36 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Imbrig - Pt. 2052

Lucerne · Switzerland

Distance
1.7 km
/ 1.0 mi
Elevation gain
565 m
Typical duration
1 hr 12 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Pt. 2052 - Schlund

Lucerne · Switzerland

Distance
2.7 km
/ 1.7 mi
Elevation gain
557 m
Typical duration
1 hr 24 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Pt. 699 - Leen

Bern · Switzerland

Distance
5.1 km
/ 3.1 mi
Elevation gain
168 m
Typical duration
1 hr 18 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Schwängimatt - Klus

Solothurn · Switzerland

Distance
9.4 km
/ 5.9 mi
Elevation gain
577 m
Typical duration
2 hr 50 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Roggenweid -Buchsiter Alp

Solothurn · Switzerland

Distance
3.7 km
/ 2.3 mi
Elevation gain
224 m
Typical duration
1 hr 6 min
  • Alpine meadow
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Burgmätteli - fixme

Solothurn · Switzerland

Distance
5.0 km
/ 3.1 mi
Typical duration
1 hr 3 min
  • Waymarked route
Meringue at the Kemmeriboden-Bad near Schangnau; Berne, Switzerland. Half a portion of the world-famous specialty!
Moderate

Kemmeriboden-Bad - Imbrig

Bern · Switzerland

Distance
4.0 km
/ 2.5 mi
Elevation gain
130 m
Typical duration
1 hr 2 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Alpweid

Lucerne · Switzerland

Distance
2.0 km
/ 1.2 mi
Elevation gain
146 m
Typical duration
38 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Bereten Linde - St. Wolfgang

Solothurn · Switzerland

Distance
3.9 km
/ 2.4 mi
Elevation gain
356 m
Typical duration
1 hr 21 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Chanzelsagen - Oberlehn

Lucerne · Switzerland

Distance
4.3 km
/ 2.7 mi
Elevation gain
399 m
Typical duration
1 hr 29 min
  • Waymarked route
The Ilfis river near Ilfis Stadium in Langnau in Emmental, canton of Bern, Switzerland.
Moderate

Ilfis - Hochwacht

Bern · Switzerland

Distance
4.4 km
/ 2.8 mi
Elevation gain
23 m
Typical duration
58 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Mettlenalp-Napf (direkt)

Bern · Switzerland

Distance
1.8 km
/ 1.1 mi
Elevation gain
340 m
Typical duration
52 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Napf - Eigatter

Bern · Switzerland

Distance
2.2 km
/ 1.4 mi
Elevation gain
57 m
Typical duration
33 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

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 TrailLucerne10.2 km147 m2 hr 21 minModerateApril to October
Jura Crest TrailBern16.8 km138 m3 hr 46 minModerateApril to October
Alpine Panorama TrailBern12.1 km669 m3 hr 31 minModerateApril to October
Trans Swiss TrailBern11.6 km593 m3 hr 18 minModerateApril to October
ViaGottardoBasel-Landschaft7.5 km353 m2 hr 5 minModerateApril to October
Trans Swiss TrailBern14.6 km257 m3 hr 26 minModerateApril to October
Trans Swiss TrailBern15.8 km253 m3 hr 41 minModerateApril to October
ViaGottardoAargau14.9 km379 m3 hr 40 minModerateApril to October
Trans Swiss TrailBern13.5 km95 m2 hr 57 minModerateApril to October
ViaJacobiLucerne13.8 km245 m3 hr 14 minModerateApril to October

Jura Crest Trail, Alpine Panorama Trail, Alpine Panorama Trail 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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