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Moderate Hiking Trails near Friedrichshafen

The directory currently contains 36 quality-checked routes matching this guide near Friedrichshafen. Their average mapped distance is 6.5 km and average recorded ascent is 218 m (715 ft); the longest route in the set is 15.2 km.

This subset represents 37% of the 97 quality-checked routes near Friedrichshafen. Its average distance is 6.5 km, compared with 11.4 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 3 (8%) 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

3.5 km

Aussichtsweg "obedöri"

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Lowest recorded ascent in this sample

170 m

Thurgauer Rundwanderweg

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

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Trails

Moderate

Alpine Panorama Trail

Appenzell Ausserrhoden · Switzerland

Distance
13.5 km
/ 8.4 mi
Elevation gain
525 m
Typical duration
3 hr 36 min
  • Alpine meadow
  • Panoramic viewpoint
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

ViaJacobi

Thurgau · Switzerland

Distance
15.2 km
/ 9.4 mi
Elevation gain
184 m
Typical duration
3 hr 27 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Alte Konstanzerstrasse

St. Gallen · Switzerland

Distance
13.8 km
/ 8.6 mi
Elevation gain
425 m
Typical duration
3 hr 31 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

St. Galler Panoramaweg

St. Gallen · Switzerland

Distance
8.9 km
/ 5.5 mi
Elevation gain
283 m
Typical duration
2 hr 17 min
  • Panoramic viewpoint
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Thurgauer Rundwanderweg

Thurgau · Switzerland

Distance
8.5 km
/ 5.3 mi
Elevation gain
170 m
Typical duration
2 hr 1 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Aussichtsweg "obedöri"

Appenzell Innerrhoden · Switzerland

Distance
3.5 km
/ 2.1 mi
Elevation gain
174 m
Typical duration
59 min
  • Panoramic viewpoint
  • Waymarked route
Brunnen (1884) zu Wetzikon.
Moderate

Wetzikon - Schloss Sonnenberg

Thurgau · Switzerland

Distance
3.3 km
/ 2.1 mi
Elevation gain
103 m
Typical duration
51 min
  • Castle and ruins
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Birli-Wald

Appenzell Ausserrhoden · Switzerland

Distance
0.6 km
/ 0.4 mi
Typical duration
7 min
  • Forest
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Gesundheitsweg

Appenzell Ausserrhoden · Switzerland

Distance
13.0 km
/ 8.1 mi
Elevation gain
489 m
Typical duration
3 hr 27 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Pfeff ond Lischt Weg

Appenzell Innerrhoden · Switzerland

Distance
9.1 km
/ 5.6 mi
Elevation gain
220 m
Typical duration
2 hr 13 min
  • Waymarked route
Haus am Schopfacker in Trogen im Kanton Appenzell Ausserrhoden .
Moderate

Rehtobel-Trogen

Appenzell Ausserrhoden · Switzerland

Distance
4.3 km
/ 2.7 mi
Elevation gain
609 m
Typical duration
1 hr 48 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Thurgauer Napoleon-Weg

Thurgau · Switzerland

Distance
12.3 km
/ 7.6 mi
Elevation gain
275 m
Typical duration
2 hr 58 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Thurgauer Vermessungsweg

Thurgau · Switzerland

Distance
14.3 km
/ 8.9 mi
Elevation gain
164 m
Typical duration
3 hr 13 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Appenzeller Kapellenweg

Appenzell Innerrhoden · Switzerland

Distance
2.1 km
/ 1.3 mi
Elevation gain
202 m
Typical duration
45 min
  • Waymarked route
This is an image of a cultural property of regional significance in Switzerland with KGS number
Moderate

Dattenhueb - Hugelshofen

Thurgau · Switzerland

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

Fabelweg

Thurgau · Switzerland

Distance
6.8 km
/ 4.3 mi
Elevation gain
69 m
Typical duration
1 hr 32 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Grenzweg

Appenzell Ausserrhoden · Switzerland

Distance
10.3 km
/ 6.4 mi
Elevation gain
518 m
Typical duration
2 hr 56 min
  • Waymarked route
Photo. Trams aux Fils. Gare de Speicher en 1978 La ligne du Trogenerbahn a été construite en 1903, à voie métrique, sa longueur et de 9,8 Kilomètres. A son origine, ce train était un chemin de fer entièrement routier, actuellement il est en
Moderate

Rund um Speicher

Appenzell Ausserrhoden · Switzerland

Distance
8.3 km
/ 5.1 mi
Elevation gain
249 m
Typical duration
2 hr 6 min
  • Waymarked route
Inn sign "Zum Trauben" in Weinfelden, canton of Thurgau, Switzerland.
Moderate

Weinfelden - Dattenhueb

Thurgau · Switzerland

Distance
2.7 km
/ 1.7 mi
Elevation gain
235 m
Typical duration
55 min
  • Waymarked route
St. Pelagiberg mit Kirche und Altersheim, Gemeinde Hauptwil-Gottshaus, Schweiz
Moderate

Amriswil Hauptwil

St. Gallen · Switzerland

Distance
11.8 km
/ 7.4 mi
Elevation gain
222 m
Typical duration
2 hr 48 min
  • Waymarked route
ABt 116 (Typ PA-90) und 113 (Typ FFA2) der Appenzeller Bahnen abgestellt in Appenzell
Moderate

Appenzeller Rundweg

Appenzell Innerrhoden · Switzerland

Distance
7.4 km
/ 4.6 mi
Elevation gain
69 m
Typical duration
1 hr 38 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Chindlistei Weg

Appenzell Ausserrhoden · Switzerland

Distance
4.0 km
/ 2.5 mi
Elevation gain
200 m
Typical duration
1 hr 7 min
  • Waymarked route
Switzerland , Thurgau , aerial view overhead Ottoberg
Moderate

Märstetten - Ottoberg

Thurgau · Switzerland

Distance
1.3 km
/ 0.8 mi
Typical duration
16 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Rebweg

St. Gallen · Switzerland

Distance
4.0 km
/ 2.5 mi
Elevation gain
145 m
Typical duration
1 hr 3 min
  • Waymarked route
Panoramic views over the village Rehetobel . In the upper right corner of the picture of Gupf.
Moderate

Rehetobel-Nasen

Appenzell Ausserrhoden · Switzerland

Distance
2.0 km
/ 1.3 mi
Elevation gain
130 m
Typical duration
37 min
  • Waymarked route
Kapelle Jesus, Maria und Josef, Bild
Moderate

Schwende - Bellisweid

Appenzell Innerrhoden · Switzerland

Distance
1.2 km
/ 0.7 mi
Typical duration
15 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Säge-Landmark

Appenzell Ausserrhoden · Switzerland

Distance
2.9 km
/ 1.8 mi
Elevation gain
140 m
Typical duration
49 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Wanderwege SG

St. Gallen · Switzerland

Distance
2.5 km
/ 1.6 mi
Elevation gain
282 m
Typical duration
57 min
  • Waymarked route
Switzerland , Thurgau , aerial view overhead Ottoberg
Moderate

Weinfelden - Ottoberg

Thurgau · Switzerland

Distance
2.8 km
/ 1.7 mi
Elevation gain
147 m
Typical duration
48 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Witzweg

Appenzell Ausserrhoden · Switzerland

Distance
8.1 km
/ 5.0 mi
Elevation gain
277 m
Typical duration
2 hr 6 min
  • Waymarked route
Postgebäude in St. Gallen Bruggen zwischen Zürcher- und Fürstenlandstrasse, Rechts St. Galler Kantonalbank
Moderate

St.Galler Brückenweg

Appenzell Ausserrhoden · Switzerland

Distance
8.4 km
/ 5.2 mi
Elevation gain
295 m
Typical duration
2 hr 11 min
Moderate

grosser Ruinenweg

Thurgau · Switzerland

Distance
10.5 km
/ 6.5 mi
Elevation gain
388 m
Typical duration
2 hr 46 min
Picture of Degersheim, with both churches clearly visible.
Moderate

Degersheim-Ziegelhütte

St. Gallen · Switzerland

Distance
1.9 km
/ 1.2 mi
Elevation gain
90 m
Typical duration
32 min
  • Waymarked route
Napoleonturm in Hohenrain; Ansicht von Westen
Moderate

Rundweg Napoleonturm

Thurgau · Switzerland

Distance
5.5 km
/ 3.4 mi
Elevation gain
66 m
Typical duration
1 hr 14 min
  • Waymarked route
Eggli
Moderate

Eggerstanden - Eggli

Appenzell Innerrhoden · Switzerland

Distance
1.7 km
/ 1.1 mi
Elevation gain
274 m
Typical duration
46 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 TrailAppenzell Ausserrhoden13.5 km525 m3 hr 36 minModerateApril to October
ViaJacobiThurgau15.2 km184 m3 hr 27 minModerateApril to October
Alte KonstanzerstrasseSt. Gallen13.8 km425 m3 hr 31 minModerateApril to October
St. Galler PanoramawegSt. Gallen8.9 km283 m2 hr 17 minModerateApril to October
Thurgauer RundwanderwegThurgau8.5 km170 m2 hr 1 minModerateApril to October
Aussichtsweg "obedöri"Appenzell Innerrhoden3.5 km174 m59 minModerateApril to October
Schloss Sonnenberg - Lommis - ThürnThurgau5.8 km71 m1 hr 19 minModerateApril to October
Wetzikon - Schloss SonnenbergThurgau3.3 km103 m51 minModerateApril to October
Birli-WaldAppenzell Ausserrhoden0.6 km0 m7 minModerateApril to October
GesundheitswegAppenzell Ausserrhoden13.0 km489 m3 hr 27 minModerateApril to October

Alpine Panorama Trail, ViaJacobi, Alte Konstanzerstrasse 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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