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Moderate Hiking Trails near Grenchen

The directory currently contains 90 quality-checked routes matching this guide near Grenchen. Their average mapped distance is 6.2 km and average recorded ascent is 222 m (728 ft); the longest route in the set is 16.8 km.

This subset represents 57% of the 159 quality-checked routes near Grenchen. Its average distance is 6.2 km, compared with 13.8 km across the full local set. Average recorded ascent is 222 m (728 ft), versus 392 m (1,286 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 (3%) 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

10.9 km

ViaBerna Etappe 3

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Lowest recorded ascent in this sample

95 m

Trans Swiss Trail

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

Return logistics

0 recorded loops

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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

Trans Swiss Trail

Jura · Switzerland

Distance
12.5 km
/ 7.8 mi
Elevation gain
242 m
Typical duration
2 hr 58 min
  • 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
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

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

Trans Swiss Trail

Jura · Switzerland

Distance
15.2 km
/ 9.5 mi
Elevation gain
260 m
Typical duration
3 hr 34 min
  • 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

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

ViaSurprise - Etappe 5

Basel-Landschaft · Switzerland

Distance
11.2 km
/ 6.9 mi
Elevation gain
525 m
Typical duration
3 hr 7 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
Alluvial Site on the Doubs River, Soubey, Canton of Jura, Switzerland
Moderate

Au fil du Doubs - Etappe 3

Jura · Switzerland

Distance
12.8 km
/ 8.0 mi
Elevation gain
254 m
Typical duration
3 hr 3 min
  • Waymarked route
Fluss Le Doubs am Weiler Tariche 4 Kilometer südwestlich der Stadt St. Ursanne im Kanton Jura.
Moderate

Au fil du Doubs - Etappe 4

Jura · Switzerland

Distance
15.2 km
/ 9.5 mi
Elevation gain
260 m
Typical duration
3 hr 34 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

ViaJura - Etappe 1

Basel-City · Switzerland

Distance
13.7 km
/ 8.5 mi
Elevation gain
28 m
Typical duration
2 hr 54 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
Petrol station at Soubey, Canton of Jura, Switzerland
Moderate

Soubey - Les Enfers

Jura · Switzerland

Distance
3.5 km
/ 2.2 mi
Typical duration
44 min
  • Forest
  • 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
Ein imposanter Fels ca. 5 Meter hoch mit Abbildung eines bunt bemalten Gesichtes, welches auf dem Fussweg von Ruine Pfeffingen nach Nenzlingen die Wanderer begrüsst
Moderate

Ruine Pfeffingen - Duggingen

Basel-Landschaft · Switzerland

Distance
0.6 km
/ 0.3 mi
Elevation gain
49 m
Typical duration
11 min
  • Castle and ruins
  • Waymarked route
Fluss Le Doubs am Weiler Tariche 4 Kilometer südwestlich der Stadt St. Ursanne im Kanton Jura.
Moderate

Tariche - Les Errauts

Jura · Switzerland

Distance
1.1 km
/ 0.7 mi
Elevation gain
97 m
Typical duration
22 min
  • Forest
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

E5 Réchésy - Liebsdorf

Jura · Switzerland

Distance
13.3 km
/ 8.3 mi
Elevation gain
367 m
Typical duration
3 hr 19 min
  • Waymarked route
  • Long-distance path
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
Moderate

Chemin du 100e du CAS JURA

Jura · Switzerland

Distance
5.2 km
/ 3.2 mi
Elevation gain
521 m
Typical duration
1 hr 52 min
  • Waymarked route
Mountain pass (hiking path) in the Jura mountains between Erschwil AO and Val Terbi JU
Moderate

Chemin du Val Terbi

Jura · Switzerland

Distance
9.7 km
/ 6.0 mi
Elevation gain
625 m
Typical duration
2 hr 57 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Le Poye - fixme

Jura · Switzerland

Distance
3.7 km
/ 2.3 mi
Elevation gain
444 m
Typical duration
1 hr 27 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
Trans Swiss TrailJura12.5 km242 m2 hr 58 minModerateApril to October
ViaBerna Etappe 3Bern10.9 km694 m3 hr 18 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
Trans Swiss TrailBern13.5 km95 m2 hr 57 minModerateApril to October
Trans Swiss TrailJura15.2 km260 m3 hr 34 minModerateApril to October
Chemin de Mont-SoleilBern12.9 km574 m3 hr 33 minModerateApril to October
ViaBerna Etappe 5Bern12.7 km84 m2 hr 46 minModerateApril to October
ViaSurprise - Etappe 5Basel-Landschaft11.2 km525 m3 hr 7 minModerateApril to October

Jura Crest Trail, Trans Swiss Trail, ViaBerna Etappe 3 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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