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Moderate Hiking Trails near Lugano

There are 117 hikes near Lugano in our database that fit. They average 3.2 km and 261 m (856 ft) of ascent, with the longest running to 13.4 km.

That is 62 percent of the 188 routes we map near Lugano. They are shorter than the local average, 3.2 km against 6.0 km, which is what makes this a practical shortlist for a half day. They also climb less than the area average, 261 m (856 ft) against 450 m (1,476 ft), so they suit a recovery day or a group with mixed fitness.

Moderate routes are the sweet spot for most regular walkers: enough climbing to feel like a proper day out, never enough to turn into an ordeal. These lean toward the demanding end, so plan for a full day and check the forecast before you commit.

Trails

Das Grab von Clay Regazzoni auf dem Friedhof in Porza
Moderate

Trans Swiss Trail

Ticino · Switzerland

Distance
11.8 km
/ 7.3 mi
Elevation gain
219 m
Typical duration
2 hr 47 min
  • Waymarked route
Das Grab von Clay Regazzoni auf dem Friedhof in Porza
Moderate

ViaGottardo

Ticino · Switzerland

Distance
11.9 km
/ 7.4 mi
Elevation gain
171 m
Typical duration
2 hr 44 min
  • Waymarked route
Downtown of Morbio Inferiore, Tessin, Switzerland
Moderate

ViaGottardo

Ticino · Switzerland

Distance
12.9 km
/ 8.0 mi
Elevation gain
591 m
Typical duration
3 hr 34 min
  • Waymarked route
Lenticolari
Moderate

Alpe Bardughè - Pizzo di Vogorno

Ticino · Switzerland

Distance
2.5 km
/ 1.6 mi
Elevation gain
777 m
Typical duration
1 hr 41 min
  • Mountain
  • Alpine meadow
  • Waymarked route
Oratorio di S. Bartolomeo, Croglio (TI), Switzerland
Moderate

Sentiero Lago di Lugano

Ticino · Switzerland

Distance
10.8 km
/ 6.7 mi
Elevation gain
799 m
Typical duration
3 hr 27 min
  • Lake
  • Waymarked route
West entrance of Dirinei tunnel.
Moderate

Sentiero Monte di Comino

Ticino · Switzerland

Distance
7.0 km
/ 4.3 mi
Elevation gain
284 m
Typical duration
1 hr 53 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Camorino, Switzerland
Moderate

Camerino-Isone

Ticino · Switzerland

Distance
7.1 km
/ 4.4 mi
Elevation gain
394 m
Typical duration
2 hr 5 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
de:Evangelisches Kirchgemeindezentrum Grono
Moderate

Colleta - ?

Ticino · Switzerland

Distance
3.1 km
/ 2.0 mi
Elevation gain
81 m
Typical duration
47 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Via Vallemaggia, Locarno. Monuments funéraires dans le cimetière de Locarno. L'église Santa Maria in Selva en arrière plan.
Moderate

Solduno S. Martino-Brè

Ticino · Switzerland

Distance
3.2 km
/ 2.0 mi
Elevation gain
66 m
Typical duration
45 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Switzerland , Ticino , impressions from Verzasca valley
Moderate

Alnasca - ?

Ticino · Switzerland

Distance
7.4 km
/ 4.6 mi
Elevation gain
376 m
Typical duration
2 hr 6 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Monte Generoso 09/2008
Moderate

Sentiero del Monte Generoso

Ticino · Switzerland

Distance
6.7 km
/ 4.2 mi
Elevation gain
487 m
Typical duration
2 hr 8 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
View of Earth taken during ISS Expedition 65.
Moderate

01-Sentiero Verzasca

Ticino · Switzerland

Distance
13.4 km
/ 8.3 mi
Elevation gain
228 m
Typical duration
3 hr 8 min
  • Waymarked route
Caslano, Tessin, Switzerland - Downtown. In the background Monte Lema (1621 m) and Poncione di Breno (1653 m)
Moderate

Caslano - Monte Caslano

Ticino · Switzerland

Distance
3.0 km
/ 1.9 mi
Elevation gain
323 m
Typical duration
1 hr 7 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Pizzo Leone
Moderate

Alpe Naccio - Termine

Ticino · Switzerland

Distance
2.6 km
/ 1.6 mi
Elevation gain
26 m
Typical duration
35 min
  • Alpine meadow
  • Waymarked route
SBB CFF FFS Re 420 209 at Bellinzona.
Moderate

Monte Juri-Monte di Artore

Ticino · Switzerland

Distance
1.5 km
/ 0.9 mi
Elevation gain
126 m
Typical duration
30 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Dal Rio Valgrande a Corte Buè

Val Grande National Park · Piedmont

Distance
0.8 km
/ 0.5 mi
Elevation gain
389 m
Typical duration
45 min
  • River
  • Waymarked route
Busen
Moderate

Lodrino-Alpe d,Alva

Ticino · Switzerland

Distance
5.2 km
/ 3.2 mi
Elevation gain
136 m
Typical duration
1 hr 17 min
  • Mountain
  • Alpine meadow
  • Waymarked route
River delta of the Maggia River between Locarno and Ascona ( Lake Maggiore / Switzerland )
Moderate

Cordonico-Alpe Cardada

Ticino · Switzerland

Distance
2.4 km
/ 1.5 mi
Elevation gain
484 m
Typical duration
1 hr 13 min
  • Alpine meadow
  • Waymarked route
de:Evangelisches Kirchgemeindezentrum Grono
Moderate

Corte Nuovo - Alpe Bardughè

Ticino · Switzerland

Distance
2.4 km
/ 1.5 mi
Elevation gain
530 m
Typical duration
1 hr 17 min
  • Alpine meadow
  • Waymarked route
de:Evangelisches Kirchgemeindezentrum Grono
Moderate

Odro - Alpe Bardughè

Ticino · Switzerland

Distance
1.8 km
/ 1.1 mi
Elevation gain
37 m
Typical duration
26 min
  • Alpine meadow
  • Waymarked route
Verscio Centro
Moderate

Streccia-Monte Zucchero

Ticino · Switzerland

Distance
1.3 km
/ 0.8 mi
Elevation gain
123 m
Typical duration
27 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
A train of the Monte Generoso Railway heading downhill from the passing loop at Bellavista railway station. For more information, see Wikipedia article Monte Generoso Railway .
Moderate

Alpe di Melano-Bellavista

Ticino · Switzerland

Distance
2.1 km
/ 1.3 mi
Elevation gain
546 m
Typical duration
1 hr 15 min
  • Alpine meadow
  • Waymarked route
Caslano, Tessin, Switzerland - Downtown. In the background Monte Lema (1621 m) and Poncione di Breno (1653 m)
Moderate

Giro/Tour Monte Caslano

Ticino · Switzerland

Distance
4.4 km
/ 2.8 mi
Elevation gain
95 m
Typical duration
1 hr 4 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Gotthard railway Bellinzona railway station Shunting of the special train «125 Years of Gotthardbahn» Map is out of date. Position and heading will be adapted, when actualized map is available. Lord Koxinga ( talk ) 16:31, 3 April 2013 (UTC
Moderate

Monte Juri-Monte di Daro

Ticino · Switzerland

Distance
0.5 km
/ 0.3 mi
Elevation gain
23 m
Typical duration
8 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
River delta of the Maggia River between Locarno and Ascona ( Lake Maggiore / Switzerland )
Moderate

Monti di Lego-Alpe Cardada

Ticino · Switzerland

Distance
4.0 km
/ 2.5 mi
Elevation gain
540 m
Typical duration
1 hr 38 min
  • Alpine meadow
  • Waymarked route
Village Rovio in southern Switzerland view from a drone
Moderate

Soldino-Alpe di Melano

Ticino · Switzerland

Distance
2.7 km
/ 1.7 mi
Elevation gain
542 m
Typical duration
1 hr 23 min
  • Alpine meadow
  • Waymarked route
View from San Giovanni Batista Church, Comologno, Val Onsernone
Moderate

Di Monte in Monte - Tappa 1

Ticino · Switzerland

Distance
4.5 km
/ 2.8 mi
Elevation gain
731 m
Typical duration
2 hr 2 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
River delta of the Maggia River between Locarno and Ascona ( Lake Maggiore / Switzerland )
Moderate

Ronco di Bosco - ?

Ticino · Switzerland

Distance
1.9 km
/ 1.2 mi
Elevation gain
509 m
Typical duration
1 hr 9 min
  • Forest
  • Waymarked route
Brione sopra Minusio, Casa Kalmann, arch. Luigi Snozzi 1974-1976
Moderate

Via Eco - Ronco di Bosco

Ticino · Switzerland

Distance
1.4 km
/ 0.9 mi
Elevation gain
131 m
Typical duration
30 min
  • Forest
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

All' ombra degli abeti

Val Grande National Park · Piedmont

Distance
3.1 km
/ 1.9 mi
Elevation gain
490 m
Typical duration
1 hr 22 min
  • Waymarked route
Staudamm Selvatica im Verzascatal
Moderate

Monti di Metri - Gordemo

Ticino · Switzerland

Distance
2.0 km
/ 1.3 mi
Elevation gain
655 m
Typical duration
1 hr 24 min
  • Waymarked route
Luigi Snozzi w Monte Carasso
Moderate

Giro del ponte tibetano

Ticino · Switzerland

Distance
9.0 km
/ 5.6 mi
Elevation gain
831 m
Typical duration
3 hr 8 min
  • Waymarked route
Monti Motti
Moderate

Monti di Motti -

Ticino · Switzerland

Distance
3.5 km
/ 2.1 mi
Elevation gain
132 m
Typical duration
55 min
  • Waymarked route
Stone arch rail bridge at Corcapolo.
Moderate

Rasa - Remagliaseo

Ticino · Switzerland

Distance
3.3 km
/ 2.1 mi
Elevation gain
114 m
Typical duration
52 min
  • Waymarked route
Monastero di Santa Maria
Moderate

Claro e il suo Monastero

Ticino · Switzerland

Distance
5.9 km
/ 3.6 mi
Elevation gain
681 m
Typical duration
2 hr 15 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
Trans Swiss TrailTicino11.8 km219 m2 hr 47 minModerateApril to October
ViaGottardoTicino11.9 km171 m2 hr 44 minModerateApril to October
ViaGottardoTicino12.9 km591 m3 hr 34 minModerateApril to October
Alpe Bardughè - Pizzo di VogornoTicino2.5 km777 m1 hr 41 minModerateJuly to September
Sentiero Lago di LuganoTicino10.8 km799 m3 hr 27 minModerateApril to October
Biasca San Carlo - Capanna CavaTicino10.3 km322 m2 hr 38 minModerateJune to October
Sentiero Monte di CominoTicino7.0 km284 m1 hr 53 minModerateApril to October
Camerino-IsoneTicino7.1 km394 m2 hr 5 minModerateApril to October
Colleta - ?Ticino3.1 km81 m47 minModerateApril to October
Solduno S. Martino-BrèTicino3.2 km66 m45 minModerateApril to October

If you only have time for one, start with ViaGottardo, ViaGottardo, Trans Swiss Trail. Those are the routes people come back to. Every route on this page links through to a full guide with the map, elevation profile, seasonal advice and what to bring.

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