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Moderate Hiking Trails near Schaffhausen

The directory currently contains 59 quality-checked routes matching this guide near Schaffhausen. Their average mapped distance is 5.8 km and average recorded ascent is 173 m (568 ft); the longest route in the set is 15.2 km.

This subset represents 45% of the 131 quality-checked routes near Schaffhausen. Its average distance is 5.8 km, compared with 10.6 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 0 (0%) 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

1.9 km

Huguenot and Waldensian Trail

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Lowest recorded ascent in this sample

187 m

Huguenot and Waldensian Trail

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

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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

ViaJacobi

Thurgau · Switzerland

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

Schwabenweg

St. Gallen · Switzerland

Distance
11.8 km
/ 7.3 mi
Elevation gain
672 m
Typical duration
3 hr 28 min
  • Waymarked route
Switzerland , Zurich , Berg am Irchel
Moderate

Hebelstein - Berg am Irchel

Zurich · Switzerland

Distance
3.0 km
/ 1.8 mi
Elevation gain
13 m
Typical duration
38 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Wohnhaus unterhalb der reformirten Kirch zů Remigen.
Moderate

Remigen - Ufem Berg

Aargau · Switzerland

Distance
5.9 km
/ 3.6 mi
Elevation gain
99 m
Typical duration
1 hr 22 min
  • Mountain
  • 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

Thurgauer Rundwanderweg

Thurgau · Switzerland

Distance
5.9 km
/ 3.7 mi
Elevation gain
253 m
Typical duration
1 hr 36 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Via Natura

Zurich · Switzerland

Distance
11.0 km
/ 6.8 mi
Elevation gain
332 m
Typical duration
2 hr 47 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

Thurgauer Rundwanderweg

Thurgau · Switzerland

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

Thurgauer Rundwanderweg

Thurgau · Switzerland

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

Via Natura

Zurich · Switzerland

Distance
8.8 km
/ 5.5 mi
Elevation gain
202 m
Typical duration
2 hr 8 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Via Natura

Zurich · Switzerland

Distance
11.0 km
/ 6.8 mi
Elevation gain
116 m
Typical duration
2 hr 28 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Via Natura

Zurich · Switzerland

Distance
9.0 km
/ 5.6 mi
Elevation gain
185 m
Typical duration
2 hr 10 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
Weiler Sitzberg bei Turbenthal, Schweiz
Moderate

Sitzberg – Neubrunn

Thurgau · Switzerland

Distance
2.7 km
/ 1.7 mi
Elevation gain
240 m
Typical duration
55 min
  • Lake
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Vorder Rein - Ufem Berg

Aargau · Switzerland

Distance
2.0 km
/ 1.2 mi
Elevation gain
33 m
Typical duration
28 min
  • Mountain
  • 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
Das zu Winterthur gehörende Quartier und Aussenwacht Neuburg . Im Bild das "Zentrum" des Weilers: In der Mitte das Schulhaus und am linken Bildrand ist die Gastwirtschaft zu sehen.
Moderate

Neuburg - Berenberg Kloster

Zurich · Switzerland

Distance
1.7 km
/ 1.0 mi
Elevation gain
44 m
Typical duration
25 min
  • Castle and ruins
  • 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

Lägerenweid - Niederwenigen

Zurich · Switzerland

Distance
5.9 km
/ 3.7 mi
Elevation gain
361 m
Typical duration
1 hr 47 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Oberweningen - Lägernweid

Zurich · Switzerland

Distance
4.4 km
/ 2.7 mi
Elevation gain
317 m
Typical duration
1 hr 23 min
  • Waymarked route
Lägerngrat zwischen Wettingen und Niederweningen. Aussichtspunkt Burghorn.
Moderate

Wettingen Route 5

Aargau · Switzerland

Distance
7.0 km
/ 4.3 mi
Elevation gain
453 m
Typical duration
2 hr 8 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Baltenschwil - Hasenberg

Aargau · Switzerland

Distance
3.5 km
/ 2.2 mi
Elevation gain
264 m
Typical duration
1 hr 8 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Dreiländerweg

Aargau · Switzerland

Distance
4.3 km
/ 2.7 mi
Elevation gain
72 m
Typical duration
1 hr
  • Waymarked route
Dättlikon
Moderate

Dättlikon - Schartenflue

Zurich · Switzerland

Distance
5.0 km
/ 3.1 mi
Elevation gain
333 m
Typical duration
1 hr 33 min
  • Waymarked route
Old bridge over the Töss between Rorbas and Freienstein; Zurich, Switzerland.
Moderate

Forenirchel - Freienstein

Zurich · Switzerland

Distance
3.2 km
/ 2.0 mi
Elevation gain
88 m
Typical duration
48 min
  • Waymarked route
The combined station building and railway goods shed at Killwangen-Spreitenbach was designed by Max Vogt and built in 1970. Here it is pictured from platform 3 facing south.
Moderate

Killwangen - Heitersberg

Aargau · Switzerland

Distance
4.2 km
/ 2.6 mi
Elevation gain
284 m
Typical duration
1 hr 18 min
  • Waymarked route
Villigen, Switzerland
Moderate

Rothberg - Villigen

Aargau · Switzerland

Distance
3.5 km
/ 2.2 mi
Elevation gain
39 m
Typical duration
48 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 TrailZurich3.3 km244 m1 hr 4 minModerateApril to October
Huguenot and Waldensian TrailSchaffhausen4.8 km208 m1 hr 19 minModerateApril to October
Huguenot and Waldensian TrailZurich7.0 km220 m1 hr 47 minModerateApril to October
Huguenot and Waldensian TrailZurich1.9 km187 m40 minModerateApril to October
Huguenot and Waldensian TrailZurich4.0 km229 m1 hr 11 minModerateApril to October
Huguenot and Waldensian TrailZurich4.5 km227 m1 hr 17 minModerateApril to October
ViaJacobiThurgau15.2 km184 m3 hr 27 minModerateApril to October
Huguenot and Waldensian TrailZurich3.9 km78 m56 minModerateApril to October
Huguenot and Waldensian TrailZurich3.7 km85 m54 minModerateApril to October
Huguenot and Waldensian TrailSchaffhausen0.7 km106 m18 minModerateApril to October

Huguenot and Waldensian Trail, Huguenot and Waldensian Trail, Huguenot and Waldensian 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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