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Hiking trails in Fribourg

259 quality-checked hiking routes are currently mapped in Fribourg, Switzerland. Together their route lines cover 1.1k km. The average route is 4.3 km with 139 m (456 ft) of recorded ascent.

259
Trails
1.1k
Kilometres
0
Parks
2.3k m
Highest point

The directory difficulty mix is 109 easy (42%), 139 moderate (54%) and 11 hard or expert (4%). 18 routes (7%) are recorded as loops. Difficulty is calculated from available distance and elevation data; it is not a statement about technical terrain or current conditions.

The most frequent route tags are forest (32), mountain (14), panoramic viewpoint (6), alpine meadow (4). The highest recorded point in this set is 2,311 m (7,582 ft). The place-level planning field lists june to september as the preferred season; check each route and official notices for live access and weather. Alpine Panorama Trail, Alpine Panorama Trail, Alpine Panorama Trail currently lead this page’s directory ranking, which uses route completeness and computed route scores rather than editorial field testing.

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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

12.0 km

Alpine Panorama Trail

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Lowest recorded ascent in this sample

94 m

ViaJacobi

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

Return logistics

0 recorded loops

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Comparison of the first 6 listed routes
RouteDistanceAscentMoving timeShape
Alpine Panorama Trail19.4 km536 m4 hr 59 minPoint to point
Alpine Panorama Trail12.0 km680 m3 hr 32 minPoint to point
Alpine Panorama Trail22.1 km382 m5 hr 23 minPoint to point
Freiburger Voralpenweg71.9 km2,730 m20 hrPoint to point
ViaJacobi16.5 km94 m3 hr 38 minPoint to point
Alpine Panorama Trail15.9 km582 m4 hr 12 minPoint to point

Distances follow stored route lines; ascent and time are estimates. Current access, surface and technical difficulty need separate checks. How to turn a comparison into a shortlist.

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