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Hiking trails in Geneva

63 quality-checked hiking routes are currently mapped in Geneva, Switzerland. Together their route lines cover 416 km. The average route is 6.6 km with 87 m (285 ft) of recorded ascent.

63
Trails
416
Kilometres
0
Parks
926 m
Highest point

The directory difficulty mix is 48 easy (76%), 11 moderate (17%) and 4 hard or expert (7%). 1 routes (2%) 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 (22), castle and ruins (2), panoramic viewpoint (2), alpine meadow (2). The highest recorded point in this set is 926 m (3,038 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. Via Lugdunum, Geneva to Lyon, 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

9.0 km

Alpine Panorama Trail

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Lowest recorded ascent in this sample

25 m

Alpine Panorama Trail

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
Via Lugdunum, Geneva to Lyon173 km2,861 m45 hrPoint to point
Alpine Panorama Trail9.0 km25 m1 hr 55 minPoint to point
Alpine Panorama Trail27.6 km249 m6 hr 30 minPoint to point
ViaJacobi17.3 km165 m3 hr 56 minPoint to point
ViaJacobi27.6 km192 m6 hr 24 minPoint to point
ViaJacobi9.2 km131 m2 hr 6 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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