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Hard Hiking Trails near Chur

There are 57 hikes near Chur in our database that fit. They average 21.1 km and 1,132 m (3,714 ft) of ascent, with the longest running to 104 km.

That is 59 percent of the 96 routes we map near Chur. They run noticeably longer than average for the area, 21.1 km against 16.1 km, so budget more daylight than a typical outing here. The climbing is steeper too: 1,132 m (3,714 ft) on average versus 763 m (2,503 ft) across the wider area.

Hard routes mean sustained ascent, long descents and a real need to watch the clock and the forecast. These lean toward the demanding end, so plan for a full day and check the forecast before you commit.

Trails

Camana Hütten während Heuet
Expert

07-Alpine Passes Trail

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
28.1 km
/ 17.5 mi
Elevation gain
1,772 m
Typical duration
8 hr 55 min
  • Mountain
  • Alpine meadow
  • Waymarked route
Schloss Vaduz, Liechtenstein
Hard

Via Alpina Green C1

Liechtenstein

Distance
12.1 km
/ 7.5 mi
Elevation gain
1,339 m
Typical duration
4 hr 32 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Touring skier, Sur Carungas, Riom-Parsonz, Grison, Switzerland
Hard

04-Alpine Passes Trail

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
21.6 km
/ 13.4 mi
Elevation gain
1,281 m
Typical duration
6 hr 36 min
  • Mountain
  • Alpine meadow
  • Waymarked route
Tinizong, Blick nach Norden
Hard

03-Alpine Passes Trail

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
19.9 km
/ 12.3 mi
Elevation gain
1,577 m
Typical duration
6 hr 39 min
  • Mountain
  • Alpine meadow
  • Waymarked route
A fly (Mesembrina meridiana) sitting on a wooden bridge’s railing in the sun. Picture taken in Switzerland, beginning of September, in the upper part of Val Lumnezia .
Hard

08-Alpine Passes Trail

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
21.4 km
/ 13.3 mi
Elevation gain
1,301 m
Typical duration
6 hr 35 min
  • Mountain
  • Alpine meadow
  • Waymarked route
Pizzas d'Anarosa (3000)
Hard

06-Alpine Passes Trail

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
13.6 km
/ 8.5 mi
Elevation gain
862 m
Typical duration
4 hr 8 min
  • Mountain
  • Alpine meadow
  • Waymarked route
Sufnersee
Hard

05-Alpine Passes Trail

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
12.1 km
/ 7.5 mi
Elevation gain
857 m
Typical duration
3 hr 48 min
  • Mountain
  • Alpine meadow
  • Waymarked route
Mating nuc (Apidea box) on the isolated mating location for dark bees (Apis mellifera mellifera) in Sernftal, Glarus, Switzerland.
Expert

Via Alpina

Glarus · Switzerland

Distance
24.7 km
/ 15.4 mi
Elevation gain
1,846 m
Typical duration
8 hr 13 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Plattenseeli mit Piz Dolf Mitte und Piz Sardona rechts
Hard

Via Alpina

Glarus · Switzerland

Distance
22.1 km
/ 13.7 mi
Elevation gain
1,309 m
Typical duration
6 hr 47 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
skislope at Parpaner Rothorn, ski resort Arosa Lenzerheide/Switzerland
Hard

Mittelbünden-Panoramaweg Stage 1

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
21.1 km
/ 13.1 mi
Elevation gain
1,417 m
Typical duration
6 hr 42 min
  • Mountain
  • Panoramic viewpoint
  • Waymarked route
Hanengretji as seen from north, Davos, Grison, Switzerland
Hard

Mittelbünden-Panoramaweg Stage 2

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
19.5 km
/ 12.1 mi
Elevation gain
1,091 m
Typical duration
5 hr 50 min
  • Mountain
  • Panoramic viewpoint
  • Waymarked route
Glarus thrust fault at Piz Segnes (half left) and Piz Dolf (right)
Hard

Sardona-Welterbe-Weg Etappe 6

Glarus · Switzerland

Distance
20.8 km
/ 12.9 mi
Elevation gain
1,671 m
Typical duration
7 hr 1 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Schwiberg Mountain Road Bridge over the Seez River, Weisstannen, Canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland
Hard

Sardona-Welterbe-Weg Etappe 5

Glarus · Switzerland

Distance
20.0 km
/ 12.4 mi
Elevation gain
1,956 m
Typical duration
7 hr 15 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Plattenseeli mit Piz Dolf Mitte und Piz Sardona rechts
Hard

Sardona-Welterbe-Weg Etappe 4

St. Gallen · Switzerland

Distance
15.8 km
/ 9.8 mi
Elevation gain
527 m
Typical duration
4 hr 6 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Material Aerial Cableway over the Seez River, Weisstannen, Canton of St. Gallen, Switzerland
Hard

Sardona-Welterbe-Weg Etappe 3

Glarus · Switzerland

Distance
16.0 km
/ 9.9 mi
Elevation gain
1,509 m
Typical duration
5 hr 37 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Alp Vermii
Hard

Via Alpina

St. Gallen · Switzerland

Distance
13.4 km
/ 8.3 mi
Elevation gain
995 m
Typical duration
4 hr 17 min
  • Waymarked route
Hotel Seebenalp am Grosssee, Oberterzen
Hard

7-Gipfel-Tour Flumserberg

St. Gallen · Switzerland

Distance
15.3 km
/ 9.5 mi
Elevation gain
597 m
Typical duration
4 hr 5 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
The Rhine bridge near Trübbach , which also forms the border between Liechtenstein ( Balzers ) and Switzerland . In the background, Gutenberg Castle and the Liechtenstein Alps.
Hard

Via Alpina

St. Gallen · Switzerland

Distance
16.1 km
/ 10.0 mi
Elevation gain
539 m
Typical duration
4 hr 12 min
  • Waymarked route
Expert

Senda Sursilvana

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
104 km
/ 64.6 mi
Elevation gain
3,300 m
Typical duration
29 hr
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
  • Long-distance path
Expert

Via Spluga

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
69.1 km
/ 42.9 mi
Elevation gain
2,900 m
Typical duration
20 hr
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
  • Long-distance path
Expert

Walserweg - Etappe 19

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
30.7 km
/ 19.1 mi
Elevation gain
1,550 m
Typical duration
9 hr 12 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Hard

Margelchopf-Gipfelweg

St. Gallen · Switzerland

Distance
10.0 km
/ 6.2 mi
Elevation gain
900 m
Typical duration
3 hr 26 min
  • Summit push
  • Panoramic viewpoint
  • Waymarked route
Expert

Dörferweg Schanfigg

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
54.7 km
/ 34.0 mi
Elevation gain
1,204 m
Typical duration
14 hr
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Hard

Senda Segantini - Etappe 1

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
20.8 km
/ 12.9 mi
Elevation gain
1,400 m
Typical duration
6 hr 36 min
  • Waymarked route
Hard

Via Glaralpina

Glarus · Switzerland

Distance
17.9 km
/ 11.1 mi
Elevation gain
393 m
Typical duration
4 hr 24 min
  • Waymarked route
Hard

Via Glaralpina

Glarus · Switzerland

Distance
17.7 km
/ 11.0 mi
Elevation gain
389 m
Typical duration
4 hr 21 min
  • Waymarked route
Hard

Via son Giachen

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
17.0 km
/ 10.6 mi
Elevation gain
375 m
Typical duration
4 hr 10 min
  • Waymarked route
Hard

Via son Giachen

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
21.3 km
/ 13.2 mi
Elevation gain
468 m
Typical duration
5 hr 20 min
  • Waymarked route
Hard

Via son Giachen

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
18.1 km
/ 11.2 mi
Elevation gain
397 m
Typical duration
4 hr 27 min
  • Waymarked route
Hard

ViaSett

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
19.9 km
/ 12.4 mi
Elevation gain
1,250 m
Typical duration
6 hr 10 min
  • Waymarked route
Hard

ViaSett

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
20.8 km
/ 12.9 mi
Elevation gain
457 m
Typical duration
5 hr 11 min
  • Waymarked route
Hard

ViaSuworow

Glarus · Switzerland

Distance
21.4 km
/ 13.3 mi
Elevation gain
680 m
Typical duration
5 hr 40 min
  • Waymarked route
Hard

ViaSuworow

Glarus · Switzerland

Distance
22.8 km
/ 14.1 mi
Elevation gain
1,650 m
Typical duration
7 hr 27 min
  • Waymarked route
Hard

WALSA-Weg - Etappe 1

St. Gallen · Switzerland

Distance
9.7 km
/ 6.0 mi
Elevation gain
900 m
Typical duration
3 hr 22 min
  • Waymarked route
Hard

WALSA-Weg - Etappe 2

St. Gallen · Switzerland

Distance
23.8 km
/ 14.8 mi
Elevation gain
1,050 m
Typical duration
6 hr 47 min
  • Waymarked route
Hard

Walserweg - Etappe 10

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
18.5 km
/ 11.5 mi
Elevation gain
1,350 m
Typical duration
5 hr 58 min
  • Waymarked route
Hard

Walserweg - Etappe 11

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
17.0 km
/ 10.6 mi
Elevation gain
1,450 m
Typical duration
5 hr 47 min
  • Waymarked route
Hard

Walserweg - Etappe 12

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
22.0 km
/ 13.7 mi
Elevation gain
1,100 m
Typical duration
6 hr 27 min
  • Waymarked route
Hard

Walserweg - Etappe 13

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
11.9 km
/ 7.4 mi
Elevation gain
1,000 m
Typical duration
3 hr 59 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
07-Alpine Passes TrailGrisons28.1 km1,772 m8 hr 55 minExpertJuly to September
Via Alpina Green C1Liechtenstein12.1 km1,339 m4 hr 32 minHardJune to October
04-Alpine Passes TrailGrisons21.6 km1,281 m6 hr 36 minHardJuly to September
03-Alpine Passes TrailGrisons19.9 km1,577 m6 hr 39 minHardJuly to September
08-Alpine Passes TrailGrisons21.4 km1,301 m6 hr 35 minHardJune to October
06-Alpine Passes TrailGrisons13.6 km862 m4 hr 8 minHardJuly to September
05-Alpine Passes TrailGrisons12.1 km857 m3 hr 48 minHardJune to October
Via AlpinaGlarus24.7 km1,846 m8 hr 13 minExpertJune to October
Via AlpinaGlarus22.1 km1,309 m6 hr 47 minHardJune to October
Via Alpina Stage 56: Feldkirch - GafadurahütteLiechtenstein11.6 km1,307 m4 hr 23 minHardJune to October

If you only have time for one, start with 07-Alpine Passes Trail, Via Alpina Green C1, 03-Alpine Passes 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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