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Hiking Trails Under 10 km near Chur

There are 21 hikes near Chur in our database that fit. They average 5.3 km and 174 m (571 ft) of ascent.

That is 22 percent of the 96 routes we map near Chur. They are shorter than the local average, 5.3 km against 16.1 km, which is what makes this a practical shortlist for a half day. They also climb less than the area average, 174 m (571 ft) against 763 m (2,503 ft), so they suit a recovery day or a group with mixed fitness.

Half-day routes: long enough to feel like a proper walk, short enough to leave the afternoon free. The mix is broad: 10 are rated easy and 1 are hard or harder, so there is something here whether you have two hours or a full day.

Trails

Nature reserve Triesner Heilos around lake Säqaweier near Triesen town in Liechtenstein
Moderate

Lichtenstein-Weg

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
8.9 km
/ 5.5 mi
Elevation gain
150 m
Typical duration
2 hr 5 min
  • Waymarked route
Country Street, Gentleman's Lane (straight), and Behind Lane (left), Vaduz , Liechtenstein
Moderate

Via Alpina Green C2

Liechtenstein

Distance
2.9 km
/ 1.8 mi
Elevation gain
20 m
Typical duration
38 min
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
Moderate

Via Glaralpina

Glarus · Switzerland

Distance
8.5 km
/ 5.3 mi
Elevation gain
186 m
Typical duration
2 hr 2 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Via son Giachen

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
4.9 km
/ 3.0 mi
Elevation gain
107 m
Typical duration
1 hr 10 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
Easy

Panoramaweg Foppa-Fidaz-Flims

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
5.0 km
/ 3.1 mi
Elevation gain
109 m
Typical duration
1 hr 12 min
  • Panoramic viewpoint
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

5-Seen-Wanderung

St. Gallen · Switzerland

Distance
9.9 km
/ 6.1 mi
Elevation gain
217 m
Typical duration
2 hr 23 min
  • Lake
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Davos See - Meierhof

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
0.5 km
/ 0.3 mi
Elevation gain
10 m
Typical duration
7 min
  • Lake
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Davoser See - Bad

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
0.5 km
/ 0.3 mi
Elevation gain
11 m
Typical duration
7 min
  • Lake
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Aclas Davora - Alp dilg Guert

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
2.3 km
/ 1.4 mi
Elevation gain
50 m
Typical duration
33 min
  • Alpine meadow
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Alp Creusch Furcleta

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
3.3 km
/ 2.0 mi
Elevation gain
72 m
Typical duration
47 min
  • Alpine meadow
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Alp da Veuden - Zeus? - fixme

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
3.6 km
/ 2.2 mi
Elevation gain
80 m
Typical duration
52 min
  • Alpine meadow
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Alp dilg Guert Furcleta

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
2.0 km
/ 1.3 mi
Elevation gain
44 m
Typical duration
29 min
  • Alpine meadow
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Alp Nalades - Tigia

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
1.5 km
/ 0.9 mi
Elevation gain
33 m
Typical duration
21 min
  • Alpine meadow
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Alp Sezner Obersaxen

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
8.5 km
/ 5.3 mi
Elevation gain
223 m
Typical duration
2 hr 6 min
  • Alpine meadow
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Alp Sezner Stein

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
5.4 km
/ 3.4 mi
Elevation gain
488 m
Typical duration
1 hr 52 min
  • Alpine meadow
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Bang'et - Alp digl Guert

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
3.8 km
/ 2.3 mi
Elevation gain
83 m
Typical duration
54 min
  • Alpine meadow
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Davos Munt Alp Sezner

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
1.8 km
/ 1.1 mi
Elevation gain
679 m
Typical duration
1 hr 23 min
  • Alpine meadow
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Plaun Graund - Alp da Veulden

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
2.8 km
/ 1.7 mi
Elevation gain
61 m
Typical duration
40 min
  • Alpine meadow
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Präzer Höhi-Sarner Alp

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
0.8 km
/ 0.5 mi
Elevation gain
17 m
Typical duration
11 min
  • Alpine meadow
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Crap Alv-Lai da Palpuoga

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
1.7 km
/ 1.1 mi
Elevation gain
37 m
Typical duration
24 min
  • River
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Palüd Marscha-Crap Alv

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
6.0 km
/ 3.7 mi
Elevation gain
132 m
Typical duration
1 hr 27 min
  • River
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Albula-Sils

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
0.9 km
/ 0.6 mi
Elevation gain
20 m
Typical duration
13 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Alvaschein-Muldain

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
3.8 km
/ 2.4 mi
Elevation gain
84 m
Typical duration
55 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Bergün - Bellavista

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
2.2 km
/ 1.3 mi
Elevation gain
48 m
Typical duration
31 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Bergün - Crestota

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
1.8 km
/ 1.1 mi
Elevation gain
39 m
Typical duration
25 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Bischolapass-Präzer Höhi

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
4.4 km
/ 2.7 mi
Elevation gain
96 m
Typical duration
1 hr 3 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Bischolapass-Rüti(Safien)

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
5.0 km
/ 3.1 mi
Elevation gain
111 m
Typical duration
1 hr 13 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Bonaduz-Lag

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
1.1 km
/ 0.7 mi
Elevation gain
25 m
Typical duration
16 min
  • Waymarked route
Hard

Bonaduz-Tenna

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
4.2 km
/ 2.6 mi
Elevation gain
1,383 m
Typical duration
2 hr 56 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Bruneir-Ober Gmeind

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
0.8 km
/ 0.5 mi
Elevation gain
18 m
Typical duration
12 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Burvagn - Gravas Punt

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
2.1 km
/ 1.3 mi
Elevation gain
46 m
Typical duration
30 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Camanaboda-Hof

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
1.8 km
/ 1.1 mi
Elevation gain
39 m
Typical duration
26 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Chaltboden - Pischa

Grisons · Switzerland

Distance
5.1 km
/ 3.2 mi
Elevation gain
112 m
Typical duration
1 hr 14 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
Lichtenstein-WegGrisons8.9 km150 m2 hr 5 minModerateApril to October
Lichtenstein-Weg - Stadtrundgang VaduzLiechtenstein3.2 km68 m46 minModerateApril to October
Via Alpina Green C2Liechtenstein2.9 km20 m38 minModerateApril to October
Margelchopf-GipfelwegSt. Gallen10.0 km900 m3 hr 26 minHardApril to October
Prättigauer Höhenweg - Etappe 3Grisons9.9 km150 m2 hr 18 minModerateApril to October
Schanfigger Höhenweg - Etappe 3Grisons9.0 km480 m2 hr 36 minModerateApril to October
Via GlaralpinaGlarus8.5 km186 m2 hr 2 minModerateApril to October
Via son GiachenGrisons4.9 km107 m1 hr 10 minEasyApril to October
WALSA-Weg - Etappe 1St. Gallen9.7 km900 m3 hr 22 minHardApril to October
Panoramaweg Falera-Laax MurschetgGrisons5.2 km70 m1 hr 11 minEasyApril to October

If you only have time for one, start with Lichtenstein-Weg, Via Alpina Green C2, Lichtenstein-Weg - Stadtrundgang Vaduz. 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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