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Best walks, hikes and treks in Switzerland [View list of walks]

Via Jacobi (aka Jakobsweg) View From Mt. Pilatus, Lucerne - © By Flickr user Shaferlens Dents du Midi © By Stephen Barber Gemmi Pass Gemmi Pass as seen from Leukerbad - © Andre Schild

Best walks, hikes and treks in Switzerland

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(The rating of walks marked * is currently provisional.)

Region Walk Name Walkopedia Rating Difficulty Day Walk
Possible?
  Aletsch Glacier Trail
0*
Yes
  Via Jacobi (aka Jakobsweg)
80*
Variable Yes
 Alps Alpine Pass Route
89.5*
Difficult No
 Alps Dents du Midi
86*
Difficult Yes
 Alps Eiger Trail
89*
Moderate Yes
 Alps Great St Bernard Pass
84*
Moderate Yes
 Alps Haute Route (Chamonix to Zermatt)
83*
Very Difficult No
 Alps Matterhorn Circuit
89.5*
Difficult Yes
 Alps Monte Rosa Circuit
89*
Strenuous No
 Alps Walkers Haute Route (Chamonix to Zermatt)
88.5*
Difficult Yes
 Bernese Oberland Gemmi Pass
92*
Strenuous Yes


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