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The 10 Most Beautiful long-distance hikes in Vaud

Long-Distance Hiking
· Switzerland
Jura High Trail
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Difficulty
difficult
closed
308 km
95:00 h
10,779 m
10,817 m
The Jura Hiking Trail stretches from the north-east to the south-west across the Swiss Jura mountains.

Long-Distance Hiking
· France
Trans Swiss Trail
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Difficulty
moderate
closed
506.9 km
160:00 h
14,420 m
14,495 m
The Trans Swiss Trail runs once through the country, from Porrentruy in the north to Mendrisio in the south, crossing fantastic landscapes and historic sites.

Long-Distance Hiking
· Charmey
Grand Tour of the Vanil
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Difficulty
moderate
156.9 km
62:00 h
9,177 m
9,177 m
The tour through the Gruyère Pays-d'Enhaut Nature Park offers an insight into the typical natural landscape of the region of origin and the tradition of alpine farming.

Long-Distance Hiking
· Switzerland
Alpine Panorama Trail
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Difficulty
moderate
closed
488.4 km
155:00 h
13,315 m
13,327 m
The Alpine Panorama Trail runs from east to west across Switzerland from Lake Constance to Lake Geneva.

Long-Distance Hiking
· France
Via Francigena
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Difficulty
difficult
closed
2,107.9 km
560:08 h
22,976 m
22,973 m
The Via Francigena runs from Canterbury Cathedral in the south-east of Great Britain via France and Switzerland to St Peter's Basilica in Rome.

Long-Distance Hiking
Via Alpina - Red Trail
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Difficulty
difficult
2,563.7 km
970:00 h
175,000 m
175,000 m
Internationally renowned long-distance hiking trail from Italy via Slovenia, Austria, Germany, Liechtenstein, Switzerland and France to Monaco.

Long-Distance Hiking
· Bernese Oberland
AlpnessTrail (13 Tage)
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Difficulty
difficult
145.5 km
34:38 h
9,143 m
9,143 m
Der «AlpnessTrail» im Berner Oberland führt als mehrtägige Rundwanderung über die Alpen des Saanenlands und des Obersimmentals. Herrlich ist der Kontrast zwischen den sanften Alpwiesen und der Bergkulisse mit Wildstrubel und Wildhorn.

Long-Distance Hiking
· Netherlands
GR 5: From Bergen ob Zoom to Nice
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Difficulty
difficult
closed
2,153.2 km
650:00 h
60,201 m
60,200 m
The 2150 kilometre GR 5 connects the North Sea from Rotterdam to Nice and the Mediterranean via Belgium, Luxembourg and Switzerland. It is part of the European E2 Trail. The hike on the GR 5 leads mainly into the Grande Traversée des Vosges, the Jura and the Alps.

Long-Distance Hiking
· Freiburg und Umgebung
Freiburger Voralpenweg (5 Tage)
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Difficulty
difficult
closed
72.6 km
23:30 h
3,021 m
2,662 m
Die Freiburger Voralpen, französisch Préalpes Fribourgeoises, erstrecken sich über die Kanton Freiburg, Bern und Waadt. Der Freiburger Voralpenweg ist also auch eine Tour entlang der Sprachgrenze zwischen Welsch und Deutsch.

Long-Distance Hiking
· Switzerland
Jura-Höhenweg (15–16 Tage)
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Difficulty
difficult
closed
307.5 km
95:00 h
11,588 m
11,622 m
Der Jura-Höhenweg führt von Dielsdorf im Kanton Zürich bis nach Nyon an den Genfersee. Ein Wanderklassiker der mit herrlichen Fernsichten und gemütlichen Bergwirtschaften aufwartet.
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