6 curated Hiking spots in Switzerland, each with its own note and source.
Wallis · Best time: Jun–Sep · Beginner
Around the Great Aletsch Glacier 300 km of trails are marked: Fiescheralp to Riederalp covers 7.91 km in 2.5 hours (easy), the Bettmeralp–Chatzulecher lakes loop 11.59 km in 4.5 hours. The hiking window runs June to October, cable car access starts at CHF 2.20. Stepping onto the glacier itself is only allowed with a booked mountain guide.
Sources: Aletsch Arena AG
Graubünden · Best time: Year-round · All levels
The Engadin trail network covers roughly 580 km: the flat Sils peninsula loop at 4.36 km in 1:12 h, Maloja–Motta Salacina at 10.18 km with 466 metres of ascent in 3:35 h, and the multi-day Bernina Tour at 120.3 km with 6,504 metres of climbing. Chairlifts shorten the ascents, for example up to Alp Languard at 2,326 m.
Sources: Engadin St. Moritz Tourismus AG, Engadin Tourismus, Engadin St. Moritz Mountains AG, skiresort.com
Berner Oberland · Best time: Year-round · All levels
The gondola leaves the valley station (10 minutes on foot from the village centre) and reaches First (2,166 m) in 25 minutes via Bort and Schreckfeld; from there Bachalpsee is under an hour away. The high-altitude traverse Schynige Platte to First takes roughly 6 hours via the Faulhorn and Bachalpsee. Plan the return around the lift's operating hours.
Sources: Jungfraubahnen, skiresort.com, skiresort.com, Jungfraubahnen
Berner Oberland · Best time: May–Oct · Beginner
The valley counts 72 waterfalls, and the Staubbach Fall drops 300 metres over the rock face. Signposted routes include the valley path Lauterbrunnen–Stechelberg and Grütschalp–Winteregg–Mürren; the Trümmelbach Falls run inside the mountain. Arrive by train from Interlaken, with the Wengernalp railway taking over for the climb.
Sources: Schweiz Tourismus, Lauterbrunnen Tourismus
Berner Oberland · Best time: Year-round · All levels
Mürren sits at 1,638 m; the cableway continues via Birg (2,677 m) to the Schilthorn/Piz Gloria at 2,970 m. Walks start at the mountain stations, among them the Flower Trail from Allmendhubel (1,907 m); at Birg the Thrill Walk hangs on the cliff as a rock catwalk. Access is by rail and cable car from Stechelberg or Lauterbrunnen.
Sources: Schilthornbahn AG, skiresort.com, Jungfraubahnen
Wallis · Best time: Year-round · All levels
Zermatt has 250 km of marked hiking trails plus 54 mountain restaurants along the way. Signposted routes include the Five Lakes Walk, the Matterhorn Glacier Trail along the Furgg Glacier and the path up to the Oberrothorn. Mountain railways run to Gornergrat, Rothorn and Matterhorn Glacier Paradise — useful if you prefer descending to climbing.
Sources: Zermatt Bergbahnen AG, Zermatt Bergbahnen AG, Zermatt Tourismus, skiresort.com, Zermatt Bergbahnen (Matterhorn Glacier Paradise)
Without a dedicated Hiking note yet, listed on the country page: Alpstein / Wasserauen, Saas-Fee, Schweizerischer Nationalpark, Verzasca-Tal.