Hikes near Schaan
Schaan (559 m) sits in Liechtenstein, Liechtenstein. MR. ALPS lists 34 waymarked hiking trails starting from or crossing the area, 497 km of marked route in total. They run from 4.7 km to 34.4 km, the longest being Dreiländerweg - BeWegung Begegnung. 32 of them record their elevation gain, between 27 m and 2145 m.
The trail network at a glance
- Waymarked trails
- 34
- Total marked distance
- 497 km
- Shortest route
- 4.7 km
- Longest route
- 34.4 km
- Elevation gain
- 27–2145 m (on 32 trails)
- Difficulty recorded
- on 10 trails
- Route maps available
- on 34 trails
Walking times are estimates calculated from distance and elevation gain using Naismith's rule, and exclude stops.
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Gafadurahuette - Drei Schwestern - Kemmi - Silum - Steg
The route passes the Gafadurahütte and climbs through rocky terrain to the Drei Schwestern summits, with views stretching across the Rheinebene and as far as the Bodensee. Along the way, the path threads through stone features including a hollow rock window, with border markers at the Saroja ridge tracing the edge between Austria and Liechtenstein.
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Via Alpina Stage 57: Gafadurahütte - Sücka
From Gafadurahütte to Sücka
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Via Alpina Green C1
Suecka -Glaflei- Vaduz
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Via Alpina Green C2
Beschreibung Zeitraum Länge URL 2001 Vaduz - Sevelen (Teilstueck der VIA ALPINA Route C2 Vaduz - Sargans)
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Via Alpina Stage 58: Sücka - Sargans
The route passes through the Saminatal valley and the Walsersiedlung Steg before climbing to the Pfälzerhütte, rewarding hikers with a distinctive Alpine panorama. The Pfälzerhütte offers food and overnight accommodation between June and October.
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Lichtenstein-Weg - Stadtrundgang Vaduz
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Via Alpina
From Vaduz to Sargans
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Kuegrat - Vaduz
The route descends roughly 1000 metres from the alpine station at Gaflei through forest and past the medieval ruins of Burgruine Schalun before arriving at Schloss Vaduz and the capital below. Along the way it passes through named waypoints including Masescha, Letzi, and Hinder Prufatscheng, tracing a long ridge-to-valley line above the Rhine plain.
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Planken - Vaduz
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Schaan - Vaduz
This point-to-point route threads from the Schaan-Vaduz train station through the village, into forest, and along the Rhine — making it easily accessible by public transport.
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Masescha - Schaan
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Gafadurahuette - Bargaella - Steg
The full route descends from the Gafadurahütte — a former hunting lodge rebuilt into a modern Alpine club hut at 1428 m above sea level — through shady forest past the Bargälla area and down to Steg, with the ascent portion running largely beneath tree cover through green alpine meadows. The hut, belonging to the Liechtenstein Alpine Association, sits within a gentle alpine landscape of forest and pasture.
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Gafadura - Garsella Alp - Chemi - Bargella - Gaflei
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Gafadurahuette - Gaflei
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Masescha - Baholz - Vaduz
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Gaflei - Schaan
From the Gaflei car park at the Clinicum Alpinum, the trail descends steadily westward through forests and past the ruins of Schalun, finishing in the village of Schaan.
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Gaflei - Baholz - Vaduz
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Gaflei - Letzi - Vaduz
From a parking lot at the Clinicum Alpinum, this point-to-point route descends through forest into Vaduz, threading past the Gaflei observation tower, the Schalun ruins, and a viewing platform before arriving at Castle Vaduz and the historic old town below.
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Triesenberg - Baholz - Vaduz
The route descends from the Walser village of Triesenberg through forest and past a protected historic farmstead (Prufatscheng) to reach Vaduz, with views over the Rhine valley and the mountains along the way, finishing near the Prince's castle.
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Gafadurahuette - Silum - Steg
The route starts at the idyllic Gänglesee lake in Steg, climbs through quiet forest and past flower meadows to the Alp Sücka at 1,400 m, then passes through an old tunnel to emerge on the western side of the ridge. From there, the trail offers views on both sides of the mountain crest, with the Gafadurahütte serving as the well-known starting landmark.
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Liechtensteiner Panoramaweg: Sücka - Gafadurahütte
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Triesenberger Philosophenweg
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Fürstensteig
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Liechtensteiner Panoramaweg: Gafadurahütte - Ruggell
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Eschnerberg-Höhenweg
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Via Alpina: Vorder Bärgälla - Sargans
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Schönberg-Weg
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Rheintaler Höhenweg: Sennwald - Wildhaus
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Rheintaler Höhenweg: Berghaus Malbun - Sargans
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Margelchopf-Gipfelweg
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Balzers - Bruennili - Triesenberg
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Bendern - St. Peter
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Balzers - Ruettena - Triesen Post
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Dreiländerweg - BeWegung Begegnung
Rad- und Wanderweg mit Ruhestationen: Lienz - Sennwald - Salez - Ruggell - Bangs - Oberdorf - Meiningen - Rüthi/Büchel
More hiking near Schaan
Other walking bases within 40 km of Schaan, each with its own trail list:
- Dola – Planken, Liechtenstein — 30 trails, 2.4 km away
- Grabs, St. Gallen — 27 trails, 6.7 km away
- Gurtis/Bazora, Vorarlberg — 23 trails, 7.7 km away
- Buchs, St. Gallen — 35 trails, 7.9 km away
- Malbun, Liechtenstein — 35 trails, 9.9 km away
- Tschardund – Nenzing, Vorarlberg — 20 trails, 10.6 km away