Alpine Panorama Trail
Alpenpanorama-Weg
Verified OSM superroute: SchweizMobil national hiking route 3, Alpine Panorama Trail, Rorschach to Genève, 505.7 km OSM 2-D. Vertical figures sampled from Copernicus GLO-30.
Byline
- The Hiking World editorial · author
Desk byline for seed records. Named surveying editors replace this once a trail is verified.
Figures marked provisional are seed data and still need verification. Source and last-checked date sit under each cited value.
Editorial v1 · Provisional catalog
Moderate (foothill hiking)
- SAC T2 (mapped — no official SAC grade)
- Mountain hiking. Continuous trail, some steep ground, sure-footedness helpful.
- YDS Class 1
- Class 1. Walking on an established path; low fall risk.
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Ingested from OpenStreetMap relation 3372194 (ODbL). The mapped line and 2D length are derived from that geometry. Ascent, descent, and high/low points are sampled from Copernicus GLO-30 (copernicus-dem:glo-30) and remain provisional. Water, permits, and hazards were not taken from OSM tags and must be verified.
OSM 2D length is 505.7 km (relation 3372194; type=superroute, ref=3, network=nwn, operator=Wanderland Schweiz). Numbered stages 1–29 stitched; no alternative/variante members. lengthKm is verified: 505.7 km is within 3% of the official 510 km (https://schweizmobil.ch/en/hiking-in-switzerland/route-3; https://www.myswitzerland.com/en/experiences/route/alpine-panorama-trail/, 510 km / 29 stages / 17,800 m ascent, checked 2026-09-09). Official km is the ±3% cross-check, not this DataPoint. Point-to-point: Rorschach (OSM start) to Genève (OSM end).
DEM high 1,655 m is a pre-alpine / foothill sample, not a high-alpine pass. GLO-30 cumulative ascent 16,311 m is the same order as the official 17,800 m figure (same MySwitzerland table, checked 2026-09-09). High point left as Copernicus.
typicalDays 29 is the official SchweizMobil stage count (https://www.myswitzerland.com/en/experiences/route/alpine-panorama-trail/, checked 2026-09-09), not Math.round(lengthKm/12) and not a duration statute. Season April–October is the same technical table (checked 2026-09-09).
Water was not mapped to named WaterSource points (no honest atFraction). Villages and inns exist along the foothill line; they were not positioned from an official named list this pass.
Water
No water sources recorded.
Permits & fees
No permit required.
Getting there
Sourced legs to the Rorschach (OSM line start) base start station — where this trail record begins. This is not a route planner: durations are approximate and marked provisional until an official transport page confirms them.
Rail · Zurich (ZRH) → Rorschach
Zurich Airport is the usual international air gateway for the Lake Constance start (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zurich_Airport, checked 2026-09-09, CC BY-SA). SBB continues to Rorschach (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rorschach,_Switzerland, checked 2026-09-09, CC BY-SA). SchweizMobil route 3 starts at Rorschach (https://www.myswitzerland.com/en/experiences/route/alpine-panorama-trail/, checked 2026-09-09).
en.wikipedia.org · 2026-09-09 · wikidata · official · provisionalRail · Genève → Geneva (GVA)
The OSM line ends in Genève. Geneva Airport is the usual western air gateway (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geneva_Airport, checked 2026-09-09, CC BY-SA).
en.wikipedia.org · 2026-09-09 · wikidata · official · provisional
No walking permit on the Swiss public Wanderland network (https://www.schweizmobil.ch/en/hiking-in-switzerland, checked 2026-09-09). SAC and private hut booking is logistics.
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Trailheads
- Rorschach (OSM line start) car-free: yes
- Genève (OSM line end) car-free: yes
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Hazards
- Length and weather on the Alpine foothills: official 510 km / 17,800 m of ascent over 29 stages from Lake Constance to Lake Geneva (https://www.myswitzerland.com/en/experiences/route/alpine-panorama-trail/, checked 2026-09-09). This is a multi-week traverse, not a weekend walk.
- No walking permit on the Swiss public Wanderland network; SAC and private hut booking is logistics, not a trail permit (https://www.schweizmobil.ch/en/hiking-in-switzerland, checked 2026-09-09). There is no walking fee on that page.
Questions
Do I need a permit for Alpine Panorama Trail?
No trail permit is listed on this record for Alpine Panorama Trail.
When is the best time to hike Alpine Panorama Trail?
On this record the best season is: April–October (MySwitzerland / SchweizMobil).
How difficult is Alpine Panorama Trail?
Alpine Panorama Trail is graded MySwitzerland: technical Easy, physical Medium · SAC T2 (mapped — no official SAC grade) · YDS 1. A sourced hazard on this record: Length and weather on the Alpine foothills: official 510 km / 17,800 m of ascent over 29 stages from Lake Constance to Lake Geneva (https://www.myswitzerland.com/en/experiences/route/alpine-panorama-trail/, checked 2026-09-09). This is a multi-week traverse, not a weekend walk.
How long is Alpine Panorama Trail?
The OSM 2-D length on this record is 505.7 km (verified). Published figures may differ. See /guides/how-long-is-the-trail
How do I get to Alpine Panorama Trail?
The record’s base start is Rorschach (OSM line start). A primary gateway on the record is Zurich Airport (ZRH). Trailhead transit notes are not included in this public FAQ.
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