Fribourg en diagonale
Gruyères-Murten
Reported OSM relation: SchweizMobil regional hiking route 81, Fribourg en diagonale, Gruyères to Murten, 68.1 km OSM 2-D. Vertical figures sampled from Copernicus GLO-30.
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Distance 68.1 km Reported · Ascent Computed · High point Computed · 3d · SAC T2 · Moderate (Easy technical / Medium physical)
Cite this record
The Hiking World, Fribourg en diagonale, verified 2026-10-07, https://www.thehikingworld.com/trails/fribourg-en-diagonale
How we verify · last checked 2026-10-07
Byline
- The Hiking World editorial · author
Figures marked provisional are seed data and still need verification. Source and last-checked date sit under each cited value.
Forecast at page generation, 2026-10-26T10:44:30.033Z
Representative point on Fribourg en diagonale: 46.756°, 7.074°, about 1217 m. A forecast, not a trail-surface reading.
At generation: 5°C, Overcast.
- 2026-10-26 Fog, -2–7°C
- 2026-10-27 Overcast, 1–14°C
- 2026-10-28 3–8°C, 1 mm
Source Open-Meteo. Mountain weather changes with elevation and aspect.
Life-safety notices on this page come from the issuer.
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GeoJSONLine download is the stored OSM geometry, simplified. It is not a surveyed GPS track. GPX · GeoJSON
Cumulative ascent not published — stored line geometry is too coarse for a reliable DEM figure.
Editorial v1 · Provisional catalog
Moderate (Easy technical / Medium physical)
- 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.
Ingested from OpenStreetMap relation 1554477 (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 68.1 km (relation 1554477; network=rwn, operator=Wanderland Schweiz, ref=81). lengthKm is verified: 68.1 km is 0.29% over the official 67.9 km (https://www.schweizmobil.ch/en/hiking-in-switzerland/route-81; ch.astra.wanderland Route attributes (opendata.swiss langsamverkehr-wanderland-schweiz, dataset 2026-02-25, parsed 2026-09-09)). Official km is the ±3% cross-check, not this DataPoint.
DEM high 1,217 m. GLO-30 cumulative ascent 1,361 m is the same order as the official 1,629 m figure (ch.astra.wanderland Route attributes (opendata.swiss langsamverkehr-wanderland-schweiz, dataset 2026-02-25, parsed 2026-09-09)). High point left as Copernicus.
Water was not mapped to named WaterSource points (no honest atFraction). Villages and inns exist; they were not positioned from an official named list this pass.
Water
No water sources recorded.
Permits & fees
Permits, closures, and hazards on this page are a citation, not a substitute for the issuer’s current notice.
No permit required.
Getting there
Sourced legs to the Gruyères (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 · Geneva (GVA) → Gruyères
Geneva Airport is a usual air gateway (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geneva_Airport, checked 2026-09-09, CC BY-SA). Rail/PostBus toward Gruyères (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gruy%C3%A8res, checked 2026-09-09, CC BY-SA). SchweizMobil route 81 (https://www.schweizmobil.ch/en/hiking-in-switzerland/route-81, checked 2026-09-09).
en.wikipedia.org · verified 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.
Plan from your location
Type a city, then pick a match. These links open external search tools — they do not fetch fares or timetables.
Getting there car-free
- Gruyères (OSM line start): car-free flag yes.
- Murten (OSM line end): car-free flag yes.
Trailheads
- Gruyères (OSM line start) car-free: yes
Official start at Gruyères (https://www.schweizmobil.ch/en/hiking-in-switzerland/route-81, checked 2026-09-09). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gruy%C3%A8res, checked 2026-09-09, CC BY-SA.
- Murten (OSM line end) car-free: yes
Official finish at Murten (same SchweizMobil page, checked 2026-09-09). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murten, checked 2026-09-09, CC BY-SA.
Hazards
- Length: official 67.9 km / 1,629 m of walking ascent over 3 stages (ch.astra.wanderland Route attributes (opendata.swiss langsamverkehr-wanderland-schweiz, dataset 2026-02-25, parsed 2026-09-09)).
- 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 Fribourg en diagonale?
No trail permit is listed as required on this record for Fribourg en diagonale.
How difficult is Fribourg en diagonale?
Fribourg en diagonale is graded Wanderland: technical and physical grades on the route page · SAC T2 (mapped — no official SAC grade) · YDS 1. A sourced hazard on this record: Length: official 67.9 km / 1,629 m of walking ascent over 3 stages (ch.astra.wanderland Route attributes (opendata.swiss langsamverkehr-wanderland-schweiz, dataset 2026-02-25, parsed 2026-09-09)).
How long is Fribourg en diagonale?
The OSM 2-D length on this record is 68.1 km (verified). Published figures may differ. See /guides/how-long-is-the-trail
How do I get to Fribourg en diagonale?
The record’s base start is Gruyères (OSM line start). A primary gateway on the record is Geneva Airport (GVA). Trailhead transit notes are not included in this public FAQ.
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