This page features a collection of some of the best nature trails in Glarus recommended by enthusiasts and local experts. Learn more about your surroundings and local environment on trails that are ideal for individuals and families with children alike. Filter the results to suit your needs. Each route contains all the information you need when planning your next trip.
Maps and trails
The most beautiful nature trails in Glarus
Urban Walk
· Canton of Glarus
Urban Golf Glarus
recommended route
Difficulty
easy
2.9 km
2:30 h
15 m
15 m
From May 1, 2026, Glarus will transform into a creative 10-hole course.
Thematic Trail
· Glarus
KrimiSpass Glarus
recommended route
Difficulty
easy
Open
2.6 km
2:00 h
34 m
25 m
KrimiSpass are interactive crime trails for young and old. The adventures can be played year-round at various locations in Switzerland.
Thematic Trail
· Canton of Glarus
Glarus Water Trail
recommended route
Difficulty
easy
0.4 km
0:06 h
8 m
11 m
The water cycle is explained from the creation of drinking water at the spring through electricity production to the transport to the consumer's tap, and is enhanced with QR code links to current interactive content on the internet.
Thematic Trail
· Sardona Tectonic Arena (UNESCO)
Guppen landslide landscape
recommended route
Difficulty
easy
closed
8.9 km
2:30 h
168 m
121 m
Family-friendly hike over former deposits of a gigantic landslide
Thematic Trail
· Glarus
Geo-city walk Glarus
recommended route
Difficulty
easy
Open
0.9 km
0:45 h
2 m
2 m
Discover fossils on a walk through the town of Glarus!
Thematic Trail
· Switzerland
Flurnamenweg
15.9 km
4:15 h
360 m
360 m
Field names provide orientation. Where are we here and what is it called over there? What does the field name mean? Is there a story behind it? On four simple circular routes, field names can be discovered interactively with a smartphone. Observation terraces invite you to linger and discover the opposite side of the valley.
Thematic Trail
· Canton of Glarus
Bee Educational Trail Netstal
recommended route
Difficulty
easy
1.9 km
1:00 h
32 m
47 m
A look into the world of the honeybee
Thematic Trail
· Glarus
Glarner Waldperlen / Äugstenwald-Holzflue
recommended route
3.2 km
1:25 h
229 m
229 m
The app 'Glarner Waldperlen' leads to the most beautiful and wildest forests of the canton of Glarus. The app shows how to get there and on site provides stories, games, and information by GPS. Each forest pearl becomes an experience for young and old with the app. As here in Äugsten.
Thematic Trail
· Glarus
Glarner Waldperlen / Floodplain area Klöntal
recommended route
1 km
0:15 h
7 m
6 m
The 'Glarner Waldperlen' app guides you to the most beautiful and wildest forests of the canton of Glarus. The app shows how to get there and provides stories, games, and information on-site via GPS. Every forest pearl becomes an experience for young and old with the app. Like here along Lake Klöntal.


