Discover the ancient pilgrim walks that cross the territory of Basel. This page features a selection of the best pilgrim trails in Basel recommended by experts. Filter the results to best suit your needs. Each route contains useful information to help you plan each stage of your pilgrimage.
Maps and trails
The 10 most beautiful pilgrim walks in Basel
Pilgrim Trail
· Switzerland
Three Lakes Route: Basel - Mariastein
recommended route
Difficulty
easy
Stage 1
21 km
5:36 h
399 m
83 m
The Three Lakes Route connects the "Regio Basiliensis" with the Romandie, where it flows into the "Romandie Route" near Payerne, which continues via Geneva to France.
Pilgrim Trail
· Canton of Basel-Stadt
Columbanus Way Switzerland - 1st Stage Basel - Rheinfelden
recommended route
Stage 1
closed
18.7 km
4:45 h
84 m
82 m
Basel is an economically and culturally significant city, an important location for the chemical and pharmaceutical industries, and home to numerous museums of worldwide importance.
Pilgrim Trail
· The Black Forest
Himmelreich route: Efringen - Basel
recommended route
Difficulty
difficult
Stage 8
22.8 km
5:57 h
215 m
232 m
In the Jakobus route network in Baden-Württemberg, various variants run north of the Rhine to the west. The Himmelreich route leads via Freiburg i.B. to the Three-Country Corner near Basel, and then continues westwards.
Pilgrim Trail
Connecting route Three-Lakes Route: Basel-Delémont
recommended route
Difficulty
difficult
Multi-day route
closed
52.3 km
14:25 h
1,039 m
841 m
The Three-Lakes Route connects the "Regio Basiliensis" with the Romandy, where it merges at Payerne into the "Romandy Route", which continues via Geneva to France.
Pilgrim Trail
· Switzerland
Burgunderweg: Basel - Ferrette
recommended route
Difficulty
moderate
Stage 1
29.3 km
7:55 h
643 m
397 m
From the tri-border area D/CH/F, the Burgunderweg northwest of the Jura curve is the classic route to Le-Puy-En-Velay. Compared to the more direct paths through Switzerland, it is flatter but also longer.
Pilgrim Trail
· Rheinfelden
Hochrhein-Weg: Rheinfelden - Basel
recommended route
Difficulty
moderate
Stage 7
closed
19.6 km
5:00 h
35 m
65 m
The pilgrimage route from Konstanz/Kreuzlingen along the Rhine to Basel is called the "Hochrhein-Weg" here. A whole series of pilgrimage routes from Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg join this path.
Pilgrim Trail
· Switzerland
Connecting route Drei-Seen-Weg: Basel - Laufen
recommended route
Difficulty
difficult
Stage 1
30.2 km
8:07 h
519 m
418 m
In this variant, we mostly travel along the Birs, mostly on natural paths and enjoy harmonious views over the Laufental.
Pilgrim Trail
· Basel
Basler Weg: Basel - Aesch
recommended route
Difficulty
easy
Stage 2
14.1 km
3:33 h
79 m
2 m
The section Basel - Aesch is part of the Basler Weg, which will take us from Basel to Burgdorf / Bern. We are on the Swiss Way of St. James.
Pilgrim Trail
· Basel
Basler Way: Pilgrim City Basel
recommended route
Difficulty
easy
Stage 1
2.3 km
0:37 h
24 m
23 m
Basel serves as the starting point for the Basler Way, which will take us from Basel to Burgdorf / Bern. We are on the Swiss Jacob's Ways.
Pilgrim Trail
· Basel
Liestal-Ranft 001 Zubringer Basel 15.4km +274-303Hm = 19.2Lkm 7.7kmA
Difficulty
moderate
15.2 km
4:17 h
274 m
303 m
Start bei der Bruder-Klaus Kirche Basel, Ziel Bruder-Klaus-Kirche Liestal. Route über Rütihard - Egglisgraben - Bienenberg
15.2km +274-303Höhenmeter = 19 Leistungs-km
7.8km Asphalt = 53%

