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The Liechtenstein Trail: The Whole Country on Foot
The Liechtenstein Trail (Liechtenstein-Weg) is the country's national walking route: 75 kilometres through all eleven municipalities, from Balzers in the south to Schaanwald on the Austrian border in the north. It opened in 2019, for the principality's 300th anniversary, and it is the one route that shows Liechtenstein end to end — the valley floor, the Walser terrace of Triesenberg and the low hills of the Unterland.
Updated 2026-10-03
Five stages, south to north
The route is laid out as five day stages: Balzers to Triesenberg (15.7 km, about four and a half hours), Triesenberg to Vaduz (10.4 km, about three hours), Vaduz to Nendeln (13.4 km, about four hours), Nendeln to Ruggell (14.8 km, about four hours) and Ruggell to Schaanwald (19.4 km, about five and a half hours).
The first stage does the climbing, from Balzers and its castle hill up the slope to the Walser villages of Triesenberg; the second comes back down into Vaduz. The last three cross the gentler Unterland to Nendeln, Ruggell on the Rhine and finally the customs post at Schaanwald.
Loops and single-day walks
Two circular routes add to the main line: a 7-kilometre loop at Malbun in the mountains and a 5.4-kilometre loop around Vaduz. The trail can be started in any municipality, and buses link every village, so any one stage — or a shorter piece of one — works as a day walk with the bus back to the start.
Signposts and the LIstory app
Colourful signposts with red and blue arrows mark the route all the way. The free LIstory app, published with the trail, leads from one adventure station to the next and adds the stories behind the 147 historical sites along the way; walkers who only want the path can follow the signs without it.
Sleeping and luggage
There are plenty of hotels, guesthouses and restaurants along the route, so the stages end in a village rather than at a hut. The tourist board sells overnight packages with luggage transport and packed lunches, which turns the five stages into a walking holiday without a heavy pack. Summer and autumn are the classic seasons, and the tourist board also promotes the trail as a winter walk.