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Crossing the valley : a rendezvous with the Rhône.
Aigle - UCI - Aigle
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> Difficulty: Easy > Time: 2h00 |
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Round the fountains
The Château of Aigle stands right in the middle of the vineyards and dominates the town. You'll enjoy exploring its picturesque little streets. One of them, lined by very old houses, is reached by a covered footbridge. On your way round, discover some of the 27 fountains which are one of the unusual features of this interesting small town.
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> Difficulty: Easy > Time: 1h30 |
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To the balconies overlooking the valley.
Aigle - Yvorne - Drapel - Fontaney - Aigle
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> Difficulty: Medium > Time: 2h15 |
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The vineyard path
Starting from Yvorne, the ribbon of vines stretches along the edge of the mountain to the tiered vineyards of Lavey-les-Bains. This is old wine country and it welcomes you with open arms. Make sure to stop halfway at the Château of Aigle and taste some of the delicious local product.
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> Difficulty: Easy > Time: 7h45 |
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A tour of the Alps of the Lake Geneva Region
Aigle - Leysin - Les Mosses - Château-d'Oex - Les Diablerets - Villars - Gryon - Bex - Aigle
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> Difficulty: Medium > Time: 41h00 |
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Through vineyards and forests to a bird's eye view of Aigle.
Aigle - Verschiez - Pavillon de Plantour - Aigle
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> Difficulty: Medium > Time: 1h40 |
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A stroll through the charms of town and country
Aigle-Fontaine-Fahy-Château-Aigle
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> Difficulty: Easy > Time: 1h45 |
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Walk to the ruins of the charterhouse of Oujon
The walk through the forest of Oujon takes you back eight hundred years. Above Arzier, the woods contain not only the ruins of a charterhouse which was built in 1146, but also trees which were growing in mediaeval times.
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> Difficulty: Easy > Time: 2h00 |
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The Arboretum trail
The path leading through this botanical garden is in a parkland paradise in which there are more than 3,000 species of locally acclimatized trees and bushes from every continent. The various forms and colours blend in harmoniously with the surrounding countryside.
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> Difficulty: Easy > Time: 1h00 |
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Discover the Roman city of Aventicum
This walk is a siren call to all ancient history buffs to discover Aventicum, the Roman capital of Helvetia and which today is one of the most important archaeological sites in Switzerland.
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> Difficulty: Easy > Time: 1h00 |
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Jardin alpestre La Thomasia
Les plans sur Bex - Avançon ravine - Les plans sur Bex, in the valley of Avançon, home to a varied flora and fauna.
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> Difficulty: Medium > Time: 3h20 |
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From the woods at Chenau to the saltworks at Bévieux
This path takes you on a hunt for white gold through forests and across meadows, passing the oldest mine in Switzerland, the salt galleries of Bouillet, the old saltworks at Dévins and finishing at the present-day Bévieux saltworks.
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> Difficulty: Easy > Time: 5h00 |
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The Path of the 100th
This walk climbs from the lowest point in the community, the port of La Pichette, to the highest point, the "Tour (tower) Plein Ciel". The path was built to mark the 100th anniversary of the Chardonne and Mont-Pèlerin Development Association in 2004.
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> Difficulty: Medium > Time: 3h00 |
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Walking path from Château-d'Oex to the village of Lessoc
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> Difficulty: Difficult > Time: 5h45 |
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Walking path from Château-d'Oex up to Laitemaire
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> Difficulty: Medium > Time: 3h40 |
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Charmey/Pra Jean - Château-d'Oex - L'Etivaz - Col du Pillon - Les Diablerets
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> Difficulty: Difficult > Time: 15h00 |
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Château-d'Oex - Cabane des Choucas - Pointe de Cray - Cray dessus - Cray millieu - Cray dessous - Château-d'Oex
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> Difficulty: Difficult > Time: 5h00 |
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Walking path from Château-d'Oex to the summit of the lifts of La Braye then down to Gérignoz.
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> Difficulty: Medium > Time: 5h50 |
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La Pierreuse nature reserve
South of Château-d'Oex on the right bank of the Sarine river, La Pierreuse nature reserve covers 34 km2 of mountain country. Follow the path through fertile pastures dotted with large, tilted rocks up to the heights where the wild vanilla orchid still flowers.
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> Difficulty: Difficult > Time: 4h30 |
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L'Etivaz - Vallée de la Torneresse - Pas de Saxième - Vallée de l'Eau Froide - L'Etivaz.
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> Difficulty: Medium > Time: 5h00 |
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Vineyard stroll
Visit to the Lavaux vineyards near Lake Geneva
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> Difficulty: Easy > Time: 1h20 |
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The wheat trail
Leaving Echallens, about 15 km from Lausanne, wandering between fields and forests, a succession of paths, little roads and tracks that pass through a host of villages brings you finally to Granges-Marnand. With its millstones lying in the grass, information panels and bed & breakfast farms, this is an agricultural area that will teach you a lot about wheat.
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> Difficulty: Easy > Time: 20h00 |
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On the track of Charles the Bold : trip through time
This walk takes you along the route used by the Duke of Burgundy Charles the Bold on his way to fight the young Swiss Confederation.
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> Difficulty: Easy > Time: 3h15 |
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Tour of l'Argentine
This is a beautiful walk through wild countryside that gives you a great view of the famous Argentine Mirror. You may also see some of the rich variety of animals that live in this area, accompanied by the song of the rock thrush or the lammergeier.
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> Difficulty: Difficult > Time: 6h00 |
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The path of stones : discover how the Alps were formed
A walk of great beauty which, thanks to a detailed brochure, will help you find out about the geology of the region and particularly about the formation of the Alps.
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> Difficulty: Easy > Time: 4h30 |
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