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Hiking holidays Via Alpina Vaud

Hiking: Via Alpina

Peak climbers & Connoisseurs

The last section of the Via Alpina offers something for everyone. Peak climbers are delighted with challenging passages such as the ascent to the Trüttlisbergpass and the sight of the proud Vaud peaks.

For connoisseurs, on the other hand, the smell of cheese produced in the alpine huts over the fire makes their mouths water. What they all have in common is that this hike will take their breath away twice. Once during the sweaty ascent to the Col de Chaude and a second time when seeing the sparkling Lake Geneva, which marks the end of the Via Alpina in Switzerland. 

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Itinerary

Luggage drop-off in Lenk. From Lenk over gentle alpine meadows, up into the lynx territory, through a damp limestone area with a wide horizon. Over the Trüttlisberg Pass and through the long Turbach Valley with its varied history down to sophisticated Gstaad.

approx. 7 h
approx. 22 km
1'105 m
1'120 m

A panoramic high-altitude trail, past the Berghaus Eggli and the lime-cart area of Wilde Bode to the language border at Col de Jable. Many traditional Alpine huts with large shingle roofs and Chupferchessi (Copper pot) cheese production high above L'Etivaz.

approx. 6.5 h
approx. 16 km
1'250 m
1'160 m

The gently sloping route follows the torrent "La Torneresse" for several kilometres until it reaches the valley of the Gorges du Pissot. Then the landscape offers a view of the large valley of the Pays-d'Enhaut. After Châteaux-d'Oex the descent leads to Rossinière.

approx. 3.5 h
approx. 14 km
280 m
560 m

From Rossinière over a bridge from 1650 to the Col de Solomon. After the descent into the Hongrin Valley, climb to the Col de Chaude with its fantastic view of Lake Geneva. Continue uphill to the stop of the Rochers de Naye rack railway.

approx. 7.5 h
approx. 19 km
1'900 m
800 m

Tour character

The last section of the Via Alpina is also demanding. You should not underestimate the first and last stages in particular. Good basic fitness is required. But you are hiking on an altitude which is less as on the section in the Bernese Oberland. Sure-footedness is still necessary.

The Via Alpina at SwitzerlandMobility

Prices & Dates

All data for 2023 at a glance
Place of arrival: Lenk
  Season 1
09.09.2023 - 24.09.2023

every day
Season 2
17.06.2023 - 08.09.2023

every day
Via Alpina Westschweiz, 5 days, CH-BDWLM-05X
Base price
649.-
679.-
Surcharge Single Room 199.- 199.-

Category: middle class hotels

Season 1
Sep 9, 2023 - Sep 24, 2023
every day
Season 2
Jun 17, 2023 - Sep 8, 2023
every day
Via Alpina Westschweiz, 5 days, CH-BDWLM-05X
Base price
Surcharge Single Room
649.-
199.-
679.-
199.-

Category: middle class hotels

Season 1
Sep 9, 2023 - Sep 24, 2023
Season 2
Jun 17, 2023 - Sep 8, 2023
Lenk
Extra night double room (BB)
Extra night single room (BB)
Montreux
Extra night double room (BB)
Extra night single room (BB)
79.-
119.-
85.-
130.-
79.-
119.-
85.-
130.-
Additional nights
Place of arrival: Lenk
  Season 1
Sep 9, 2023 - Sep 24, 2023

every day
Season 2
Jun 17, 2023 - Sep 8, 2023

every day
Lenk
Extra night double room (BB) 79.- 79.-
Extra night single room (BB) 119.- 119.-
Montreux
Extra night double room (BB) 85.- 85.-
Extra night single room (BB) 130.- 130.-
Prices per person in CHF

Services & Information

Services

Included:

  • 4 overnight stays incl. breakfast
  • Daily luggage transfers  
  • Subsidy for arrival by train 
  • Carefully elaborated route 
  • Travel documents (1 x per room) incl. SwitzerlandMobility Plus subscription 
  • Service hotline 

Note:

  • Rack railway Rochers de Naye – Montreux not included, approx. CHF 34.-.
  • Tourist tax, if due, is not included in the price!
  • Reservation fee of CHF 15 per adult (incl. legally required customer money protection) 
Information

Arrival/Departure:

  • Arrival by public transport to Lenk. Drop off your suitcase at the hotel Wildstrubel by 10:00 a.m. at the latest.  
  • Departure by public transport from Montreux. 
Travel Documents

Travel documents "digital”

In future we will reduce the amount of printed documents. You will receive instructions to help you find your way around using the SwitzerlandMobility app.  We will provide you with further information online. In advance you will receive a small package of documents with the following contents:

  • Description of how to use the necessary apps
  • Detailed programme for the individual stages
  • Annual subscription to SwitzerlandMobility Plus
  • Luggage tags
  • Any vouchers

On the way, you can easily find your way with the SwitzerlandMobility app and other freely accessible aids. Background information and all other documents are delivered electronically and can be downloaded to your mobile phone in advance.

Ratings

4.8 of 5 Stars (4 Ratings)
5 stars
Sandra M. CH | 15.09.2022
Für mein Hobby Wandern ist die Via Alpina genau das Richtige!
Man lernt viele interessante Menschen kennen ob alt oder jung, aus der Schweiz oder vom Ausland! Die Landschaft ist so vielfältig, an jedem Wandertag gibt es Überraschungen. Einfach staunen und geniessen. Man wird für die Anstrengungen mehr als belohnt!
5 stars
Guido C. CH | 01.09.2022
Perfekt, wir werden auch 2023 wieder bei Eurotrek buchen!!
4 stars
Marinella Mozzettini CH | 09.09.2021
Super Tour
Bei der ersten Etappe musste ich einen Umweg machen, weil der offizielle Weg gesperrt war. Und zum Glueck habe ich jemand getroffen, dass mir geholfen hat. Das Hotel in Chateau d'Oeux verdient die 3 Sterne auf Niveau Reinigung nicht.
Reto Zingg
Reto Zingg answered:
Vielen Dank für Ihr positives Reisefeedback. Kurzfristige Wegsperrungen kommen leider immer wieder vor und gehören gerade in einem solch regenreichen Sommer in den Alpen leider dazu. Wir sind sehr froh, dass Sie den Weg trotzdem gefunden haben und versuchen dies in Zukunft noch besser im Blick zu haben. Einige Wegsperrungen sind auf der Karte von SchweizMobil hinterlegt.
5 stars
Michael Detlefsen CA | 15.08.2017
Via Alpina
I had walked portions of the Via Alpina in the past, but had never taken on the seemingly daunting task of walking the entire route! Prisca, Rudi and the Eurotrek team made it easy! From pick-up at the airport, to the briefing at my hotel, to making a couple of slight alternations along the way (picking up forgotten socks and shorts at one place, altering the transport means to allow a longer day of hiking another), everything worked seamlessly! The maps are clear, the trails are well-marked (with the one exception being just outside of La Lecherette) and the Eurotrek team is a phone call or an email away in the event of difficulty. I do recommend downloading the Schweiz Mobil app, however, for extra insurance, as well as the fantastic weather forecasts. The accommodations (I chose the mid-range) were all excellent - the rooms were always comfortable and everything worked, the meals were universally excellent and breakfasts, in particularly, were varied and substantial. And the fact that your luggage moves between your hotels every day is a lifesaver, as you can take a day pack and do not have to worry about the much heavier weight that would come from having to cart one's belongings across the mountains. The views were beautiful, the trails manageable (although you do have to be in good shape for most of them) and there were only two challenging weather days of 15 - one, in which thuderstorms made it too dangerous to cross the pass scheduled for that day (just took a bus to the next stop) and the other in which high winds presented a real challenge, but did not prevent that day's hiking from occurring. All in all, an excellent trip that I would highly recommend and would take again some day!

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