Stage 20: Rochers de Naye → Montreux

Via Alpina · Day 20 of 20 · km 378 of 392

Distance

13.7 km

Ascent

+85 m

Descent

−1,681 m

Estimated average time

4 h

Highest 1,971 m · lowest 374 m

13.7 kilometres, 85 metres of ascent, 1,681 metres of descent, 4 hours of walking, an estimated average; highest point at 1,971 metres, lowest at 374 metres.

Technique: hard · fitness: hard

What Clotilde says

Vaduz → Montreux

Last stage, and almost all downhill: 1681 m down to the shore of Lake Geneva, for only 85 m of climbing. As you pass through Caux, wave to the grand palace hotel opened in 1902. In the meadows, the cowslip flowers in spring. And in Montreux, well done: you've crossed the Swiss Alps on foot!

Montreux → Vaduz

First day heading east, and it starts hard: 1681 m of climbing between Montreux and the Rochers de Naye, over 13.7 km. Allow 5 h 30 min. On the way, in Caux, the grand palace hotel from 1902 hosts meetings for peace. Make the most of it and make peace with your calves. In the meadows, the cowslip flowers in spring.

Along the way

• The palace hotel of Caux Above Montreux, this grand Belle Époque hotel opened in 1902. Bought in 1946, it has since hosted international meetings for peace and reconciliation.

In the nature guide

Cowslip

Sources: Wikipedia, "Caux-Palace" (French); Initiatives et Changement, "Guided Tours Caux Palace".

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Distances, ascents, walking times and route: Federal Roads Office FEDRO, cantons, SwitzerlandMobility Foundation — Hiking in Switzerland (ch.astra.wanderland), open data OPEN BY.