Via Francigena: Vevey - Aigle

Logo Via Francigena: Vevey - Aigle
Logo Via Francigena: Vevey - Aigle
Tour data
26.03km
373 - 519m
Distance
146hm
124hm
Ascent
06:39h
 
Duration
Brief description

Die «Via Francigena» ist einer der 3 christlichen Pilgerwege des Mittelalters, dessen Hauptachse von Canterbury in England nach Rom führt. Diese Dokumentation umfasst vorerst den Abschnitt von Pontarlier  nach Rom.

Difficulty
difficult
Rating
Technique
Fitness
Landscape
Experience
Starting point

Vevey, train station

Route
Vevey (383 m)
0.6 km
Entre-deux-Villes
1.6 km
La Tour-de-Peilz (385 m)
2.3 km
Clarens
6.0 km
Clarens (373 m)
6.1 km
Vernex
7.0 km
Montreux (373 m)
7.5 km
Montreux (390 m)
8.5 km
Territet (373 m)
9.4 km
Territet
9.6 km
Veytaux (438 m)
10.2 km
Taverne du Château de Chillon
10.7 km
Château-de-Chillon (373 m)
11.1 km
Villeneuve (375 m)
13.0 km
Villeneuve VD (375 m)
13.2 km
Café de la Place
17.8 km
Roche (390 m)
18.0 km
Roche VD (380 m)
18.7 km
Versvey
20.5 km
En Tronchet
22.2 km
Les Jaccolats
22.6 km
En Courtenaux
22.8 km
Champ Rogier
22.8 km
Les Rennauds
23.3 km
Yvorne (454 m)
23.4 km
Le Torrent
23.5 km
Les Maisons Neuves
23.6 km
Vers Morey
23.9 km
La Magnénaz
24.8 km
Aigle (415 m)
25.8 km

Best season
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Description
This section takes us along the lake of Geneva, through Montreux to Villeneuve where the river Rhone flows into the lake. We now reach the Rhone Valley, but remain in the canton Vaud.
Further hiking takes us continuously southwards until we reach Montreux after 2 hours, a place worth seeing. Also advisable to spend a night, except in June, when the international «Montreux Jazz Festival» makes rooms and beds become a limited resource.
Close after Montreux, we reach the well maintained Chillon Castle dating back to the 11th century, one of the most beautiful fortresses of the middle ages in Switzerland. It served as official residence to the Earls of Savoyen, until troups from Berne conquered this region. The remaining part of our trail will remain very flat until we approach Aigle. There we start to mount up through the vintner village «Yvorne» and the vineyards in order to enjoy the view from up here over the Rhône Valley and Aigle on the alps. Todays stage will end in the center of Aigle close to the town hall.

Note(s)
The «Via Francigena» is one of the 3 main christian pilgrimage trails of the Middle Ages, the main axis leading from Canterbury to Rome. This documentation currently covers the stretch from Pontarlier close to the F/CH border across Lausanne to Rome.

Highest point
519 m
Endpoint

Aigle am Marktplatz

Height profile
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Author
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General info

Refreshment stop
Cultural/Historical
A lot of view
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