Via Francigena Orsières-Bourg-St-Pierre

Logo Via Francigena Orsières-Bourg-St-Pierre
Logo Via Francigena Orsières-Bourg-St-Pierre
Tour data
14.4km
883 - 1,631m
Distance
782hm
117hm
Ascent
04:30h
 
Duration
Brief description

Penultimate Swiss section of the Via Francigena!

Difficulty
difficult
Rating
Technique
Fitness
Landscape
Experience
Starting point

Orsières

Route
Les Alpes
0.0 km
Eglise St-Nicolas
0.0 km
Crêperie Le National
0.0 km
Orsières
0.1 km
Fornex (Liddes)
4.8 km
Rive Haute (Liddes)
5.4 km
Dranse (Liddes)
7.9 km
Liddes
8.8 km
Chapelle de St. Etienne
9.3 km
Palasuit
9.9 km
Bivouac Napoléon
13.5 km
Eglise Saint-Pierre
14.3 km
Auberge Au Petit Vélan
14.3 km
Bourg-Saint-Pierre (1,632 m)
14.3 km


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Directions
From the center of the village of Orsières, go south on the right bank of the Dranse to reach a large earthen square and then follow the forest road that winds upwards. At the top, go down gently towards Fornex and then Les Moulins. Cross the river and follow the dirt road on the right bank. Go up the small but very steep path to cross the river again at the "Pont de la Tsi".

You will then reach the hamlet of Dranse and 5 minutes later the village of Liddes (bus stop, food stores and tourist office). You can eat or stay there. After crossing the village and the main road, you follow a road that gently rises until it passes over a tunnel of the main road. You will arrive at the small chapel of Notre-Dame-de-Lorette at the entrance of Bourg-Saint-Pierre, a village where you will find many possibilities of accommodation, as well as a shop/information point "shop-essence Napoléon", a bus stop, an indoor swimming pool, a botanical garden and a beautiful mill.

 

Highest point
1,631 m
Endpoint

Bourg-St-Pierre

Height profile
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Equipment

Good walking shoes recommended.


Public transportation
Take the train to Orsières and then the bus to Grand-St-Bernard.

Consult timetables on www.cff.ch

Parking

Free parking at the Orsières train station or on the Place des Ides.


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General info

Refreshment stop
Healthy climate
Cultural/Historical
A lot of view
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