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Montbovon – Enney

Hiking trail
Time required: 3 hours 35 minutesLength: 13.60 km

Season

April, Mai, June, July, August, September, October, November

Contact

Parc naturel régional Gruyère Pays-d'Enhaut
Place du Village 6
1660 Château-d'Œx
Tel. +41 (0)848 110 888

www.gruyerepaysdenhaut.ch

Parc naturel régional Gruyère Pays-d'Enhaut - A journey through a peaceful valley

The hike from Montbovon to Enney is the perfect way to take in the beauty and history of the Intyamon Valley, from its traditional architecture and historic bridge to rivers and forests, not to mention farming landscapes and magnificent views of Les Vanils.

The route first follows the road to Lac de Lessoc and then continues along the lake's left shore to a unique site: no fewer than four road and rail bridges spanning the Hongrin river. A few hundred metres further on is another bridge. This one is made from wood, has a shingle roof and crosses a different river, the Sarine. After the forest is Lessoc, with its dense cluster of houses and farms and a lovely covered fountain in the village square.

The trail continues across some pastureland and along the edge of the forest to a grotto dedicated to Our Lady of Lourdes, and the small Taouna river which still powers the Grandvillard sawmill. After a walk through Grandvillard village, the path leads back to the tree-lined banks of the Sarine, across the river again, and finally to Enney's picture-perfect train station.

Route-information

Route-information

Length
13.60 km
Altitude difference ascent
290 m
Altitude difference descent
370 m
Time required
3 hours 35 minutes
Level technique
Easy
Level condition
Middle
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Arrival

Starting point
Montbovon
Arrival by public transport
Montbovon Timetable SBB
Destination
Enney
Arrival by public transport
Enney Timetable SBB

Suitable for

The offer is suitable for

  • Adults

To discover on the trail

Parc naturel régional Gruyère Pays-d'Enhaut

Lessoc Fountain

The fountain consists of an octagonal limestone basin with a central pillar holding an obelisk. It was built in 1796 by the mason, Jacques Vicarino and the blacksmith, Noé Both. Its eight-sided dome is said to be in imperial style. It was a gift fro...

Historical building
Parc naturel régional Gruyère Pays-d'Enhaut

Montbovon

Cited as early as 1255, Montbovon has long been a busy crossroads. Located along the Sarine, it is the junction of the roads of three worlds: the Gruyère, the Pays-d’Enhaut, and the Lake Geneva basin. This crossroads is also emphasized by the meetin...

Site
Parc naturel régional Gruyère Pays-d'Enhaut

Grandvillard

Located on the right bank of the Sarine, a strong pastoral economy and highly developed cheese market contributed to the wealth of Grandvillard. The result is a strongly urbanized village of narrow streets, with many opulent-looking buildings, stone ...

Site
Parc naturel régional Gruyère Pays-d'Enhaut

Lessoc

The village of Lessoc is in the federal inventory of sites of national importance. It is made up of a dense network of houses and farms from the golden age of Gruyère, with strong presence of late gothic decor (window and door frames) modeled after t...

Site
Parc naturel régional Gruyère Pays-d'Enhaut

Bridges over the Hongrin

The Grand Chemin that leads to the Ancien Comté on the left bank of the Sarine meets the Hongrin River Gorge before the village of Montbovon. Three road bridges and one railroad bridge constructed during the last four centuries meet at this intersect...

Historical building
Parc naturel régional Gruyère Pays-d'Enhaut

Grandvillard cheese dairy

The architecture of Grandvillard, which dates predominately from the 17th to 19th century, bears witness to the major contribution that cheesemaking made to the local alpine economy. Today, this remarkable stone and timber architectural ensemble is n...

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