From Les Fracherets to La Barboleuse by road

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The aim of this hike is to be able to walk without the risk of falling on steep, slippery slopes after heavy rain.

Once you have completed the initial climb, it is all downhill.

The starting point can be reached on foot from La Barboleuse or, more conveniently, by bus from Villars sur Ollon or La Barboleuse. The bus stop is called Les Fracherets. You can even go to the bus terminus, which saves you a few dozen metres of elevation gain.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 12.21 km
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    Average duration: 4h 00 
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    Difficulty: Moderate
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    Back to start: No
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    Ascent: + 193 m
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    Descent: - 553 m
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    Highest point: 1,766 m
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    Lowest point: 1,213 m
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Description of the walk

(S) From Les Fracherets, simply follow the signs to (1). Here you will find a cheese dairy selling delicious cow's milk cheeses. You will see cows along the entire route. There is also a restaurant.

Go around the restaurant and follow the road towards Taveyanne and its mountain pastures, then descend to the village (2) where you will find a refuge/restaurant.

The point (3) is also a refuge (Le Luissalet) where you can have a barbecue.

The point (4) offers a beautiful view.

Waypoints

  1. S : km 0 - alt. 1,577 m
  2. 1 : km 1.94 - alt. 1,755 m - Alpage des Chaux
  3. 2 : km 4.48 - alt. 1,650 m - Taveyanne
  4. 3 : km 8.12 - alt. 1,449 m - Luissalet refuge
  5. 4 : km 10.84 - alt. 1,368 m - Souleuvre road
  6. E : km 12.21 - alt. 1,213 m

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