Hikes for a big day: 6 hikes in 3D

6 hikes

Leysin3 h 10Aigle → Leysin7.0kmDistance1,000mAscent10mDescentTechnical mediumFrom the wine town of Aigle up to the plateau of Leysin, the old sun-cure resort, in one single climb, with the rack railway to take you back down.
L'Etivaz5 h 30Château-d'Oex → L'Etivaz13.6kmDistance1,200mAscent1,000mDescentTechnical mediumFrom the village where a balloon took off on the first non-stop flight around the world to the cellars of L'Etivaz alpine cheese, over the Plan de la Douve.
Villars-sur-Ollon6 h 10Les Diablerets → Villars-sur-Ollon17.9kmDistance1,100mAscent1,000mDescentTechnical mediumFrom Les Diablerets to Villars over the Col de la Croix, past the gypsum pyramids and three mountain lakes, with the train waiting at the finish.
Rochers-de-Naye station5 h 35Rochers-de-Naye13.7kmDistance1,700mAscent90mDescentTechnical mediumFrom the shore of Lake Geneva or from higher up, all the way to the summit station, and the train to bring you back down.
Grindelwald, First5 h 45Schynige Platte → Grindelwald, First16.8kmDistance1,100mAscent900mDescentTechnical mediumFrom the old cog railway at Schynige Platte to the First gondola, passing close to the Faulhorn and the Bachalpsee.
Loop from Solalex5 h 15Tour de l'Argentine13.4kmDistance1,050mAscent1,050mDescentTechnical mediumA loop below the Miroir d'Argentine, over the great Anzeindaz pasture and the Col des Essets, and back to Solalex.

Questions people ask

How many hikes are in this selection?

6 hikes: Aigle → Leysin, Tour de l'Argentine, Château-d'Oex → L'Etivaz, Rochers-de-Naye, Schynige Platte → Grindelwald, First and Les Diablerets → Villars-sur-Ollon.

Which is the shortest?

Aigle → Leysin: 3 h 10 of walking according to SwitzerlandMobility, 7.0 km, 1,000 m of climbing.

In which regions?

Bernese Oberland (1) and Vaud Alps (5).