Hikes near La Forclaz
La Forclaz (1266 m) sits in Valais (Wallis), Switzerland. MR. ALPS lists 25 waymarked hiking trails starting from or crossing the area, 351 km of marked route in total. They run from 1.3 km to 30.8 km, the longest being Le Grand Tour des Vanils. 25 of them record their elevation gain, between 13 m and 7197 m.
The trail network at a glance
- Waymarked trails
- 25
- Total marked distance
- 351 km
- Shortest route
- 1.3 km
- Longest route
- 30.8 km
- Elevation gain
- 13–7197 m (on 25 trails)
- Difficulty recorded
- on 9 trails
- Route maps available
- on 25 trails
Walking times are estimates calculated from distance and elevation gain using Naismith's rule, and exclude stops.
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Sentier du Sel
The Sentier du Sel — the "white gold trail" — winds at the foot of the Vaud Alps through hamlets, forests, meadows, and vineyards, tracing the history of salt extraction. About 30 minutes from the trailhead at Plambuit, the village of Salins marks where the first salty spring was discovered in the 15th century, and the route follows the original larch-wood brine pipeline that once carried that water down the valley.
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Tour des Alpes Vaudoises Étape 6
The route crosses the historic Trechadèze, where violent clashes erupted in 1978 between the Ormonans and the Vaud republic, before climbing to the Col de la Croix, where centuries of erosion have carved gypsum pyramids into striking geological formations.
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Tour des Alpes Vaudoises Étape 2
From Leysin, the route threads through forests and pastures to Les Fers before climbing to the Tour de Famelon summit at 2138m, with views stretching across Lac de l'Hongrin, the Dents du Midi, and the Dent de Corjon. The path then passes the Pierre du Moëllé and its geological formations before descending via Mont d'Or to Les Mosses.
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Tour des Alpes Vaudoises Étape 1
From Aigle to Leysin
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fixme - fixme
markierter Wanderweg
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Via Alpina
From Rossinière to Rochers de Naye
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Tour des Alpes Vaudoises Étape 7
From Villars-sur-Ollon to Gryon
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Tour des Alpes Vaudoises Étape 8
From Gryon to Aigle
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Tour des Alpes Vaudoises Étape 3
From Les Mosses to Châteaux-d'Oex
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Tour des Alpes Vaudoises Étape 5
From L'Etivaz to Les Diablerets
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Le Grand Tour des Vanils
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Prafandaz - fixme
From Prafandaz to Féydey
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Prafandaz - fixme
From Prafandaz to Le Temeley
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Luan-Ai
From Luan to Ai
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Tour de l'Argentine
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Sentier des ponts historiques du Sépey
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Tour des Alpes Vaudoises: Les Diablerets - Villars-sur-Ollon, gare
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Sentier des trois tours de Leysin
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Chemin des pyramides de Gypse
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Tour des Alpes Vaudoises: Leysin-Feydey, gare - Col des Mosses
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Tour des Alpes Vaudoises: Aigle - Leysin-Feydey, gare
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Tour des Alpes Vaudoises: Villars-sur-Ollon, gare - Gryon
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Tour des Alpes Vaudoises: Gryon - Aigle
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Via Alpina: Rossinière, gare - Rochers de Naye
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Chemin des Vignes
More hiking near La Forclaz
Other walking bases within 40 km of La Forclaz, each with its own trail list:
- Leysin, Vaud — 22 trails, 4.5 km away
- Villars, Vaud — 22 trails, 5.8 km away
- Les Diablerets, Vaud — 24 trails, 6.8 km away
- Gryon, Vaud — 24 trails, 8 km away
- La Lécherette, Vaud — 19 trails, 8.3 km away
- Glacier 3000 – Les Diablerets, Bern — 23 trails, 10.4 km away