Tour du Haut Lac

From Le Bouveret, follow the river Rhone to the Château de la Porte du Scex. Built in 1597, it hosts the Chablais Museum, which offers regular cultural exhibitions. This route is closed to traffic. Afterwards, continue towards Vouvry. Follow the banks of the Rhone to Illarsaz where you have the opportunity to stop at the UCI World Cycling Centre. Before arriving at Collombey-le-Grand you pass near the refinery. Cross Collombey, which is dominated by the Bernardine monastery established in 1647. The tour continues through the heights of Muraz before following the Stockalper channel and the "Rigoles de Vionnaz" nature reserve and its peatlands. A short climb takes you into the old town of Vionnaz. After a small detour you arrive near the "Great Wall", where a bench invites you to take a break and enjoy a beautiful view of the Rhone Valley. Carry on towards Vouvry and les Evouettes, where you again continue along the Stockalper channel. Kaspar-Jodok von Stockalper built this channel in 1648 to improve the transportation of merchandise such as salt. Once at Le Bouveret, the route continues towards St-Gingolph through the hamlets of Esserts and Vignolles.