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Lessoc - Montbovon

Theme trailHiking trailOther routes
Time required: 1 hourLength: 3.40 km

Season

All season

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 - Starting at the Lessoc well (1796), whose cupola was a gift of a cheese merchant from Lyon, the trail leads to Montbovon.

Route-information

Route-information

Length
3.40 km
Vertical heigth
15 m
Altitude difference ascent
134 m
Altitude difference descent
150 m
Time required
1 hour
Level technique
Easy
Level condition
Easy
Height profile view map

Arrival

Starting point
Lessoc (Altitude: 810 m)
Arrival by public transport
Lessoc Timetable SBB
Destination
Montbovon (Altitude: 795 m)
Arrival by public transport
Montbovon Timetable SBB

Suitable for

The offer is suitable for

  • Adults
  • Children from 7-12 years
  • Children >12 years
  • Families

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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

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

Lessoc Bridge

On the old stone path linking the village of Lessoc to Montbovon, sits the most complete, well-preserved wood covered-bridge in the canton of Fribourg. The construction date is carved into the oak crossbar on the right bank: 1667.

Historical building

Map