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3 Days Hike: Montreux/Paccot - Gruyeres - Rossens/Le Bry

11:30 arrived in Montreux by train, and took the cable car uphill to Paccot, gaining ~1000Hm and start from there. Stunning overview over the Lac Leman (Genfersee) and keeping the altitude around 1200-1400m, partially in the forest, and then Col der Soladier 1576m, the southern slope as a few patches of snow, but the northern slope a bit more - the snow is moist, at the ground running water; so the moment I sink in, the shoes are soaked. Descending to 1300m, and reaching Les Paccots at 1150m, a small skiing resort, a bit outside I pitch my tent at a public fire place with tables.

2026/04/30 12:08

◈ Les Avants (Δ 1494m), 2026/04/30 12:08

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◈ Les Avants (Δ 1497m), 2026/04/30 12:09

◈ Les Avants (Δ 1506m), 2026/04/30 12:11

◈ Les Avants (Δ 1503m), 2026/04/30 12:11

◈ Les Avants (Δ 1512m), 2026/04/30 12:12

◈ Les Avants (Δ 1501m), 2026/04/30 12:14

◈ Les Avants (Δ 1520m), 2026/04/30 12:15

◈ Les Avants (Δ 1536m), 2026/04/30 12:17

◈ Les Avants (Δ 1526m), 2026/04/30 12:28

◈ Les Avants (Δ 1533m), 2026/04/30 12:28

◈ Les Avants (Δ 1518m), 2026/04/30 12:29

◈ Les Avants (Δ 1512m), 2026/04/30 12:32

◈ Les Avants (Δ 1513m), 2026/04/30 12:32

◈ Les Avants (Δ 1509m), 2026/04/30 12:35

◈ Les Avants (Δ 1507m), 2026/04/30 12:37

◈ Les Béviaux, Les Avants (Δ 1374m), 2026/04/30 12:54

2026/04/30 13:06

◈ Les Béviaux, Montreux (Δ 1503m), 2026/04/30 13:23

◈ Les Béviaux, Montreux (Δ 1511m), 2026/04/30 13:23

◈ Les Béviaux, Montreux (Δ 1521m), 2026/04/30 13:26

◈ Les Béviaux, Montreux (Δ 1500m), 2026/04/30 13:27

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◈ Montreux (Δ 1635m), 2026/04/30 14:02

◈ Col de Soladier, Montreux (Δ 1626m), 2026/04/30 14:04

◈ Col de Soladier, Les Béviaux, Montreux (Δ 1633m), 2026/04/30 14:05

◈ Col de Soladier, Les Béviaux, Montreux (Δ 1638m), 2026/04/30 14:17

◈ Les Béviaux, Montreux (Δ 1631m), 2026/04/30 14:17

◈ Les Béviaux, Montreux (Δ 1621m), 2026/04/30 14:18

◈ Les Béviaux, Montreux (Δ 1622m), 2026/04/30 14:24

◈ Les Béviaux, Montreux (Δ 1612m), 2026/04/30 14:27

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◈ Blonay - Saint-Légier (Δ 1366m), 2026/04/30 15:08

◈ Guedères, Châtel-Saint-Denis (Δ 1321m), 2026/04/30 15:29

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◈ Les Paccots (Δ 1164m), 2026/04/30 16:51

◈ Les Paccots (Δ 1186m), 2026/04/30 17:39

I sleep long, until the sun reaches the tent, quite late ~9:30, packing and leaving ~10:00 - ascending to 1500m again, moderately steep - and then maintain the nearly the same altitude western slope, a few patches of snow on the route, a bit higher more snow still. Reaching the Moleson mountain, at Plan-Francey cable car station, and rest to eat my prepared lunch and enjoying the vast scenery, between alps and flat land - Moleson mountain kind of the last high mountain until Jura ridge more west.

◈ Les Paccots (Δ 1210m), 2026/05/01 10:39

◈ Les Paccots (Δ 1232m), 2026/05/01 10:45

◈ Châtel-Saint-Denis (Δ 1270m), 2026/05/01 10:49

2026/05/01 11:00

◈ Châtel-Saint-Denis (Δ 1427m), 2026/05/01 11:17

◈ Châtel-Saint-Denis (Δ 1510m), 2026/05/01 11:30

◈ Châtel-Saint-Denis (Δ 1508m), 2026/05/01 11:31

◈ Châtel-Saint-Denis (Δ 1518m), 2026/05/01 11:32

◈ Semsales (Δ 1484m), 2026/05/01 11:35

◈ Semsales (Δ 1474m), 2026/05/01 11:38

◈ Semsales (Δ 1462m), 2026/05/01 11:40

2026/05/01 12:05

◈ Le Gros Plané, Gruyères (Δ 1463m), 2026/05/01 12:05

◈ Le Gros Plané, Gruyères (Δ 1489m), 2026/05/01 12:07

◈ Le Gros Plané, Gruyères (Δ 1507m), 2026/05/01 12:11

◈ Le Gros Plané, Gruyères (Δ 1510m), 2026/05/01 12:12

◈ Le Gros Plané, Gruyères (Δ 1508m), 2026/05/01 12:13

◈ Le Gros Plané, Gruyères (Δ 1539m), 2026/05/01 12:18

2026/05/01 12:24

◈ Haut-Intyamon, Gruyères (Δ 1525m), 2026/05/01 12:24

◈ Haut-Intyamon, Gruyères (Δ 1530m), 2026/05/01 12:27

◈ Moléson-sur-Gruyères (Δ 1516m), 2026/05/01 12:30

◈ Moléson-sur-Gruyères (Δ 1516m), 2026/05/01 12:31

◈ Moléson-sur-Gruyères (Δ 1516m), 2026/05/01 12:33

2026/05/01 12:40

2026/05/01 12:45

◈ Moléson-sur-Gruyères (Δ 1541m), 2026/05/01 12:45

◈ Moléson-sur-Gruyères (Δ 1574m), 2026/05/01 12:51

◈ Moléson-sur-Gruyères (Δ 1571m), 2026/05/01 12:51

◈ Moléson-sur-Gruyères (Δ 1571m), 2026/05/01 12:52

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◈ Moléson-sur-Gruyères (Δ 1561m), 2026/05/01 13:26

Then start the descend from 1550m down to 750m at Pringy and then Gruyeres, giving the 2nd most known swiss cheese its name; beautiful old village situated on top of a small hill - I pass through and descend again to river La Sarine, and just after the bridge are some fire places and some low grass meadow, where I pitch my tent for tonight.

◈ Moléson-sur-Gruyères (Δ 1551m), 2026/05/01 13:28

2026/05/01 13:38

◈ Moléson-sur-Gruyères (Δ 1463m), 2026/05/01 13:38

2026/05/01 13:42

2026/05/01 13:46

◈ Moléson-sur-Gruyères (Δ 1372m), 2026/05/01 13:52

◈ Bulle (Δ 1335m), 2026/05/01 13:58

◈ Bulle (Δ 1347m), 2026/05/01 13:58

◈ Bulle (Δ 1339m), 2026/05/01 13:58

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◈ Bulle (Δ 1329m), 2026/05/01 14:03

◈ Bulle (Δ 1287m), 2026/05/01 14:07

◈ Bulle (Δ 1292m), 2026/05/01 14:07

2026/05/01 14:35

◈ Moléson-sur-Gruyères (Δ 1109m), 2026/05/01 14:35

◈ Moléson-sur-Gruyères (Δ 1022m), 2026/05/01 14:45

View to Pringy & Gruyeres with the castle
2026/05/01 14:55

◈ Le Bourgo, Pringy (Δ 804m), 2026/05/01 15:22

Maison ou Gruyere (cheese manufacturing)
◈ Le Bourgo, Pringy (Δ 799m), 2026/05/01 15:23

◈ Le Bourgo, Pringy (Δ 786m), 2026/05/01 15:24

◈ Le Bourgo, Epagny (Δ 822m), 2026/05/01 15:34

◈ Le Bourgo, Epagny (Δ 843m), 2026/05/01 15:35

◈ Le Bourgo, Epagny (Δ 865m), 2026/05/01 15:36

Old village of Gruyeres
◈ Le Bourgo, Epagny (Δ 865m), 2026/05/01 15:37

Old village of Gruyeres
◈ Le Bourgo, Epagny (Δ 870m), 2026/05/01 15:37

Old village of Gruyeres
◈ Le Bourgo, Epagny (Δ 854m), 2026/05/01 15:38

◈ Le Bourgo, Epagny (Δ 874m), 2026/05/01 15:38

◈ Le Bourgo, Epagny (Δ 874m), 2026/05/01 15:43

◈ Le Bourgo, Epagny (Δ 883m), 2026/05/01 15:43

◈ Le Bourgo, Epagny (Δ 871m), 2026/05/01 15:46

◈ Epagny (Δ 758m), 2026/05/01 15:59

◈ Epagny (Δ 754m), 2026/05/01 16:06

◈ Epagny (Δ 769m), 2026/05/01 16:07

2026/05/01 17:42

It feels like summer time, ~25°C late afternoon, and slow cooling after the sun sets over the nearby mountains.

Good sleep, waking up early and packing in the shadow, the tent still wet from condensation - heading to Broc, famous for Cailler chocolate factory, and shopping briefly for today, and then on the left-hand side of the Lac de Gruyeres (Greyerzersee) toward Corbieres but I stay on the left-hand side, a bit a longer route toward Rossens - nice trail along the low water line on the lake, exposing sand like beach all along. After noon I decide to shorten the day, later trains seems overcrowded, so I try to fetch earlier train connections and so I end the hike at Le Bry, short before Rossens FR.

◈ Broc (Δ 789m), 2026/05/02 08:27

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◈ Broc (Δ 801m), 2026/05/02 08:59

◈ Broc (Δ 776m), 2026/05/02 09:02

◈ Broc (Δ 772m), 2026/05/02 09:19

◈ Morlon (Δ 737m), 2026/05/02 09:35

2026/05/02 09:41

◈ Morlon (Δ 735m), 2026/05/02 09:41

◈ Morlon (Δ 740m), 2026/05/02 09:42

◈ Morlon (Δ 751m), 2026/05/02 10:09

◈ Echarlens (Δ 757m), 2026/05/02 10:17

2026/05/02 10:26

◈ Echarlens (Δ 732m), 2026/05/02 10:33

◈ Echarlens (Δ 744m), 2026/05/02 10:50

◈ Corbières (Δ 734m), 2026/05/02 10:52

◈ Vuippens (Δ 760m), 2026/05/02 11:23

2026/05/02 11:38

◈ Vuippens (Δ 750m), 2026/05/02 11:49

2026/05/02 12:46

◈ Avry (Δ 728m), 2026/05/02 13:00

◈ Avry (Δ 738m), 2026/05/02 13:23

◈ Pont-en-Ogoz, Le Bry (Δ 737m), 2026/05/02 13:31

◈ Pont-en-Ogoz, Le Bry (Δ 748m), 2026/05/02 13:34

◈ Pont-en-Ogoz, Le Bry (Δ 751m), 2026/05/02 13:35

◈ Le Bry, Pont-en-Ogoz, Le Bry (Δ 786m), 2026/05/02 14:13

◈ Pont-en-Ogoz, Le Bry (Δ 784m), 2026/05/02 14:14

Summer at early May, low water line at Lukmanier before, and now seeing Lac de la Gruyeres - much rain is missing which otherwise falls in April in Switzerland.

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2026: Various Hikes / Tours

3 Days Hike April/May 2026: Montreux/Paccot - Gruyeres - Rossens/Le Bry

Thursday 2026/04/30: Montreux/Paccot - Les Paccots

Friday 2026/05/01: Les Paccots - Gruyeres

Saturday 2026/05/02: Gruyeres - Rossens/Le Bry