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Chemin des Trois-Lacs

Chemin des Trois-Lacs · Chemin des Trois-Lacs

Reported OSM relation: SchweizMobil regional hiking route 71, Chemin des Trois-Lacs, Yverdon-les-Bains to Murten, 62.4 km OSM 2-D. Vertical figures sampled from Copernicus GLO-30.

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Distance 62.4 km Reported · Ascent provisional (DEM sample) · High point provisional (DEM sample) · 3d · SAC T2 · Moderate (Easy technical / Medium physical)

Last checked 2026-10-07

Cite this record

The Hiking World, Chemin des Trois-Lacs, read 2026-10-07, https://www.thehikingworld.com/trails/chemin-des-trois-lacs

How we verify · last checked 2026-10-07

Byline

  • The Hiking World editorial team · author
Three Lakes country of western Switzerland

Figures marked provisional are seed data and still need verification. Source and last-checked date sit under each cited value.

Forecast at page generation, 2026-10-26T12:19:23.197Z

Representative point on Chemin des Trois-Lacs: 46.893°, 6.914°, about 649 m. A forecast, not a trail-surface reading.

At generation: 9°C, Overcast.

  • 2026-10-26 Fog, 1–9°C
  • 2026-10-27 Fog, 3–13°C
  • 2026-10-28 8–13°C, 0 mm

Source Open-Meteo. Mountain weather changes with elevation and aspect.

Life-safety notices on this page come from the issuer.

Stored line for Chemin des Trois-Lacs, from 46.781°, 6.641° to 46.926°, 7.115°. The drawing is the simplified record, not a surveyed GPS track.

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GeoJSON

Line download is the stored OSM geometry, simplified. It is not a surveyed GPS track. GPX · GeoJSON

Facts46.781, 6.641
Distance62.4 km
osm:relation:357581 · read 2026-09-09
Ascentnot published

Cumulative ascent not published — stored line geometry is too coarse for a reliable DEM figure.

Descentnot published
High point649 m
copernicus-dem:glo-30 · read 2026-09-24 · provisional
Low point429 m
copernicus-dem:glo-30 · read 2026-09-24 · provisional
Routepoint-to-point
Days3
Seasonunverified
GradeWanderland: technical and physical grades on the route page · SAC T2 (mapped — no official SAC grade) · YDS 1

Catalog entry

DifficultyWanderland: technical and physical grades on the route page

Moderate (Easy technical / Medium physical)

SAC T2 (mapped — no official SAC grade)
Mountain hiking. Continuous trail, some steep ground, sure-footedness helpful.
YDS Class 1
Class 1. Walking on an established path; low fall risk.
schweizmobil.ch · verified 2026-09-09
Elevation
42953964959.87 km profile length (DEM sample)

Stored distance is 62.4 km. The chart axis follows the DEM sample (59.87 km), not the published line length.

Ingested from OpenStreetMap relation 357581 (ODbL). The mapped line and 2D length are derived from that geometry. Ascent, descent, and high/low points are sampled from Copernicus GLO-30 (copernicus-dem:glo-30) and remain provisional. Water, permits, and hazards were not taken from OSM tags and must be verified.

OSM 2D length is 62.4 km (relation 357581; network=rwn, operator=Wanderland Schweiz, ref=71). lengthKm is verified: 62.4 km is 2.13% over the official 61.1 km (https://www.schweizmobil.ch/en/hiking-in-switzerland/route-71; ch.astra.wanderland Route attributes (opendata.swiss langsamverkehr-wanderland-schweiz, dataset 2026-02-25, parsed 2026-09-09)). Official km is the ±3% cross-check, not this DataPoint.

DEM high 649 m. GLO-30 cumulative ascent 1005 m is the same order as the official 761 m figure (ch.astra.wanderland Route attributes (opendata.swiss langsamverkehr-wanderland-schweiz, dataset 2026-02-25, parsed 2026-09-09)). High point left as Copernicus.

Water was not mapped to named WaterSource points (no honest atFraction). Villages and inns exist; they were not positioned from an official named list this pass.

Water

No water sources recorded.

Permits & fees

Permits, closures, and hazards on this page are a citation, not a substitute for the issuer’s current notice.

No permit required.

Getting there

Sourced legs to the Yverdon-les-Bains (OSM line start) base start station — where this trail record begins. This is not a route planner: durations are approximate and marked provisional until an official transport page confirms them.

  1. Rail · Geneva (GVA) → Yverdon-les-Bains

    Geneva Airport is a usual air gateway (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geneva_Airport, checked 2026-09-09, CC BY-SA). Rail/PostBus toward Yverdon-les-Bains (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yverdon-les-Bains, checked 2026-09-09, CC BY-SA). SchweizMobil route 71 (https://www.schweizmobil.ch/en/hiking-in-switzerland/route-71, checked 2026-09-09). Fribourg at Murten.

    en.wikipedia.org · read 2026-09-09 · wikidata · provisional

No walking permit on the Swiss public Wanderland network (https://www.schweizmobil.ch/en/hiking-in-switzerland, checked 2026-09-09). SAC and private hut booking is logistics.

Plan from your location

Type a city, then pick a match. These links open external search tools — they do not fetch fares or timetables.

Getting there car-free

  • Yverdon-les-Bains (OSM line start): car-free flag yes.
  • Murten (OSM line end): car-free flag yes.

Trailheads

  • Yverdon-les-Bains (OSM line start) car-free: yes

    Official start at Yverdon-les-Bains (https://www.schweizmobil.ch/en/hiking-in-switzerland/route-71, checked 2026-09-09). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yverdon-les-Bains, checked 2026-09-09, CC BY-SA.

  • Murten (OSM line end) car-free: yes

    Official finish at Murten (same SchweizMobil page, checked 2026-09-09). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murten, checked 2026-09-09, CC BY-SA.

Hazards

  • Length: official 61.1 km / 761 m of walking ascent over 3 stages (ch.astra.wanderland Route attributes (opendata.swiss langsamverkehr-wanderland-schweiz, dataset 2026-02-25, parsed 2026-09-09)).
  • No walking permit on the Swiss public Wanderland network; SAC and private hut booking is logistics, not a trail permit (https://www.schweizmobil.ch/en/hiking-in-switzerland, checked 2026-09-09). There is no walking fee on that page.

Questions

Do I need a permit for Chemin des Trois-Lacs?

No trail permit is listed as required on this record for Chemin des Trois-Lacs.

How difficult is Chemin des Trois-Lacs?

Chemin des Trois-Lacs is graded Wanderland: technical and physical grades on the route page · SAC T2 (mapped — no official SAC grade) · YDS 1. A sourced hazard on this record: Length: official 61.1 km / 761 m of walking ascent over 3 stages (ch.astra.wanderland Route attributes (opendata.swiss langsamverkehr-wanderland-schweiz, dataset 2026-02-25, parsed 2026-09-09)).

How long is Chemin des Trois-Lacs?

The OSM 2-D length on this record is 62.4 km (reported). Published figures may differ. See /guides/how-long-is-the-trail

How do I get to Chemin des Trois-Lacs?

The record’s base start is Yverdon-les-Bains (OSM line start). A primary gateway on the record is Geneva Airport (GVA). Trailhead transit notes are not included in this public FAQ.

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