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 Computed · High point Computed · 3d · SAC T2 · Moderate (Easy technical / Medium physical)
Cite this record
The Hiking World, Chemin des Trois-Lacs, verified 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 · author
Figures marked provisional are seed data and still need verification. Source and last-checked date sit under each cited value.
Forecast at page generation, 2026-10-26T10:44:29.811Z
Representative point on Chemin des Trois-Lacs: 46.893°, 6.914°, about 649 m. A forecast, not a trail-surface reading.
At generation: 8°C, Overcast.
- 2026-10-26 Fog, 1–9°C
- 2026-10-27 Fog, 2–13°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.
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GeoJSONLine download is the stored OSM geometry, simplified. It is not a surveyed GPS track. GPX · GeoJSON
Cumulative ascent not published — stored line geometry is too coarse for a reliable DEM figure.
Editorial v1 · Provisional catalog
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.
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.
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 · verified 2026-09-09 · wikidata · official · 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
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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 (verified). 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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