Walking through La Côte vineyards (Féchy-Vaud)

On the edge of Lake Geneva, between Geneva and Lausanne, the rolling hills of La Cote invite you to wander quietly in the vineyards. Discover the charms of the area between Aubonne and Rolle. Enjoy this amazingly scenic trail from which you will be able to see the Mont Blanc on a clear day. In each village you will find spots to taste the local Chasselas and Gamay wines.

Aubonne bus station – take the rue du Chêne - walk into the village of Aubonne – turn left on Grande Rue – climb to the Porte du Bourg de Four and turn left on rue Chaffard – cross the main road and continue on to route de Bougy for 200 meters – turn left on to Sous Bougy – walk 300 meters and turn right on chemin des Curzilles (1.3 kilometer) – climb 20 meters and turn left onto chemin des Ballenches – continue straight (option: turn left and walk down the route de Bougy to Fechy-Dessus to visit the church and the ampelographic garden and return to where you left) -  continue up to Bougy - cross the village - as you exit turn left and follow the road down 50 meters then turn right into the vineyards continue straight ahead to Les Plantaz when you have no choice but go down to route de l’Etraz – follow this road - prior to the village of Mont sur Rolle turn right and take the bridge over the motorway – continue to the train station.

 

Characteristics

  • Location: situated half way between Lausanne and Geneva (about 25 minutes by train),
  • Start: in Allamand train station then take a bus up to Aubonne
  • Distance: 6.5 Km
  • Duration: 1h30 minutes (non stop)
  • Difference in levels: upward 50 meters and downward 150 meters
  • Difficulty: easy walking
  • End: Rolle train station

 

Points of interests

  • Aubonne : the castle and the old town of Aubonne
  • Féchy : the pretty church in Féchy-Dessus and the ampelographic garden
  • Rolle : the castle and the old town of Rolle

 

Wine tasting places

 

Wineries

 

Restaurants

 

Hotels and B&B

 

 

*The list is not exhaustive