You can find the start of the trail just behind the chateau. We parked, here, near the commune building in a public parking area and were easily able to find our yellow walking man stickers which indicated we were on the trail. The GPX coordinates can also be downloaded from this website and used in your phone with an appropriate app.
The hike starts with some steps leading downhill through a field and then across a wooden bridge (photographed above and below in the distance).
Vufflens-le-Chateau photographed behind Lucas. The steps leading down from the chateau at the start of the trail can be seen. |
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Steps with metal handrail leading down from the back of the chateau - the start of our hike |
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The children running along the path through the vineyards |
Standing in the vineyards along our trail with the chateau behind us in the distance. |
Rain pants and rain boots are useful! |
The children skipping rocks |
At this point, we gave up on staying dry...too much fun in the river |
And several waterfalls and rapids:
When not walking directly next to the river, you are either crossing a field, a vineyard or in the woods. And there is no shortage of benches along the way to rest your feet (or take a silly photo).
Always look for either the trail name or the next town you are headed toward. For us, we were headed toward the "Morges Gare" so at the intersection photographed below we made sure to follow the appropriate arrow.
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The walk ends in the beautiful lakeside town of Morges. We rewarded the children with ice cream on the waterfront overlooking Lake Geneva and the Alps and then a trip to the public playground before making our way back to the Morges train station. We then took the train from Morges back to the Vufflens Le Chateau gare (train stop).
The hike was downhill the majority of the way which I find to always be helpful with children. And because it follows the river the entire way it is hard to get lost. We walked 3.79 miles (6.06 km) from the start of the trail to its end at Lake Geneva.
The train ride from Morges to Vufflens-Le-Chateau is less than 10 minutes and just a few stops. Once arriving back in Vufflens-le Chateau we admired the castle before getting in our car with tired but happy children from a day out in the fresh Spring air exploring.
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