Discover the regional route n°34, the „Alter Bernerweg Route“. The route leads through the former peasant lands of the Bernese Lords, passing historic towns such as Estavayer on Lac de Neuchatel, Payerne with its abbey church, etc.
Section 1
Start in the medieval town of Estavayer-le-Lac, first stop the peaceful Payerne Abbey Church. On over rolling molasse terrain, past tiny Lac de Seedorf and milky-blue Schiffenensee to Laupen at the confluence of the Sense and Saane.
Height difference
Estavayer-le-Lac–Laupen: 420 m
Laupen–Estavayer-le-Lac: 380 m
Properties of the itinerarie
Distance: 46 km
Ascent/Descent: +625m / -578m
Altitude min./max.: 442m / 700m
