Rhone Route, Stage 5/8

National route No. 1, Stage 5: Martigny – Montreux

Description

National route: No. 1 (Andermatt – Geneva)
Length: 48 km
Ascent • Descent: ↑ 180 m • ↓ 260 m
Lowest point • Highest point: 372 m • 467 m


Fitness level: medium

National route No. 1: Rhone Route: Stages; 0. Andermatt – Oberwald; 0. Morges – Genève; 0. Oberwald – Brig; 0. Brig – Sierre; 0. Sierre – Martigny; 0. Martigny – Montreux; 0. Genève – Bois de Chancy; 0. Montreux – Morges

From the heights, a round tower guards Martigny on its bend in the Rhone. At the valley’s narrowest point, St-Maurice guards golden church treasures. High mountains and lowlands, Lac Léman hidden behind reeds and defiant Schloss Chillon on the water.