Hike /Schweiz Mobil
Sentier du Rhône
GenevaLa Plaine
- Distance
- 20.0 km
- Duration
- 5:25 h
- Ascent
- 460 m
- Descent
- 480 m
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Fitness
- Hard
- Route type
- One way
- Season
- January - December
01/ Overview
The route
The hike from Geneva to La Plaine has some surprises in store: the natural beauty of the Rhone and the Moulin-de-Vert nature reserve as well as the charming villages of Cartigny and Avully.
From the Genève, Jonction stop, the hiking trail leads out of the city. At first, the Café de la Tour and the Chapelle Ange-de-la-Consolation stand directly along the route. The houses soon recede, and stretches of woodland and open meadows characterise the trail as far as Loëx.
The route continues through the gently undulating countryside via Aigues-Vertes and Chèvres into Geneva’s rural surroundings. After around four hours, it reaches Aire-la-Ville. Here, the Café du Levant and the church stand directly along the route; beyond them, fields, woodland and more villages alternate.
Near Cartigny, the highest point of the 20 km hike lies at around 430 m. The route passes through the village and by the Fontaine des Filles before descending via Avully to La Plaine. After a little over five hours, the hike ends just a few steps from the La Plaine stop.
02/ Along the route
What's along the way
Where the route climbs and where it descends. Hover the profile to find the spot on the map.
03/ Conditions
Current conditions
What to know before you set off. Closures and snow are re-checked every day.
Stand de Saint-Georges
From 16 Dec 2023 – Until 23 Jun 2027
Entlang der Rhône
From 15 Feb 2026 – Until 14 Dec 2026
How we check: Every night we match the route against the official closures and detours from the Federal Roads Office (FEDRO). Any reported closure that touches the route shows up here.
How we check: SLF only publishes its snow maps from November 1. Until then we roughly estimate the snow depth at the lowest and the highest point of the route every day from the nearest SLF measuring stations. Check the situation on site.
04/ Getting there
Getting there
From your door to the trailhead and home again, by train and bus or by car. Computed live from the timetable.
Or from
Outbound
Return
05/ Weather
Weather on the way
Forecast for the lowest and the highest point of the route.
Weather
06/ Trail & landscape
Trail & landscape
Which paths you walk on and the landscape they lead through.
Larches count as conifer forest here.
07/ Snow
Snow on the route
Snow depths, new snow and forecast. Estimates: check the situation on site before you set off.
Snow Info
08/ Export
Take the route with you
Load the track onto your GPS device, print a route sheet for the trail or send the route to your hiking group.
Share
Send the link to friends or your hiking group.
Export GPX File
For hiking apps, GPS watches and navigation devices.
Print Route Sheet
A4 with map, elevation profile, waypoints and emergency numbers.
