EuroVélo 17 - 11: Chens-sur-Léman – Geneva
EuroVélo 17 - 11: Chens-sur-Léman – Geneva in brief
EuroVélo 17 - 11: Chens-sur-Léman – Geneva is a 16.3 km cycle route from Geneva to Hermance, Geneva, Switzerland.
It climbs 149 m and descends 152 m, topping out at 437 m; it starts at 387 m and ends at 385 m.
At a relaxed touring pace, allow about 1 h 15 min in the saddle.
In terms of effort it counts as easy.
0% of the way is on natural paths, 0% on gravel and 100% on tarmac; 32% of it runs through forest.
The best months are March–April, judged by temperature and rain at the highest point.
At the high point the warmest month, July, averages 27° by day.
A bus stop or station lies within 800 m of the start or the finish. There is a car park near the start.
Facts
The line on the ground
Elevation profile
Height every 20 mThe year month by month
- Janpossible
- Febpossible
- Margood
- Aprgood
- Maygood, wetter
- Jungood, wetter
- Julpossible
- Augpossible
- Sepgood, wetter
- Octgood, wetter
- Novgood, wetter
- Decpossible
Climate at the high point (437 m)
Averages 1981–2010 adjusted to the height with 6.5 °C per km; daylight at the start| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high | 6° | 8° | 13° | 17° | 21° | 25° | 27° | 26° | 22° | 16° | 10° | 6° |
| Average low | -1° | -1° | 2° | 5° | 9° | 13° | 14° | 14° | 11° | 7° | 3° | 0° |
| Precipitation | 90 mm | 77 mm | 89 mm | 82 mm | 103 mm | 95 mm | 85 mm | 90 mm | 102 mm | 114 mm | 98 mm | 111 mm |
| Daylight | 9 h 01 min | 10 h 21 min | 11 h 51 min | 13 h 32 min | 14 h 58 min | 15 h 45 min | 15 h 26 min | 14 h 12 min | 12 h 36 min | 10 h 59 min | 9 h 28 min | 8 h 39 min |
This week on the route
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Kilometre by kilometre
| km | What | Name | Elevation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.0 | Town or village | Les Avanchets · 2.9 km off the route | 430 m |
| 0.0 | Town or village | Le Grand-Saconnex · 3.0 km off the route | 450 m |
| 0.0 | Sight | Genève-Cornavin railway station | – |
| 0.0 | Railway station | Genève | 392 m |
| 0.1 | Sight | Basilica Notre-Dame of Geneva | – |
| 0.3 | Drinking water | – | – |
| 0.4 | Sight | Holy Trinity Church | – |
| 0.6 | Sight | Île Rousseau | – |
| 1.0 | Town or village | Geneva | 400 m |
| 1.2 | Sight | Jardin Anglais | – |
| 1.3 | Drinking water | – | – |
| 1.4 | Viewpoint | – | – |
| 1.8 | Drinking water | – | – |
| 2.3 | Drinking water | – | – |
| 2.9 | Drinking water | Fontaine du Port Noir | – |
| 3.9 | Town or village | Cologny | 421 m |
| 5.5 | Town or village | Vandœuvres · 1.4 km off the route | 461 m |
| 6.7 | Sight | Château de Vésenaz | – |
| 8.3 | Town or village | Collonge-Bellerive · 0.6 km off the route | 398 m |
| 10.6 | Town or village | Corsier | 434 m |
| 12.2 | Town or village | Anières | 389 m |
| 13.6 | Viewpoint | – | – |
| 13.7 | Town or village | Chevrens | 424 m |
| 14.8 | Sight | Hermance | – |
| 15.9 | Town or village | Hermance | 380 m |
| 16.3 | Town or village | Chens-sur-Léman · 3.0 km off the route | 421 m |
Surface, shade and gradients
Seen along the route
Start, stops and airports
- Start
- 46.20947° N, 6.14219° E · 387 m
- Finish
- 46.30308° N, 6.24775° E · 385 m
- Car park at the start
- dépose-minute · 80 m
- Stop at the start
- Genève · Railway station · 91 m
- Stop at the finish
- Hermance-Village · Bus stop · 32 m
- Nearest airport
- Geneva International Airport (GVA) · 4.1 km
- Nearest airport
- Annecy Meythet airport (NCY) · 31.4 km
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Conditions change: check the official sources, the signposts and the weather before you set off. Walking times follow DIN 33466 and do not include breaks. Route data as of 2026-10-16. Report an error