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Local route · Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes · France

Sentier du Salève

Hiking route · 6.6 km · 780 m ↑ · 2 h 40 min

Official signposted routeBy public transport

Distance6.6 kmone way

Ascent780 mdescent 90 m

Highest point1,101 mlowest 395 m

Walking time2 h 40 minofficial

Grade–not graded

Effortmoderatetime and climb

iThe route

Sentier du Salève in brief

Sentier du Salève is a 6.6 km hiking route from Veyrier to Monnetier-Mornex, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France.

It climbs 780 m and descends 90 m, topping out at 1,101 m; it starts at 404 m and ends at 1,095 m.

The official walking time is 2 h 40 min.

In terms of effort it counts as moderate.

75% of the route runs through forest.

The best months are March–April and July–August, judged by temperature and rain at the highest point.

At the high point the warmest month, July, averages 23° 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

Distance: 6.6 km
Ascent / descent: 780 m / 90 m
Highest / lowest point: 1,101 m / 395 m
Walking time: 2 h 40 min
Effort: moderate
Steepest kilometre: 27 %
In forest: 75 %
Best months: Mar–Apr · Jul–Aug
Start: Veyrier
Finish: Monnetier-Mornex
Network: Local route · 144

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iiMap & profile

The line on the ground

Elevation profile

Height every 20 m

Move along the profile to follow the route on the map.

iiiWhen to go

The year month by month

Janunsuitable
Febpossible
Margood
Aprgood
Maygood, wetter
Jungood, wetter
Julgood
Auggood
Sepgood, wetter
Octgood, wetter
Novpossible
Decunsuitable

Climate at the high point (1,101 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	2°	4°	8°	12°	16°	20°	23°	22°	17°	12°	6°	3°
Average low	-5°	-5°	-2°	1°	5°	8°	10°	10°	7°	3°	-1°	-4°
Precipitation	96 mm	82 mm	96 mm	92 mm	114 mm	104 mm	94 mm	98 mm	116 mm	130 mm	109 mm	123 mm
Daylight	9 h 01 min	10 h 21 min	11 h 51 min	13 h 32 min	14 h 57 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

ivForecast

This week on the route

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vAlong the way

Kilometre by kilometre

km	What	Name	Elevation
0.1	Sight	Sierne	–
0.2	Town or village	Chêne-Bougeries · 2.3 km off the route	423 m
0.2	Town or village	Chêne-Bourg · 2.1 km off the route	422 m
1.8	Town or village	Veyrier	424 m
1.8	Drinking water	–	–
4.4	Town or village	Monnetier-Mornex	702 m

viUnderfoot

Surface, shade and gradients

Forest

under trees 75 %
measured every 50 m

Gradients

< 5 %: 46 %
5–10 %: 12 %
10–15 %: 10 %
15–25 %: 18 %
≥ 25 %: 15 %

viiiPhotos

Seen along the route

ixGetting there

Start, stops and airports

Start: 46.17834° N, 6.18148° E · 404 m
Finish: 46.15422° N, 6.19400° E · 1,095 m
Car park at the start: yes · 28 m
Stop at the start: Pont de Sierne · Bus stop · 11 m
Stop at the finish: none within 800 m
Nearest airport: Geneva International Airport (GVA) · 8.7 km
Nearest airport: Annecy Meythet airport (NCY) · 28.5 km

xNearby

More routes near Veyrier

All hikes near Veyrier

Pont Bochet - Sierne VeyrierGeneva7.2 km51 m ↑2 hT1 De Staël - Place VerteGeneva3.3 km55 m ↑55 minT1 Eaux d'Arve - PinchatGeneva3.1 km63 m ↑55 minT1 Sierne Veyrier - Le Bois de PinsGeneva0.9 km3 m ↑15 minT1 Le Bois de Pins - Grande TuillièreGeneva1.8 km31 m ↑30 minT1 Veyrier - Grande TuillièreGeneva2.5 km14 m ↑40 minT1 Place Verte - Grande TuillièreGeneva0.7 km2 m ↑10 minT1 Eaux d'Arve - Le Bois de PinsGeneva0.9 km34 m ↑20 minT1

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