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Local route · Geneva · Switzerland

Pont Bochet - Sierne Veyrier

Hiking route · 7.2 km · 51 m ↑ · 2 h · T1
By public transport
Distance7.2 kmone way
Ascent51 mdescent 76 m
Highest point432 mlowest 390 m
Walking time2 hDIN 33466, no breaks
GradeT1hiking
Effortmoderatetime and climb
iThe route

Pont Bochet - Sierne Veyrier in brief

Pont Bochet - Sierne Veyrier is a 7.2 km hiking route (T1) from Puplinge to Veyrier, Geneva, Switzerland.

It climbs 51 m and descends 76 m, topping out at 432 m; it starts at 428 m and ends at 404 m.

The DIN 33466 walking time is 2 h without breaks (4 km an hour on the level, 300 m an hour uphill, 500 m downhill).

On the SAC hiking scale it is graded T1 (hiking). In terms of effort it counts as moderate.

3% of the way is on natural paths, 47% on gravel and 50% on tarmac; 76% 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

Distance
7.2 km
Ascent / descent
51 m / 76 m
Highest / lowest point
432 m / 390 m
Walking time
2 h
Grade
T1 · hiking
Effort
moderate
Steepest kilometre
2 %
In forest
76 %
Best months
Mar–Apr
Start
Puplinge
Finish
Veyrier
Network
Local route
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

  1. Janpossible
  2. Febpossible
  3. Margood
  4. Aprgood
  5. Maygood, wetter
  6. Jungood, wetter
  7. Julpossible
  8. Augpossible
  9. Sepgood, wetter
  10. Octgood, wetter
  11. Novgood, wetter
  12. Decpossible

Climate at the high point (432 m)

Averages 1981–2010 adjusted to the height with 6.5 °C per km; daylight at the start
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high6°8°13°17°21°25°27°27°22°16°10°6°
Average low-1°-1°2°5°9°13°14°14°11°7°3°0°
Precipitation84 mm72 mm84 mm78 mm98 mm90 mm81 mm85 mm98 mm110 mm93 mm105 mm
Daylight9 h 01 min10 h 21 min11 h 51 min13 h 32 min14 h 58 min15 h 45 min15 h 26 min14 h 12 min12 h 36 min10 h 59 min9 h 28 min8 h 39 min
ivForecast

This week on the route

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vAlong the way

Kilometre by kilometre

kmWhatNameElevation
0.0Town or villageAnnemasse · 2.4 km off the route441 m
0.0Town or villageAmbilly · 1.8 km off the route430 m
0.0Town or villagePuplinge · 1.1 km off the route431 m
0.1Town or villageChoulex · 1.8 km off the route429 m
1.1Town or villageVandœuvres · 1.3 km off the route461 m
3.6Town or villageChêne-Bougeries423 m
3.9Town or villageChêne-Bourg422 m
5.7Town or villageThônex · 0.7 km off the route408 m
6.0Town or villageGaillard · 1.2 km off the route421 m
7.1Town or villageMonnetier-Mornex · 2.8 km off the route702 m
7.2Town or villageVeyrier · 1.3 km off the route424 m
7.2SightSierne–
viUnderfoot

Surface, shade and gradients

Surface

  • Natural path 3 %
  • Gravel 47 %
  • Tarmac 50 %

Forest

  • under trees 76 %
  • measured every 50 m

Gradients

  • < 5 %: 89 %
  • 5–10 %: 10 %
  • 10–15 %: 1 %
  • 15–25 %: 0 %
  • ≥ 25 %: 0 %
ixGetting there

Start, stops and airports

Start
46.21021° N, 6.21706° E · 428 m
Finish
46.17831° N, 6.18144° E · 404 m
Car park at the start
yes · 111 m
Stop at the start
Pont-Bochet · Bus stop · 51 m
Stop at the finish
Pont de Sierne · Bus stop · 0 m
Nearest airport
Geneva International Airport (GVA) · 8.9 km
Nearest airport
Annecy Meythet airport (NCY) · 32.6 km

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