Balcony Trail on the Salève – Orjobet Cave loop from Veyrier

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Balcony Trail on the Salève – Orjobet Cave loop from Veyrier

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Balcony Trail on the Salève – Orjobet Cave loop from Veyrier

06:47

16.8km

980m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: October 14, 2026

Tips

Includes segments that may be dangerous

Parts of this route comprise highly technical, difficult, or hazardous terrain. Specialist equipment and prior experience is required.

After 7.38 km for 293 m

After 8.36 km for 336 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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6.13 km

Pastures close to the 3-lake route

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Once at the top there are several pastures that you can partially walk through.

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6.22 km

View of the Salève plateau from Les Crêts

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beautiful scenery, easy hiking or Mountain bike

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7.43 km

Cross on the mountain

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Sure-footedness and a head for heights are required!

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7.48 km

Balcony Trail on the Salève

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The Salève, also called "Balcony of Geneva or Balcony of Lake Geneva", is geographically a mountain of the Pre-Alps, but geologically, like the Vuache, belongs to the Jura chain. It …

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9.04 km

Orjobet Cave

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The Cave of Orjobet, which received this name at the end of the 17th century after a visit by the botanist and mountaineer Horace-Bénédicte De Saussure, led by a local …

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10.9 km

Le Coin / Le Grand Python AR

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16.8 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.71 km

5.84 km

2.13 km

1.37 km

718 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

6.11 km

5.90 km

1.74 km

1.59 km

1.07 km

415 m

Elevation

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Highest point (1,270 m)

Lowest point (420 m)

Weather

Monday 19 October

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Comments

September 15, 2023,Durch die Große Schlucht auf den Grand Saleve

Still thunderstorms and rain in our local mountains. Therefore, a spontaneous alternative tour of 60km to the west. The flat summit is pretty unspectacular, but the walk there and back down is quite something! But see for yourself.

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