Hiking
ViaJacobi
Stage 19, Coppet–Genève
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ViaJacobi
Stage 19, Coppet–Genève
Along the western tip of Lake Geneva, this stage, with views of the lake and Alps, leads through villages with French flair to the cosmopolitan city of Geneva. The area has been inhabited for thousands of years. With the European headquarters of the UN, you pass a place where history is made today.
The village of Commugny lies on an eastern slope. The hike to Geneva starts at the church and leads through the residential areas of Tannay and Mies and along the stream to the Versoix river.
In Genthod, stately mansions bear witness to summertime retreats of wealthy Genevans since the 18th century. Lakeshore settlements from the Neolithic period have also been found here. The trail continues gently downhill and later follows the railway line for a while. In Chambésy, beautiful views open up over Lake Geneva to the Savoy Alps.
Entering the city of Geneva, the path leads directly past the Palace of the League of Nations, completed in 1936. It houses the European headquarters of the United Nations and is the UN's second largest centre, with over six thousand meetings per year.
The route now leads along the lakefront promenade to Geneva's landmark. The Jet d’Eau, with its 140-metre-high fountain, can be seen from afar. The path branches off to the right at the Pont du Mont-Blanc, where the flags of Switzerland and the Canton of Geneva waft in the wind. You reach the stage's endpoint at the Geneva railway station a few minutes later.
In Genthod, stately mansions bear witness to summertime retreats of wealthy Genevans since the 18th century. Lakeshore settlements from the Neolithic period have also been found here. The trail continues gently downhill and later follows the railway line for a while. In Chambésy, beautiful views open up over Lake Geneva to the Savoy Alps.
Entering the city of Geneva, the path leads directly past the Palace of the League of Nations, completed in 1936. It houses the European headquarters of the United Nations and is the UN's second largest centre, with over six thousand meetings per year.
The route now leads along the lakefront promenade to Geneva's landmark. The Jet d’Eau, with its 140-metre-high fountain, can be seen from afar. The path branches off to the right at the Pont du Mont-Blanc, where the flags of Switzerland and the Canton of Geneva waft in the wind. You reach the stage's endpoint at the Geneva railway station a few minutes later.
Along the western tip of Lake Geneva, this stage, with views of the lake and Alps, leads through villages with French flair to the cosmopolitan city of Geneva. The area has been inhabited for thousands of years. With the European headquarters of the UN, you pass a place where history is made today.
The village of Commugny lies on an eastern slope. The hike to Geneva starts at the church and leads through the residential areas of Tannay and Mies and along the stream to the Versoix river.
In Genthod, stately mansions bear witness to summertime retreats of wealthy Genevans since the 18th century. Lakeshore settlements from the Neolithic period have also been found here. The trail continues gently downhill and later follows the railway line for a while. In Chambésy, beautiful views open up over Lake Geneva to the Savoy Alps.
Entering the city of Geneva, the path leads directly past the Palace of the League of Nations, completed in 1936. It houses the European headquarters of the United Nations and is the UN's second largest centre, with over six thousand meetings per year.
The route now leads along the lakefront promenade to Geneva's landmark. The Jet d’Eau, with its 140-metre-high fountain, can be seen from afar. The path branches off to the right at the Pont du Mont-Blanc, where the flags of Switzerland and the Canton of Geneva waft in the wind. You reach the stage's endpoint at the Geneva railway station a few minutes later.
In Genthod, stately mansions bear witness to summertime retreats of wealthy Genevans since the 18th century. Lakeshore settlements from the Neolithic period have also been found here. The trail continues gently downhill and later follows the railway line for a while. In Chambésy, beautiful views open up over Lake Geneva to the Savoy Alps.
Entering the city of Geneva, the path leads directly past the Palace of the League of Nations, completed in 1936. It houses the European headquarters of the United Nations and is the UN's second largest centre, with over six thousand meetings per year.
The route now leads along the lakefront promenade to Geneva's landmark. The Jet d’Eau, with its 140-metre-high fountain, can be seen from afar. The path branches off to the right at the Pont du Mont-Blanc, where the flags of Switzerland and the Canton of Geneva waft in the wind. You reach the stage's endpoint at the Geneva railway station a few minutes later.
Length
17 km
Ascent | Descent
200 m | 240 m
Hiking time
4 h 15 min
Grade | Fitness level
easy
(hiking trail)
|
medium
Arrival | return travel
Hints
Arrival | return travel
Contact
Signpost management
Signposting is managed by the cantonal hiking trail organisation on behalf of the canton.
Genève Rando
1202 Genève
info@geneverando.ch
www.geneverando.ch
