Hiking
Sentier des Sens La Tzoumaz
La Tzoumaz, Maison de la Forêt–Les Pontets–La Tzoumaz, Maison de la Forêt
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Sentier des Sens La Tzoumaz
La Tzoumaz, Maison de la Forêt–Les Pontets–La Tzoumaz, Maison de la Forêt
Smell the flowers, listen to the birds, feel the soil and the water on your skin - the Sentier des Sens invites visitors to discover nature with all their senses. The nature trail follows the bisse from La Tzoumaz and takes visitors back to the roots of the forest in a playful way.
La Tzoumaz is located 15 minutes from Riddes and overlooks the entire Rhone Valley. The trail starts at the Maison de la Forêt bus stop. After just a few metres, you reach the buvette of the same name. In addition to snacks such as the traditional Valaisan plate, there is also an exhibition in an old Valaisan mountain pasture. Here you can discover, touch and listen to the cries of the animals of the forest, as well as other temporary exhibitions.
Accompanied by a beautiful mountain panorama, the path leads over a few hairpin bends to a small stream, or more precisely: to the bisse de Saxon. The historic bisse was built by hand between 1865 and 1876 to irrigate the fields and gardens in the villages. At 26 km, it is the longest water conduit in the Valais. Idyllic in the forest, the path follows it to a barbecue site with a beautiful picnic area that invites you to linger. Over small wooden bridges, the path dips further into the valley to the banks of the Fare. At the mountain stream, you can immerse yourself in nature with your bare hands or feet. At the end of the trail, surrounded by cattle pastures, there is another picnic spot in the midst of magnificent nature. We return along the same path.
The former name of La Tzoumaz, Mayens-de-Riddes (mountain pasture belonging to Riddes), indicates the original use of the alpine settlement. Thus, along the way, muscular Herens cows can still be seen from time to time, competing in the traditional Valais wrestling cow fights.
Accompanied by a beautiful mountain panorama, the path leads over a few hairpin bends to a small stream, or more precisely: to the bisse de Saxon. The historic bisse was built by hand between 1865 and 1876 to irrigate the fields and gardens in the villages. At 26 km, it is the longest water conduit in the Valais. Idyllic in the forest, the path follows it to a barbecue site with a beautiful picnic area that invites you to linger. Over small wooden bridges, the path dips further into the valley to the banks of the Fare. At the mountain stream, you can immerse yourself in nature with your bare hands or feet. At the end of the trail, surrounded by cattle pastures, there is another picnic spot in the midst of magnificent nature. We return along the same path.
The former name of La Tzoumaz, Mayens-de-Riddes (mountain pasture belonging to Riddes), indicates the original use of the alpine settlement. Thus, along the way, muscular Herens cows can still be seen from time to time, competing in the traditional Valais wrestling cow fights.
Smell the flowers, listen to the birds, feel the soil and the water on your skin - the Sentier des Sens invites visitors to discover nature with all their senses. The nature trail follows the bisse from La Tzoumaz and takes visitors back to the roots of the forest in a playful way.
La Tzoumaz is located 15 minutes from Riddes and overlooks the entire Rhone Valley. The trail starts at the Maison de la Forêt bus stop. After just a few metres, you reach the buvette of the same name. In addition to snacks such as the traditional Valaisan plate, there is also an exhibition in an old Valaisan mountain pasture. Here you can discover, touch and listen to the cries of the animals of the forest, as well as other temporary exhibitions.
Accompanied by a beautiful mountain panorama, the path leads over a few hairpin bends to a small stream, or more precisely: to the bisse de Saxon. The historic bisse was built by hand between 1865 and 1876 to irrigate the fields and gardens in the villages. At 26 km, it is the longest water conduit in the Valais. Idyllic in the forest, the path follows it to a barbecue site with a beautiful picnic area that invites you to linger. Over small wooden bridges, the path dips further into the valley to the banks of the Fare. At the mountain stream, you can immerse yourself in nature with your bare hands or feet. At the end of the trail, surrounded by cattle pastures, there is another picnic spot in the midst of magnificent nature. We return along the same path.
The former name of La Tzoumaz, Mayens-de-Riddes (mountain pasture belonging to Riddes), indicates the original use of the alpine settlement. Thus, along the way, muscular Herens cows can still be seen from time to time, competing in the traditional Valais wrestling cow fights.
Accompanied by a beautiful mountain panorama, the path leads over a few hairpin bends to a small stream, or more precisely: to the bisse de Saxon. The historic bisse was built by hand between 1865 and 1876 to irrigate the fields and gardens in the villages. At 26 km, it is the longest water conduit in the Valais. Idyllic in the forest, the path follows it to a barbecue site with a beautiful picnic area that invites you to linger. Over small wooden bridges, the path dips further into the valley to the banks of the Fare. At the mountain stream, you can immerse yourself in nature with your bare hands or feet. At the end of the trail, surrounded by cattle pastures, there is another picnic spot in the midst of magnificent nature. We return along the same path.
The former name of La Tzoumaz, Mayens-de-Riddes (mountain pasture belonging to Riddes), indicates the original use of the alpine settlement. Thus, along the way, muscular Herens cows can still be seen from time to time, competing in the traditional Valais wrestling cow fights.
Length | Number of stages
6 km
| 1 Stage
Ascent | Descent
150 m | 150 m
Hiking time
1 h 25 min
Grade | Fitness level
difficult
(for wheelchair users)
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difficult
(for wheelchair users)
Hints
Information for blind and visually impaired people
Blind and visually impaired people can walk the obstacle-free routes thanks to voice guidance. Voice guidance is integrated in the MyWay Pro app. This offer is supported by Procap Switzerland, the Swiss Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired, and SwitzerlandMobility. Voice guidance is offered only in the MyWay Pro app for iOS.
Information for wheelchair users
The obstacle-free routes enable us to offer a leisure activity to people who depend on paths without substantial natural or physical obstacles. This offer is supported by Procap Switzerland, SwitzerlandMobility, the Swiss Hiking Federation, and the Swiss Cantons.
The sightseeing attractions and overnight accommodation suggested by Switzerland Mobility are not necessarily wheelchair accessible. More information on accessibility is found at www.procap-reisen.ch or www.rollihotel.ch.
Obstacle-free routes, grade of difficulty see PDF.
The sightseeing attractions and overnight accommodation suggested by Switzerland Mobility are not necessarily wheelchair accessible. More information on accessibility is found at www.procap-reisen.ch or www.rollihotel.ch.
Obstacle-free routes, grade of difficulty see PDF.
Details
PDFArrival | return travel
Barrier-free travel / public transport
Barrier-free arrival by public transport is currently not possible. We recommend that you travel by car.
Wheelchair-suitable parking spaces
Two wheelchair-suitable parking spaces are found shortly after the Maison de la Forêt bus stop.
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km0 - km0.2
From the car park, follow the asphalt path for about 100 metres with a 9% uphill gradient before the path turns right and leads to the Maison de la Forêt Buvette via a natural path and a wooden bridge.
Buvette Maison de la Forêt
A wheelchair-accessible WC is found in the Buvette Maison de la Forêt. WC info: door width 80cm; movement area (DxB) 175x155cm; seat height 53cm; hand grips, left fixed, right movable; access right; mirror height 115cm; washbasin underside clearance 70cm.
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1918 La Tzoumaz
Tel. +41 27 306 60 46
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km0.2 - km1.0
The Sentier des Sens trail starts at the Buvette. The path leads on a natural track, with a gradient of 7% and some tighter bends up to the official hiking trail. On this section of the path there are regular small water channels with a width of 4cm.
km1.0 - km1.7
Along the bisse, this flat section leads over a few wooden bridges to the first picnic area. The path is mostly 1.20 metres wide, with some narrower spots with a width of 0.85 metres. At kilometre 1.2 a hiking trail is crossed and it has a transverse slope of 17%. It has several benches to rest. At km 1.6, the surface changes from natural road to gravel path.
Rest area with WC
At km1.7, the route passes directly by a rest area with a wheelchair-accessible public WC. The rest area is however covered with a thick bed of gravel. WC info: door width 80cm; movement area (DxB) 140x140cm; seat height 54cm; hand grips, left fixed, right none; access right; no mirror height ; no washbasin
km1.7 - km2.8
After the picnic area, the trail leads over gravel and wooden bridges to another barbecue area. This section is also the steepest. At km 2.1, there is an incline of up to 16% to overcome over a distance of 110 metres. On the last 100 metres, the gravel path is slightly overgrown with grass.
Public WC at the concrete pumping station
At km 2,5 there is a a concrete pumping station with a wheelchair-accessible toilet. On the way to the toilet there are 2 rain gutters with a width of about 10cm. The ground in front of the building is strewn with larger gravel stones. WC info: door width 80cm; movement area (DxB) 205x175cm; seat height 52cm; hand grips, left movable, right none; access left; mirror height 110cm; washbasin underside clearance 76cm
km2.8 - km5.6
This section of the route leads back the same way to the car park.
Arrival | return travel
Barrier-free return journey / public transport
Barrier-free return journey by public transport is currently not possible. The return journey is by car.
Contact
Procap Reisen & Sport
Frohburgstrasse 4
4600 Olten
Tel. +41622068830
tourismus@procap.ch
http://www.procap.ch/tourismus-inklusiv
Frohburgstrasse 4
4600 Olten
Tel. +41622068830
tourismus@procap.ch
http://www.procap.ch/tourismus-inklusiv
