Murten Old Town – Murten Harbour loop from Vully-les-Lacs

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Murten Old Town – Murten Harbour loop from Vully-les-Lacs

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Murten Old Town – Murten Harbour loop from Vully-les-Lacs

07:13

27.4km

240m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily walkable paths. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 20, 2026

Tips

Includes a movable bridge

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After 12.9 km for 10 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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12.4 km

Broye Canal

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Broye Canal
The Broye has its origins in the Fribourg Prealps. After flowing through the cantons of Fribourg and Vaud, it flows into Lake Murten in Salavaux. On the other …

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17.0 km

Lake Murten

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Very nice place. Old town is an eye-catcher

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17.8 km

Murten Old Town

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Great city! You can have a wonderful time in the old town, there is something for every taste. There are also numerous drinking options, for example the quaint wine taverns.

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Boat trip on Lake Murten
During the summer season you can explore Lake Murten by boat several times a day.
Text / source: REGION MURTENSEE / RÉGION LAC DE MORAT, Hauptgasse 27, 3280 Murten / Morat
fribourgregion.ch/de/regionmurtensee/schiffe/schiffsrundfahrt-murtensee

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18.1 km

View of Murten

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18.4 km

Murten Castle

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Murten Castle dates back to the 13th century and is now used by the canton of Fribourg. The castle tower is open to the public and can be visited daily from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.

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20.5 km

Grengspitz

Nature Reserve

22.4 km

Old Port in Faoug

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Small village on Lake Murten with a bathing area and harbor. Sights besides the lake include the parish church.

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26.2 km

Southwestern shore of Lake Murten at Salavaux

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For flat walkers

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26.7 km

Salavaux Plage

Beach

27.4 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

14.5 km

6.21 km

3.91 km

1.50 km

1.32 km

Surfaces

7.43 km

5.74 km

5.50 km

4.06 km

2.75 km

1.90 km

Elevation

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Highest point (580 m)

Lowest point (430 m)

Weather

Saturday 7 November

11°C

3°C

12 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 5.0 km/h

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Comments

April 26, 2025,Murtensee FR/VD einmal ringsum

Today, a visit to Murten.

I'm very familiar with it, as it's only 30 minutes from home. The start and finish is Pantschau, a large recreational meadow to the right of Murten, right by the lake. The hike starts counterclockwise, with the very simple reason of treating myself to a real calorie bomb in the "little town" of Murten shortly …

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August 20, 2024,Murtensee umkreisen

Very nice hike from Muntellier to Salavaux.
From Salavaux to Praz, the paths partly led along main roads without sidewalks and this was not planned.
There would certainly have been nicer paths to get back to Muntellier.

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May 20, 2023,Murtensee Ironlake

Of course we are around the whole Murtensee, too bad my GPS wanted to cheat me 🤭

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July 10, 2024,Around Murtensee

Lots of tar, little sea. Was OK. Probably won't do it a second time

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May 12, 2024,Waadt I Freiburg - Runde um den Murtensee

Lake Murten has been on my bucket list for some time. Now the time has come. I overslept and headed west 2 hours later than planned. Geographically, the lake is in the cantons of Vaud and Fribourg. On the south side of the lake, people mainly say "Hello" with "Grüssech", and on the north side, they greet you with "Bonjour". …

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