Cascade du Dard, Romainmôtier – Romainmôtier Priory loop from La Sarraz

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Cascade du Dard, Romainmôtier – Romainmôtier Priory loop from La Sarraz

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Cascade du Dard, Romainmôtier – Romainmôtier Priory loop from La Sarraz

04:42

16.7km

320m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 10, 2026

Tips

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Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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417 m

Château de La Sarraz

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The castle may have been built as early as the 12th century by the Lords of Grandson. The Savoyard Lords of Montferrand-La Sarra achieved great prestige. In 1475, the Bernese …

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3.73 km

Tufa Rocks

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Beautiful area of calcareous tuff calcareous tuff which is a low density rock that can take many years to form.

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3.85 km

Cascade du Dard, Romainmôtier

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5.44 km

Sommet de la Cascade du Dard

Viewpoint

6.31 km

Romainmôtier Abbey

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If you want to hike through the "Nozon Gorge", you "must" definitely pay a visit to the medieval town of Romainmôtier and the former Benedictine abbey. It would be even …

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6.38 km

Croy Washhouse

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A journey through time.

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7.03 km

Nozon Path at La Croy

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Great along the Nozon passing beautiful gardens and meadows

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7.77 km

Romainmôtier Priory

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One of the oldest buildings in Switzerland in Romanesque style. Great facility, it's worth it!

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7.79 km

Romainmôtier Abbey Church

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A very old and venerable monastery - mystical!

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14.2 km

Tine de Conflens

Viewpoint

16.7 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.60 km

3.72 km

2.42 km

2.14 km

710 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

6.84 km

4.25 km

3.17 km

1.05 km

1.02 km

382 m

Elevation

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Highest point (730 m)

Lowest point (470 m)

Weather

Today

Friday 9 October

17°C

9°C

99 %

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Max wind speed: 14.0 km/h

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Comments

October 30, 2025,La Sarraz - Romainmôtier VD / près Parc Jura Vaudois

Plan B is needed. Hiking in my area is only half the fun at the moment due to patches of snow at higher elevations and muddy trails from the heavy rain further down.

So today I ventured into a region completely unknown to me, far from the Alps. The Vaud region between La Sarraz and Romainmôtier is largely unknown in …

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