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Les Cases – Dent de Hautaudon – Rochers de Naye

Les Cases – Dent de Hautaudon – Rochers de Naye Dent de Hautadon 1871 m

Difficulty

T4
Ascent

3:30 h, 1130 m
Descent

0:30 h, 270 m

Go south!

Grande Chaux de Naye is the southernmost summit in the canton of Fribourg. It is easily accessible. From the summit station of the Montreux – Rochers de Naye cog railway it can be reached on an almost horizontal trail. However, the tour can be spiced up by various attractions: a via ferrata, a wilderness nature trail, a cave or classic ridge climbing. Whatever you choose, the tour is short, as the starting point is on a high elevation.

Dent de Hautaudon (10/2010) © Neumann Oliver

View to Dent de Corjon, the ascent slope is in the foreground. (11/2012) © Neumann Oliver

Dent de Hautaudon and the Vanil Noir range (10/2010) © Neumann Oliver

Dent de Hautaudon and the Dent de Lys range (10/2010) © Neumann Oliver

Rochers de Naye (10/2010) © Neumann Oliver

Route description

Les Cases – Dent de Hautaudon

From Les Cases follow the hiking trail towards Col de Jaman for a short while until close to the chalet at P. 1240. Cross the Ruisseau des Cases and follow an unmarked trail eastward through the steep forest until close to the Chenaussanne ruins (ca. 1237 m). Now on a faint, partially overgrown path ascend to the Hautaudon pastures. Finally, ascend the wide grassy E ridge to Dent de Hautaudon (1871 m).

Dent de Hautaudon – Col de Bonaudon

Descend steeply south-eastward until ca. 1670 m, where you can traverse at the foot of the rock wall (most difficult passage of the tour). You reach the trail which from the Bounadon alp goes up Col de Bounadon (1753 m).

Col de Bonaudon – Rochers de Naye

Shortly before the col take the marked path, which turns left to Grottes de Naye. If you want to ascend the cave, you need a torch or better yet a headlight. The access is not open before mid-July. It is possible to overcome the steep slope on a trail equipped with safety measures. Ascend the trail to Grande Chaux de Naye (1982 m) and the Rochers de Naye railway station (1968 m). If the weather is fairly good, it is well worthwhile to ascend the highest point of der Rochers de Naye (2042 m), as the panorama to Lake Geneva and the Savoy Alps is first class.

Variante 1: Leaving out Dent de Hautaudon

From Station de Jaman (ca. 1740 m) ascend to Grande Chaux and Rochers de Naye via Col de Bonaudon; T3, Station de Jaman - Station Rochers de Naye ca. 1¾ h.

Additional information

Departure point

Les Cases, Bahnhof (1111 m)

An der MOB-Linie Montreux - Montbovon - Zweisimmen.

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Les Cases

End point

Rochers de Naye, Bahnhof (1967 m)

Bergstation der MOB-Linie Montreux – Rochers de Naye.

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Rochers-de-Naye

Time: Total hiking time: 4 h

Les Cases – Hautadon – Dent de Hautaudon: 2 h

Dent de Hautaudon – Grottes de Naye – Grande Chaux de Naye – Rochers de Naye: 2 h

Difficulty / Material: The descent from Dent de Hautaudon to the Bounadon valley is T4, the rest is easier.

Waypoints

Col de Bonaudon (1753 m)

Übergang zwischen Dent de Hautadon und Grande Chaux de Naye gelegen.

Grande Chaux de Naye (1982 m)

Erhebung auf dem NE-Grat der Rochers de Naye.

Rochers de Naye (2042 m)

Der mit Zahnradbahn gut erschlossene Hauptaussichtspunkt der Waadtländer Alpen mit Blick über den Genfer See.

Jaman, Bahnhof (1739 m)

Starting point of variant 1

Neighbor summit

Les Gais Alpins (1790 m)

The ridge north of Col de Bonaudon has some nice climbing crags. Called Les Gais Alpins (ca. 1790 m, unnamed on the map), the ridge is a very popular climbing tour (grade of difficulty up to III +, well-equipped). The ridge is usually climbed from south to north and only rarely followed until Dent de Hautadon. Instead, the climbers abseil south-eastward to traverse slightly ascending along the foot of the rock wall back to the col. More information in «Alpes et Préalpes vaudoises» von Claude und Yves Remy (2011, edition SAC).