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Swiss Classic British Car Meeting

Meet at Saint-Prex to see the most beautiful vintage cars roar – Austin, Morris, and MG arrive on the shores of Lake Geneva!

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Morges Région Tourisme

Swiss Classic British Car Meeting

Meet at Saint-Prex to see the most beautiful vintage cars roar – Austin, Morris, and MG arrive on the shores of Lake Geneva!

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Marchairuz – Mollendruz crossing

Marchairuz – Mollendruz crossing

From the Marchairuz Pass, head up to the Mollendruz Pass, via the Mont-Tendre mountain and enjoy a spectacular view of Lake Geneva!

Distance
16.35 km
Duration
5h00
Elevation gain
451 m
Elevation loss
720 m
Difficulty
Fairly difficult

From the Marchairuz Pass car park, head towards Mont Tendre, through the forest and pastures to admire the flora and fauna of the Jura vaudois regional nature park!

You’ll pass a number of alpine chalets before reaching the very top of Mont Tendre, from where you’ll have a panoramic view of Lake Geneva and Lake Neuchâtel.

On the way back down, you can stop off at the Mont Tendre refreshment bar before continuing on to the Mollendruz pass.

Itinerary

Espace Découvertes

Col du Marchairuz
CH-1188 St-George
Suisse

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Mont Tendre

Suisse

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Mont-Tendre Alpine chalet

Route du Mont Tendre
1147 Montricher
Suisse

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Mollendruz Chalet

Christiane Meylan
Mollendruz
1148 L'Abbaye
Suisse

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The Mollendruz

Col du Mollendruz
1148 Mont-la-Ville
Suisse

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Route details

Duration
5h00
Distance
16.35 km
Elevation gain
451 m
Elevation loss
720 m
Difficulty
Fairly difficult

Practical Information

If you’re coming by public transport, you can take the MBC 720 bus from Allaman (only at weekends). For the return journey, you can take the MBC 750 bus to Cossonnay, then the MBC 730 bus to Morges.