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Col du Chalet-à-Gobet

Scenic stop · Lausanne, Switzerland

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Scenic stop · Lausanne, Switzerland. Updated October 2026.

About this place

On main road 1 above Lausanne, once the main road link between French- and German-speaking Switzerland; coming up from Lake Geneva, this is where you reach the Swiss plateau. The top is on the watershed between the Rhine and the Rhône. The road is paved.

Where it is

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3 km from Epalinges

879 m above sea level

Around here

  1. 5kmInter Motos SAWorkshop and moto shopW
  2. 3kmEpalingesNearest town

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