“Au fil de l’eau et du sel” - E-bike/gravel itinerary
Route Information
Description
Barboleuse – Arveyes – Le Bouillet – Le Bévieux – Les Plans-sur-Bex – Les Pars - Barboleuse
The “Au fil de l'eau et du sel” (water and salt) route invites you to explore diverse countryside along a varied route in a magical setting. Just after leaving Barboleuse, you go down into the woods to the Bex salt mines. From there, you arrive at Grande Saline, and then you go up into the superb Avançon gorges, the two arms of which have their source at the foot of Les Diablerets and the glacier waters of Martinets, then you arrive at Plans-sur-Bex. Return via the Le Pars Valley. The Bex salt mines are still in operation today. A very pure salt is extracted here and this is known as “Sel des Alpes”. These mines are definitely worth a visit. You can travel through the many kilometres of galleries in the miners’ train.
Barboleuse – Arveyes – Le Bouillet – Le Bévieux – Les Plans-sur-Bex – Les Pars - Barboleuse
The “Au fil de l'eau et du sel” (water and salt) route invites you to explore diverse countryside along a varied route in a magical setting. Just after leaving Barboleuse, you go down into the woods to the Bex salt mines. From there, you arrive at Grande Saline, and then you go up into the superb Avançon gorges, the two arms of which have their source at the foot of Les Diablerets and the glacier waters of Martinets, then you arrive at Plans-sur-Bex. Return via the Le Pars Valley. The Bex salt mines are still in operation today. A very pure salt is extracted here and this is known as “Sel des Alpes”. These mines are definitely worth a visit. You can travel through the many kilometres of galleries in the miners’ train.