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On foot
History of the Earth Trail
landscape Difficult
hiking 5.33 kilometers
schedule 02:00 h
trending_up 202 metres
trending_down 683 metres
Discover the history of the Earth on this walk which is like a journey through the ages, with explanations written by Professor André Maeder, from the Observatory of Geneva University.
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Best season
sunny
Summer
Highest point
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Lowest point
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Route Information
Start - History of the Earth Trail
Arrival - History of the Earth Trail
Description
You start the History of the Earth Trail from Bretaye station (alt. 1,806 m), the terminus of the Villars-Bretaye cogwheel train.
With each metre on the ground, you travel through 1 million years in time. So, starting from Bretaye, in the present time, you travel back into the past, with ...
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Contact
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Office du Tourisme de Villars
Avenue Centrale 140 CP 100
1884 Villars-sur-Ollon
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+41 24 495 32 32
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info@villars.ch
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