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Saint-Julien-En-Genevois
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Balcony Trail on the Salève – Orjobet Cave loop from Veyrier

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France
Auvergne Rhône Alpes
Saint-Julien-En-Genevois
Étrembières

Balcony Trail on the Salève – Orjobet Cave loop from Veyrier

Hard

4.9

(21)

299

hikers

Balcony Trail on the Salève – Orjobet Cave loop from Veyrier

06:49

16.9km

980m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 8, 2026

Tips

Includes segments that may be dangerous

Parts of this route comprise highly technical, difficult, or hazardous terrain. Specialist equipment and prior experience is required.

After 7.47 km for 293 m

After 8.45 km for 336 m

Waypoints

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Start point

Bus stop

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6.22 km

Pastures close to the 3-lake route

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Once at the top there are several pastures that you can partially walk through.

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2

6.31 km

beautiful scenery, easy hiking or Mountain bike

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3

7.52 km

Cross on the mountain

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Sure-footedness and a head for heights are required!

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7.57 km

Balcony Trail on the Salève

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The Salève, also called "Balcony of Geneva or Balcony of Lake Geneva", is geographically a mountain of the Pre-Alps, but geologically, like the Vuache, belongs to the Jura chain. It …

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9.13 km

Orjobet Cave

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The Cave of Orjobet, which received this name at the end of the 17th century after a visit by the botanist and mountaineer Horace-Bénédicte De Saussure, led by a local …

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11.0 km

Le Coin / Le Grand Python AR

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16.9 km

End point

Bus stop

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.83 km

5.87 km

2.20 km

1.35 km

606 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

6.24 km

5.69 km

1.79 km

1.66 km

968 m

552 m

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Highest point (1,270 m)

Lowest point (420 m)

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