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Balcony Trail on the Salève – Orjobet Cave loop from Veyrier

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Auvergne Rhône Alpes

Saint-Julien-En-Genevois

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Balcony Trail on the Salève – Orjobet Cave loop from Veyrier

Hard

4.9

(21)

299

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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

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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6.31 km

View of the Salève plateau from Les Crêts

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beautiful scenery, easy hiking or Mountain bike

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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

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 is in the center of a vast territory inhabited by more than seven hundred thousand people. The Salève is made up of the Pitons, the Grand and the Petit Salève and culminates at 1,379 meters at the top of the Grand Piton. It stretches between Etrembières to the north and the suspension bridge of Caille to the south. The east flank of the Salève plunges under the molasse of the Bornes plateau, while the slope towards Geneva, eroded, is steep. Vegetation, or lack thereof, emphasizes the structure of the limestone strata. The mountain is cut by several narrow and deep gorges, including the Varappe. The Salève is a natural space accessible to all and free of charge, but also a massif with pasture and forestry. It is also a terrain for sports that respect the mountain (cross-country skiing, climbing, paragliding, mountain biking, hiking).

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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 farmer, a certain M.Orjobet, who will thus remain in posterity. by Saleve. A third explanatory panel describes the typical erosion of limestone areas:

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11.0 km

Le Coin / Le Grand Python AR

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16.9 km

End point

Bus stop

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

Elevation

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Highest point (1,270 m)

Lowest point (420 m)

Weather

Saturday 30 May

28°C

15°C

81 %

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Balcony Trail on the Salève – Orjobet Cave loop from Veyrier

Pastures close to the 3-lake route

View of the Salève plateau from Les Crêts

Cross on the mountain