The route starts by crossing Bulle heading towards the Trême. You pass in front of the Gruérien museum with the castle of Bulle just behind. The first gradients come at the city exit.
The climb is on a pretty little forest road. At several points, you can see and follow along the Trême. Then comes a descent after passing the Rathvel ski station. A nice pond is on the left.
After this resting part, a change of direction to return to Bulle with a climb. Just before the summit is the alpine hut Incrota. An ideal place to enjoy local cuisine.
Once at the summit, called Le Villard-Dessus, you can see a magnificent view including the Paccots and Lake Geneva notably. Then, 2 km of gravel paths lead to the alpine hut Gros Plané. Like the Incrota hut, it’s an ideal spot for a break!
From there, it is just a descent on a paved road to reach the starting point at Bulle. You pass in front of the hut La Chia just before the end of the descent.
Author’s recommendation
Mountain huts:
- Alpine hut Incrota at km 17.5
- Alpine hut Gros-Plané at km 20
- Hut La Chia at km 27.4
Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.
Track types
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Buvette IncrotaBuvette du Gros Plané
Buvette Incrota
Buvette du Gros Plané
Public transport
Public-transport-friendly
Transport – Mobul
The shop is easily accessible by bus on line 2, Vuadens–Morlon.
The Verdel stop is 1 minute on foot.
Directions
3 minutes from the highway exit, the shop has 10 parking spaces.Parking
Free parking spaces available in front of the shop.
If possible, parking at the tennis club 300m from the start of the route.
Coordinates
Equipment
Possibility to rent mountain bikes and e-bikes at Castellas Sports.
https://www.castella-sports.ch/location/
Localization
Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.

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