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Fontaine des Militaires

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Fontaine des Militaires

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Fontaine des Militaires

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Location: Vaud, Switzerland

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Best Hikes to Fontaine des Militaires

4.5

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1. Fountain trail - Parc Naturel du Jorat

11.4km

03:03

140m

Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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4.6

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2. Circuit des fontaines: short route - Parc Naturel du Jorat

6.48km

01:45

80m

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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3.9

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3. Chemin des Liaises – Military Fountain loop from Ballègue

3.79km

01:02

50m

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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Hans Künzler

September 27, 2017

You are certainly wondering how such a charming, bucolic fountain can have such a martial name? We'll tell you if you insist, but really if you insist because it's not funny at all. This was at a time when Lausanne still had an army of recruits stationed at the Pontaise barracks (P) and a shooting range (T) at the Plaine de Mauvernay. However, the walking path connecting point P to point T passed precisely through fountain M, on purpose so that the recruits could only quench their thirst with water before going to shoot. Okay, the water was a good idea, but overall this story is not funny. We warned you.
Of course it could have, it should have, been called the Fountain of Lovers.
And the excess of resentment flows towards the Mediterranean (that’s already it).

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Silke & Sam 🐕‍🦺

April 4, 2018

Old fountain with interesting history!

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Deki Fourcin

July 28, 2024

One of the 12 fountains on the fountain circuit. It was used to supply the soldiers with water on their journey between the Pontaise barracks and the shooting range on the Mauvernay plain.

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Elevation 800 m

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Fontaine des Militaires

1. Fountain trail - Parc Naturel du Jorat

2. Circuit des fontaines: short route - Parc Naturel du Jorat

3. Chemin des Liaises – Military Fountain loop from Ballègue

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