Routes

Planner

Features

Updates

App

Get the App

Canal d’Entreroches

Canal d’Entreroches

Highlight • Monument

Canal d’Entreroches

Name: Canal d’Entreroches
Rating: 2

Recommended by 10 hikers

Save

Location: Eclépens, District de Morges, Vaud, Switzerland

Save

See hikes here

Take Me There

Routes here

Best Hikes to Canal d’Entreroches

5.0

(1)

hikers

1. Canal d’Entreroches – Daffodils on Le Mormont loop from Eclépens

4.83km

01:21

90m

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

Navigate

Send to Phone

Save

Easy

4.0

(1)

hikers

2. Canal d’Entreroches – Daffodils on Le Mormont loop from La Sarraz

12.0km

03:33

340m

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

Navigate

Send to Phone

Save

Intermediate

5.0

(1)

hikers

3. Canal d’Entreroches – Daffodils on Le Mormont loop from Eclépens

11.1km

03:11

270m

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

Navigate

Send to Phone

Save

Intermediate

Tips

Gyloonda

September 28, 2019

THE CANAL D'ENTREROCHES 1635 1637 The first European attempt to connect the North Sea and the Mediterranean Basin with an inland waterway: Dutch business circles are looking for a link to the South to protect them from the Spanish enemy (Spain, Spanish Netherlands, Franche-Comté) , The concession was approved in 1637 by the Berne authorities. 1638 1648 Construction of the Yverdon-Cossonay section with the help of Dutch, Swiss and French capital. The too expensive connection to Lake Geneva is never created! The canal is about five meters wide, 25 kilometers long and has nine locks or lock groups. In four ports, the goods are shipped. 1648 1828 The barges transport wine (85%), salt (11%), cereals (3%) and some other products for a clientele located between Lyon, Basel and St. Gallen. 1829 The collapse of an aqueduct bridge interrupts shipping, which has been in deficit for several years. It will not be restored. The age of rails has begun: the canal is being replaced for heavy transport by the Morges-Yverdon railway line, which opened in 1855. The passage formed in the natural incision of Entreroches forms a connection between the Rhine Basin (Orbe Plain) and the Rhone Basin (Venoge Plain). This is the highest point of the canal, and here the most important burial and construction works have been done.

Translated by Google •

Sabine

March 19, 2025

The idea was to create a connection between Yverdon and the Mediterranean, with the goal of selling wine. Unfortunately, the project ran out of money...

Translated by Google •

In the know? Log-in to add a tip for other adventurers!

Details

Informations

Elevation 480 m

Weather

Sunday 26 October

9°C

5°C

0 %

If you start your activity now...

Max wind speed: 13.0 km/h

Most visited during

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

See hikes here

Take Me There

Location: Eclépens, District de Morges, Vaud, Switzerland

Other Popular Places to Check Out

Tine de Conflens Waterfall

Path Between Fields and Forest

Bois Jolens Bridge

Fontaine des Militaires

Étang du Bois Neuf

The Yellow Quarry (Ancienne Carrière Bellerive)

Bioles S1 Downhill Singletrack

Château de La Sarraz

Flat Rocks and Daffodils in the Forest

Shelter on Le Mormont

Summit Cross at Aiguilles de Baulmes

View from Signal de Sauvabelin

Canal d’Entreroches

1. Canal d’Entreroches – Daffodils on Le Mormont loop from Eclépens

2. Canal d’Entreroches – Daffodils on Le Mormont loop from La Sarraz

3. Canal d’Entreroches – Daffodils on Le Mormont loop from Eclépens

Other Popular Places to Check Out

We value your privacy ⛰️

We value your privacy ⛰️