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Château-d'Oex

Château-d'Oex is located 22 km east of Vevey and lies at 958 m above sea level. The village with about 3500 inhabitants extends in a valley widening of the Pays-d'Enhaut slightly elevated above the valley of the Saane in the Vaud Alps. Château-d'Oex includes numerous hamlets, vacation settlements, alpine settlements and individual farms. Both the 14th century Saint-Donat church and the 19th century suspension bridge are considered sights of Château-d'Oex. The vacation region of the Vaud Alps is connected to the Lake Geneva region via Col des Mosses. The Montreux - Bernese Oberland railroad also connects the two regions. Château-d'Oex has a special microclimate and is therefore particularly suitable for balloon flights. The ski resort of La Braye has 20 km of slopes and 4 lifts.

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Hike up a local hill above the sea of fog
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Climb above the sea of fog for sunrise

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Sights nearby

Glacier 3000
Glacier 3000
Mountain summit
Pissot Gorge
Pissot Gorge
Gorge
La Tine de Montbovon Gorge
La Tine de Montbovon Gorge
Gorge
Hongrin Gorge
Hongrin Gorge
Gorge
Trout Lake
Trout Lake
Lake
Gruyères Castle
Gruyères Castle
Castle & ruin
Simme
Simme
Rivers
Cheese Dairy La Maison du Gruyère
Cheese Dairy La Maison du Gruyère
Farm shops
Lac Léman
Lac Léman
Lake
Schloss Blankenburg
Schloss Blankenburg
Castle & ruin · Zweisimmen
Laubegg
Laubegg
Castle & ruin · Boltigen
Montsalvens
Montsalvens
Castle & ruin · Broc

Train travel to Château-d'Oex

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Getting around: passes & scenic trains

Train ticket between Lausanne and Montreux
Train ticket between Lausanne and Montreux
Lausanne
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Rail ticket between Berne and Lucerne through the Emmental valley
Rail ticket between Berne and Lucerne through the Emmental valley
Bern
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City Pass Bern
City Pass Bern
Bern
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Château-d'Oex on the mapBookable experiences, places and events at a glance

Events in Château-d'Oex

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Nuit des Musées en Gruyère, Glâne et Pays-d’Enhaut 2026Château-d'Oex Four de l'Adde, les mains à la pâteChâteau-d'Oex Le rut du chamoisChâteau-d'Oex

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Traditional cheese dairy in Gstaad and Rougemont with hiking
Traditional cheese dairy in Gstaad and Rougemont with hiking
Gstaad
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Road cycling in Gstaad and Rougemont private coaching
Road cycling in Gstaad and Rougemont private coaching
Gstaad
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Day hike with guide in Gstaad and Rougemont
Day hike with guide in Gstaad and Rougemont
Gstaad
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Bike School in Gstaad and Rougemont
Bike School in Gstaad and Rougemont
Gstaad
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Bike or cycling with guide in Gstaad and Rougemont
Bike or cycling with guide in Gstaad and Rougemont
Gstaad
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Indoor Ice Skating in Summer in Gstaad and Rougemont private coaching
Indoor Ice Skating in Summer in Gstaad and Rougemont private coaching
Gstaad
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SUP in Gstaad and Rougemont
SUP in Gstaad and Rougemont
Gstaad
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Electric Quad Adventure in Gstaad and Rougemont
Electric Quad Adventure in Gstaad and Rougemont
Gstaad
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Canadian boat rides in Gstaad and Rougemont
Canadian boat rides in Gstaad and Rougemont
Gstaad
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Kayaking in Gstaad and Rougemont
Kayaking in Gstaad and Rougemont
Gstaad
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“It was magical. Everything I could’ve hoped it would be and more. What a wonderful place to fly!”

Lauren

on Balloon Flight Dawn from Château-d'Oex

Food & drink nearby

Everything within a 95 min drive

"Chocolate-making pleasure for everyone" Workshop Maison Cailler
"Chocolate-making pleasure for everyone" Workshop Maison Cailler
Broc
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Wine Hiking in Lavaux Vineyards for Private Groups
Wine Hiking in Lavaux Vineyards for Private Groups
Montreux
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"Fire kitchen" cooking over the fire private
"Fire kitchen" cooking over the fire private
Bern
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"Bern Bites" Private Food Tour
"Bern Bites" Private Food Tour
Bern
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Cheese Fondue in the Fondue Igloo on Engstligenalp
Cheese Fondue in the Fondue Igloo on Engstligenalp
Adelboden
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Cheese and Wine Tasting in a Geneva Cheese Shop
Cheese and Wine Tasting in a Geneva Cheese Shop
Geneva
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Cheese Fondue in a Cosy Cheese Shop in Geneva
Cheese Fondue in a Cosy Cheese Shop in Geneva
Geneva
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Übersicht Hofläden Hasliberg
Übersicht Hofläden Hasliberg
Farm shops · Hasliberg

Mountain huts & restaurants

Everything within a 25 min drive

La Cabane des Choucas
La Cabane des Choucas
Mountain Huts · Château-d'Oex
16 ART-BAR-RESTAURANT
16 ART-BAR-RESTAURANT
Mountain restaurant · Saanen
Huus Gstaad
Huus Gstaad
Mountain restaurant · Saanen
Blue Wave
Blue Wave
Mountain restaurant · Saanen
Refuge de la Douve
Refuge de la Douve
Mountain Huts · Château-d'Oex
North Pole Food & Bar
North Pole Food & Bar
Mountain restaurant · Saanen
Kernen
Kernen
Mountain restaurant · Saanen
Restaurant Chesery
Restaurant Chesery
Mountain restaurant · Saanen
CAS Chalet Lacombe
CAS Chalet Lacombe
Mountain Huts · Ormont-Dessous
Chalberhöni
Chalberhöni
Mountain restaurant · Saanen
Restaurant Sunne-Stübli
Restaurant Sunne-Stübli
Mountain restaurant · Saanen
Snoasis
Snoasis
Mountain restaurant · Saanen

Hiking routes

Easy hike from Rossinière via Le Bougnon
Rossinière · 3.7 km · 1 h 8 min
Mountain hiking trail
L’Intyamon de Montbovon à la Brâ
Montbovon · 10 km · 5 h 25 min
Hike from Flendruz to Pra-Perron via Les Granges d'Oex
Flendruz → Pra-Perron · 8.8 km · 3 h
Hike from La Lécherette to Les Moulins via Les Crêts
La Lécherette → Les Moulins · 7.4 km · 2 h 34 min
Mountain hiking trail
Via Alpina, Stage 17/20
Gstaad → L'Etivaz · 16 km · 8 h 34 min
Saane-Uferweg
Gstaad → Saanen · 3.0 km · 49 min
Hike from La Lécherette via Col de Sonlomont
La Lécherette · 11 km · 3 h 49 min
Easy hike from Montbovon via Traveisi
Montbovon · 3.6 km · 1 h 12 min

Hikes nearby

Everything within a 10 min drive

Hike from Château-d'Oex via Les Chenolettes
Hike from Château-d'Oex via Les Chenolettes
Wanderweg · Château-d'Oex · 13 km · 4 h 25 min
Easy hike from Château-d'Oex via Les Granges-Gérignoz
Easy hike from Château-d'Oex via Les Granges-Gérignoz
Wanderweg · Château-d'Oex · 6.2 km · 1 h 57 min
Le Grand Tour des Vanils
Le Grand Tour des Vanils
Bergwanderweg · Rossinière → Allières · 13 km · 5 h 46 min
Via Alpina, Stage 19/20
Via Alpina, Stage 19/20
Bergwanderweg · Rossinière → Rochers de Naye · 18 km · 9 h 59 min
Via Alpina, Stage 18/20
Via Alpina, Stage 18/20
Bergwanderweg · L'Etivaz → Rossinière · 14 km · 4 h 37 min
Tour des Alpes Vaudoises, Stage 5/8
Tour des Alpes Vaudoises, Stage 5/8
Bergwanderweg · L’Etivaz → Les Diablerets · 22 km · 9 h 25 min
Challenging hike from Les Moulins to La Montagnette via Château-d'Oex
Challenging hike from Les Moulins to La Montagnette via Château-d'Oex
Wanderweg · Les Moulins → La Montagnette · 9.2 km · 4 h 13 min
Hike from Les Moulins via Les Capises
Hike from Les Moulins via Les Capises
Wanderweg · Les Moulins · 9.2 km · 4 h 30 min
Challenging hike from Les Moulins to La Montagnette via La Sarine
Challenging hike from Les Moulins to La Montagnette via La Sarine
Wanderweg · Les Moulins → La Montagnette · 9.6 km · 4 h 7 min
Hike from Les Moulins to La Montagnette via Château-d´Oex - Pra-Perron
Hike from Les Moulins to La Montagnette via Château-d´Oex - Pra-Perron
Wanderweg · Les Moulins → La Montagnette · 7.0 km · 3 h 29 min
Hike from Château-d'Oex La Palaz to Pra-Perron
Hike from Château-d'Oex La Palaz to Pra-Perron
Wanderweg · Château-d'Oex La Palaz → Pra-Perron · 3.8 km · 1 h 44 min

Bike tours nearby

Everything within a 25 min drive

Pays d'Enhaut Bike
Pays d'Enhaut Bike
Mountain bike routes · Château-d'Oex · 30 km
Alpine Bike, Stage 16/16
Alpine Bike, Stage 16/16
Mountain bike routes · Château-d'Oex → Leysin · 39 km
Rellerli Bike
Rellerli Bike
Mountain bike routes · Saanen · 25 km
Lakes Route, Stage 3/10
Lakes Route, Stage 3/10
Cycling routes · Gstaad → Spiez · 53 km
Les Mosses Bike
Les Mosses Bike
Mountain bike routes · Les Mosses · 14 km
Trütlisberg Bike
Trütlisberg Bike
Mountain bike routes · Gstaad · 26 km
Saanenland–Freiburgerland, Stage 2/4
Saanenland–Freiburgerland, Stage 2/4
Cycling routes · Les Diablerets → Jaun · 48 km
Alpine Bike, Stage 15/16
Alpine Bike, Stage 15/16
Mountain bike routes · Zweisimmen → Château-d'Oex · 36 km
Isenau Bike
Isenau Bike
Mountain bike routes · Les Diablerets · 17 km
Alpes de la Région du Léman Bike, Stage 1/2
Alpes de la Région du Léman Bike, Stage 1/2
Mountain bike routes · Leysin → Les Diablerets · 29 km
Alpes de la Région du Léman Bike
Alpes de la Région du Léman Bike
Mountain bike routes · Leysin → Bex · 84 km

Museums & exhibitions

Everything within a 30 min drive

Musée du Pays d'Enhaut & Centre suisse du papier découpé
Musée du Pays d'Enhaut & Centre suisse du papier découpé
Museum · Château-d'Oex
Espace Ballon
Espace Ballon
Museum · Château-d'Oex
Museum der Landschaft Saanen
Museum der Landschaft Saanen
Museum · Saanen
Musée du Pays-d'Enhaut
Musée du Pays-d'Enhaut
Museum · Château-d'Oex
Cave de l'Etivaz
Cave de l'Etivaz
Museum · Château-d'Oex
Station Saanen
Station Saanen
Museum · Saanen
Yehudi Menuhin Museum
Yehudi Menuhin Museum
Museum · Saanen
Nuit des Musées en Gruyère, Glâne et Pays-d'Enhaut
Nuit des Musées en Gruyère, Glâne et Pays-d'Enhaut
Exhibition · Greyerz
Visite-afterwork et dégustation de vins aiglons
Visite-afterwork et dégustation de vins aiglons
Exhibition · Aigle
Exposition "Cédric Raccio. Reliques cosmiques"
Exposition "Cédric Raccio. Reliques cosmiques"
Exhibition · Aigle
Heimatmuseum Obersimmental
Heimatmuseum Obersimmental
Museum · Zweisimmen

Playgrounds nearby

Everything within a 55 min drive

Snowpark Les Mosses
Snowpark Les Mosses
Playground · Ormont-Dessous
Swiss Snow Kids Village
Swiss Snow Kids Village
Playground · Les Diablerets
Children's Snowland
Children's Snowland
Playground · Leysin
Cooky und Snowli Schneeland
Cooky und Snowli Schneeland
Playground · Villars-sur-Ollon
Children’s Snowland
Children’s Snowland
Playground · Les Paccots
Winter-Kinderspielplatz Schlaraffenland
Winter-Kinderspielplatz Schlaraffenland
Playground · Zwischenflüh
BEO-Funpark
BEO-Funpark
Playground · Bösingen
Kids Village Stoss
Kids Village Stoss
Playground · Lenk im Simmental

Mountain railways & scenic rides

Everything within a 95 min drive

Chocolate train
Chocolate train
Panoramic transport · Montreux
The Cheese Train
The Cheese Train
Panoramic transport · Montreux
The train through the vines
The train through the vines
Panoramic transport · Montreux
GoldenPass Express
GoldenPass Express
Panoramic transport · Montreux
Kambly round trip
Kambly round trip
Panoramic transport · Bern
Rack railway Montreux – Rochers-de-Naye
Rack railway Montreux – Rochers-de-Naye
Panoramic transport · Caux
Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn – the experience railway in the Alps
Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn – the experience railway in the Alps
Panoramic transport · Brig
PostBus pass journey across the Central Alps
PostBus pass journey across the Central Alps
Panoramic transport · Meiringen

Zoos & theme parks

Everything within a 60 min drive

Die Cabane du Petit-Oiseau
Die Cabane du Petit-Oiseau
Zoo & animal park · Châtel-Saint-Denis
Swiss Vapeur Parc
Swiss Vapeur Parc
Theme & amusement parks · Port-Valais
Labyrinthe Aventure
Labyrinthe Aventure
Theme & amusement parks · Evionnaz
Western City Martigny
Western City Martigny
Theme & amusement parks · Martigny
Parc de Sauvabelin
Parc de Sauvabelin
Zoo & animal park · Lausanne
AQUATIS Aquarium-Vivarium Lausanne
AQUATIS Aquarium-Vivarium Lausanne
Zoo & animal park · Lausanne
Tropiquarium
Tropiquarium
Zoo & animal park · Servion
Alpine zoological garden
Alpine zoological garden
Zoo & animal park · Les Marécottes
Zoo de Servion
Zoo de Servion
Zoo & animal park · Servion
Vivarium de Lausanne
Vivarium de Lausanne
Zoo & animal park · Lausanne
Volière du parc de Mon Repos
Volière du parc de Mon Repos
Zoo & animal park · Lausanne

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