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Wine trail - Leuk - Varen - Salgesch – Sierre

Bicycle tour

Wine trail

On the way through vineyards and wine villages in the nature park.

Discover in a day the wine region of Leuk, Varen and Salgesch. The trail goes from Leuk railway station to Sierre. Besides the vineyard landscape the route also offers numerous surprises such as crossing the Dala, the open panorama of the forest of Pfyn/Finges or the Raspille, the language boundary of the Canton of Valais.

Points of interest:
- Visit to Leuk-Town (the town hall, St Stephens Church, the oldest vineyard in Switzerland, the charnel house, Ring Acker chapel, and the village itself.
- Dala Bridge/ Dala gorge
- Varen church
- Salgesch village (Nature and Landscape Centre, wine Sensorium, wine museum)
- Gironde Lake
- Town of Sierre (wine museum, Rilke museum, etc...)

Season

All season

Route-information

Length
15.00 km
Vertical heigth
100 m
Altitude difference ascent
370 m
Altitude difference descent
470 m
Time required
2 hours
Level technique
Easy
Level condition
Middle

Arrival

Starting point
Leuk SBB (Altitude: 624 m)
Arrival by public transport
Leuk, Bahnhof Timetable SBB
Destination
Sierre (Altitude: 554 m)
Arrival by public transport
Sierre/Siders, gare Timetable SBB

Signalization

No signalisation

Safety advices

Traffic rules, helmet

Infrastructure

Viewpoint Varen (by the church)

  • Playground
  • Picnicplace
  • Toilet

Price information

Depends on the booked services

Possibilities for catering

Pfyn-Finges Nature Park partner companies:
Cave du Rhodan Mounir Wines AG, 3970 Salgesch
Monday - Friday: 8 a.m. – 12:00 midday & 1:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Saturday: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Domaines Chevaliers SA, 3970 Salgesch
Monday - Friday: 8 a.m. – 12:00 midday & 1:30 p.m. – 5 p.m.
Saturday 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Franz-Josef Mathier AG, 3970 Salgesch
Monday - Friday: 9 a.m. – 12:00 midday & 2 p.m. – 5 p.m.
Saturday: 9 a.m. - 12 midday
Albert Mathier & Sons AG, 3970 Salgesch
Monday - Friday: 8 a.m. – 12:00 midday & 1:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Saturday: 9 a.m. - 12 midday
C. Varonier & Sons AG, 3953 Varen
Monday - Friday: 9 a.m. - 12 midday & 2 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Saturday: 9 a.m. - 12 midday & 1:30 p.m. – 4 p.m. (January -March)
Saturday: 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.(April – December)
Mathieu bakery and tea room, 3953 Leuk-Town
Monday - Friday: 6:30 a.m. - 12 midday
Saturdays, Sundays and holidays: 6:30 a.m. - 12 midday

The offer is suitable for

  • Adults
  • Children >12 years
  • 50+

Contact

Naturpark Pfyn-Finges
Kirchstrasse 6
3970 Salgesch
Tel. +41 (0)27 452 60 60

www.pfyn-finges.ch

Waypoints

Church in Varen

The parish church in Varen is not only architecturally interesting. Its location offers a unique viewing point. Enjoy the view from the church of the Rhone valley and the forest of Pfyn/Finges nature reserve.

Viewpoint

Domaines Chevaliers

The DOMAINES CHEVALIERS wine cellar is a traditional flagship of the Valais wine industry. The founders have applied their foresight and pioneering spirit to become the first to offer their wines under the appellation «Salgesch / Salquenen» label.

FoodsProducerShop for regional products

St. Stephen's Parish Church

The parish church of St Stephen is in the centre of Leuk. The towering and imposing bell tower draws the visitor's attention to the stately building.

Historical building

Leuk's Castle

For the bishops this was the summer residence - for rogues and criminals it was dungeons and the torture chamber: the bishop's castle or "rogues' tower".

Historical buildingHistorical placeCastle

Leuk-Town Hall

The distinctive corpus of the Town Hall tower with its pentagonal base is situated at the entrance to the town in the immediate vicinity of the bishop's castle.

Historical building

Ring Acker Chapel

The Ring Acker chapel is considered one of the most magnificent baroque buildings in Valais. It stands on a plateau between Susten and Leuk-Town. Nothing is known about its architects.

Historical building

Château de Villa

The Château de Villa is an old patrician house form the 17th century It houses a wine cellar and a speciality restaurant. Enjoy the traditional terroir dishes and discover over 650 wines from different vineyards in Valais

RestaurantCafé

Town of Sierre

The town of Sierre lies on the border between the Upper and Lower Valais and is thus also the language boundary for the German and French speaking parts of the canton. Sierre lies on hills between vineyards in the heart of Valais in the Alps

Historical place

Albert Mathier & Sons AG

The winegrowing family Albert Mathier & Sons have been producing exquisite Valais wines with passion and commitment since 1928. We are very proud to demonstrate 80 years of family and winegrowing tradition.

FoodsProducerShop for regional products

FJ Mathier wine cellar

The Felizitas Mathier Benicchio family business is now in its 3rd generation of managers and has been undertaking pioneering work in natural winegrowing dedicated to the wine varieties of Valais for the last half a century.

FoodsProducerShop for regional products

Cave du Rhodan Mounir Weine

Sustainability
This family business has been characterised by its pioneering spirit and innovative skills for generations

FoodsProducerShop for regional products

Nature and landscape centre

The nature and landscape centre Salquenen is the administrative headquarters of the nature park. There you will find the reception, the shop, the library, and the office premises.

Visitor center

Pyramids in Salgesch

The pyramids in Salgesch have arisen through irregular erosion of the rocks.

Natural monument

Collection of Grape Varieties

Every variety of grape found in the Valais have been planted here on a single plot and labelled.

Museum / Exhibition

Weir in Susten

Because particularly in winter a lot of water is taken from the weir in Susten, sometimes the river here seems to be just a trickle.

Historical building

Wine Museum Valais

The Vine and Wine Museum, Sierre - Salgesch is devoted to viticulture. The 2 exhibitions in the Zumofenhaus and the Château Villa deal with differnt topics, but they are linked with a 6-km long nature trail and as such also form one entity.

Museum / Exhibition

Hammer mill

The Hammer mill with the Dala bridge gate tower built in the 14th century. This is one of the three historical bridges that enabled access to the town.

Historical building

Leuk-Stadt

Leuk has one of the most interesting and historic townscapes in the whole of Valais. Even today there is a medieval atmosphere that can be felt in the alleys and squares of this little town

Historical place

Pfyn-Finges Nature Reserve

The forest of Pfyn/Finges nature reserve is the centrepiece of the regional nature park Pfyn/Finges. The forest of Pfyn/Finges has been officially protected since 1997, after it had already been included in the KLN inventory in 1963.

Natural landscape / Habitat

C. Varonier & Söhne AG Cellar

Wine production with tradition
The C. Varonier & Söhne AG cellars have been operating in the picturesque Varen region for 3 generations. It was founded in 1969 and has prioritised hospitality, warmth, innovation and authenticity from the outset

FoodsProducerShop for regional products

Wine Sensorium Salgesch

Discover the world of good wine, Taste and train your sensory perception.

Museum / Exhibition