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In the footsteps of the dinosaurs

In the footsteps of the dinosaurs

OLD EMOSSON GEOLOGICAL TRAIL
Fingerprints
All along the trail, you will find footprints dating back more than 240 million years. The scientific interest of the site is still present and analyzes are still being carried out to determine their exact origins.

In fact, the age of the land is even older than the time of the dinosaurs. The footprints could belong to primitive reptiles: the ancestors of dinosaurs. The footprints are generally visible from mid-July.

Gorges of Dailley

Gorges of Dailley

Vanuit het plaatsje Salvan, hoog boven het Rhônedal voert een mooi wandelpad dwars door een lariksbos naar de ingang van de kloof vlak bij Van d’en Bas. Het pad door de Gorges du Dailley is in 1995 gerestaureerd. Het pad ziet er nu erg solide uit, wat een goede zaak is, want de bruggen, gaanderijen en trappen voeren langs duizelingwekkende dieptes. Het uitzicht is adembenemend: de Salanfe stort zich in etappes door de kloof naar beneden, en in de verte zie je de besneeuwde bergtoppen van de Alpen uitsteken boven de lichte nevel in het Rhônedal.

Bisse de Torrent Neuf Saviese

Bisse de Torrent Neuf Saviese

Built before 1430, the bisse of Torrent-Neuf (also called bisse of Savièse) was once the most daring irrigation project of its kind. It was sourced from the river Morge, leaving its gorge by a very precipitous and undulating route, and it provided an abundant supply of water. Our suggested walk covers an elevated path which has been newly restored. The purpose of this type of refurbishment work is to remind us of the scope of the task undertaken by our ancestors.