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Running from Nyon to Gland via the Toblerones
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Yesterday I went out in track suit trousers, a t-shirt and minimal other stuff. The plan was to run just three to four kilometres. I planned not to cross any busy roads. I had this plan because I felt that I needed a day of rest after yesterday's bike ride.
Garmin wanted me to run for an hour, and Suunto wanted me to have a half hour run. I don't remember what Apple apps wanted. I chose to follow the Garmin recommendation because I felt fine. I ran into Nyon, and then through the town, and then instead of going through the railway tunnel I turned right. This took me up a little climb, before taking me up another little climb, before taking me down to the lake.
I toyed with the idea of turning left and heading to the Aérodrome de Prangins but continued straight. for a short moment you have no pedestrian path. You just have cycle lanes. Luckily no cars or bikes were around for this short segment. If I had planned this route then I would have gone down by the football field, along the lake road that goes to the beach, and from there through the Domaine Imperial before heading up along the Toblerones to Gland.
If you're familiar with Gland, there is a hydroelectric plant by the river. If you run along the road you get into Gland, but if you turn left you go through the woods and along the Toblerones. It's quite narrow and there are routes so you have to be careful not to trip.
Eventually you get to a bifurcation. If you go left you go towards Bassins, if you go right you go towards Gland and the train station. The course I took was 10km.
For the return journey I had played with the idea of using a publibike bike, or taking the train. I opted for the third option. Walking home. The walk home from Gland to Nyon is almost a straight line. I had to take a detour because of a barking dog looking after sheep. I have walked the eight kilometre route before a hike. Hiking between Gland and Nyon is intuitive along three or four different routes.
And finally, on saturday I cycled 60km and Sunday I expected to rest but went for a 10km run, before going for a 9km run. When you run, walk, and cycle you realise how close places are. Out of curiousity, taking the train costs CHF 2.40 between Gland and Nyon.
I will run this route again
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There is a good chance that tomorrow I will go for a walk along the Toblerones from Prangins to the lake side and on to Nyon. For this walk I have the luxury that I can walk to the starting point before doing the group walk.
The issue is that the walk to the starting point is about 8km which will take at least an hour and a half or more so I need to set off at least an hour and a half early if not more. Due to the activity starting at 1300 that’s quite easy to do, with a relaxed morning.
The train ride takes three minutes, once I have walked 20 minutes to the train station, so really it takes 23 minutes, every half hour. In contrast the walk takes one hour and 20 minutes. The train will cost about 4CHF whereas walking costs time.
The loop, if I walk the entire thing, will be about 14-20km, so a good day of walking. Due to the walk being linear, starting in Gland and heading to Nyon it doesn’t make sense to drive to Gland because I would then have to walk back to get the car. I could take the train but it seems absurd to spend so much on such a small journey. Having said this, if I drove there and back I would spend 4 CHF in petrol. 😉
There are two things to consider. The first is that this is a tame walk. For the most part walking from Nyon to Gland, and Gland to Nyon is relatively flat. The second consideration is that i like to walk loops rather than linear walks. By walking the loop I get to experience new portions of road that I have previously cycled rather than walked along.
From Nyon to Gland I would walk along the top of Nyon, and then head down towards the road that runs from Prangins to the aerodrome, and from there either to the left through the industrial zone or to the right down to the bowling, climbing gym and then up to the train station where I would wait for people. I would then walk the “toblerone” walk back to Nyon and from there home.
And Finally
If the experiment is a success then I will have a new, ambitious walking route that I could enjoy on Sunday, without the need for a car. I have walked from Nyon to Coppet and up towards Crassier but I have barely done any walking beyond the East of Nyon. This is a good opporunity to range.
https://www.main-vision.com/richard/blog/the-lure-of-a-walk-to-a-walk/