Château-d'Œx

Château-d'Œx is a small village of approximately 3,500 inhabitants in the French-speaking part of Switzerland. In recent years, Château-d'Œx has become increasingly popular among travelers primarily for the village's incredibly authentic Swiss alpine feel, stunning natural surroundings, and quiet atmosphere.

By train

The of Château-d'Œx has hourly trains to Montreux (1h) and Zweisimmen (50min) via Gstaad (30min) in the Bernese Highlands. The trip will take a bit longer if you happen to take a regional slow train. The train is operated by GoldenPass Montreux-Bernese Oberland (MOB) Railway. Some of the connections are panorama trains or old style 'classic' trains which do not cost extra and are part of the regular timetable.
There is a bus to Col-des-Mosse from where it is possible to join Aigle via another bus to Le Sépey and a train to Aigle, however it is much easier and faster to take the longer route via train passing through Montreux.

By car

Château-d'Œx is approximately a 2 hour drive from Geneva and a 1 hour and 15 minute drive to Bern. While not directly accessible by a motorway, driving into Château-d'Œx is not difficult. It can be accessed from three different directions. The main road comes in from Spiez (with access to the A6 motorway) and Zweisimmen in the Bernese Highlands and goes on to Aigle (with access to the A9 motorway) near the border to Valais. Another smaller road leads into the canton of Fribourg, to Gruyères and Bulle, where you can join the A12 motorway.

Château-d'Œx is small enough that walking is the easiest and most efficient method of transportation to get anywhere in the village. Château-d'Œx is hilly, however, so any walk may involve a steep hike at one point or another.

• Museum of the Pays-d’Enhaut

  phone: +41 26 924 65 20
  address: Grand Rue 107
  Has permanent exhibits on the life in the village in past times, but also on local art, notably paintings and paper cuts.

• Balloon Museum

  phone: +41 78 723 78 33
  address: Chemin des Ballons 2
  This museum showcases the history of hot-air balloons. A highlight is the capsule Breitling Orbiter used by Bertrand Piccard to circumnavigate the globe in 1999.

• Hot-air balloon flights

  phone: +41 26 924 22 20
  See the Alps from a new perspective - from the basket of a hot-air balloon! Available year-round, weather permitting.
• Paraglide. There are numerous take-off points and numerous pilots in the area, allowing you to ride the winds no matter their direction.
• Horseback Riding. Numerous bridle paths wind between Rougemont through Château dŒx to Rossinière.
• Climbing wall. Meet at the Les Moulins to take a climb rain or shine. Tel 924 56 53.

• Bowling.

  phone: +41 26 924 24 54
  address: Parc des Sports
  Head to Bowling du Parc for a good time on the lanes. The centre also offers tennis and ice skating.
• Hiking. With over 300km of marked paths, this regions offers some great opportunities to experience the great outdoors. A walking map with 15 suggested itineraries, labelled with length and difficult, is available around town.
• Watersports

• Hydrospeed. A wild adventure on the river Sarine. Strap on your flippers and float down the river with your head bobbing on the water's surface.
• Canyoning. Suited into an isothermal outfit, you can walk and swim into some of the wildest gorges in the region.
• Canoe or kayak. Paddle around on the lake.
• Contact:
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  Rivières et Aventures

  phone: +41 79 434 70 89
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  H2O Experience

  phone: +41 79 438 74 51
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  Swiss Raft

  phone: +41 26 924 43 50

Biking. Marked mountain biking tracks can be found all around the region.

Swim. The heated, olympic sized swimming pool at au Berceau is open from mid-May to early September.

Ski. There are plenty of opportunities for downhill and cross country skiing, even tobogganing.

• La BrayeA rather small ski area right in the village

• Le Chalet

  phone: +41 26 924 66 77
  address: Route de la gare 2
  Local cuisine in an old house. Has a cheese-making demonstration on some days from 10:30–12:30.

• le Castel

  phone: +41 26 924 74 77
  A pub.

• Irish Tavern

  phone: +41 26 924 74 23

• le Poulailler

  phone: +41 26 924 57 04
  Cabaret.

• La Bamba

  phone: +41 26 924 52 52
  Discotheque.

• Le Zenith

Château-d'Œx has various hotels and traditional Swiss châlets for rent.

Budget

• Camping - Au Berceau

  phone: +41 26 924 62 34
  address: Route des Mosses 18

• Youth hostel

  phone: +41 26 924 64 04
  address: Route des Monnaires 67

• Chalet Perce-Neige

  phone: +41 26 924 69 81
  address: 1660 Château d'Oex

• Restoski

  phone: +41 26 924 62 59
  address: Route des Mosses 104, 1660 La Lécherette

• Hotel Beau-Sejour

  phone: +41 26 924 74 23
  address: 1660 Château d'Oex
  A 2-star hotel.

• Pension le Vieux Chalet

  phone: +41 26 924 68 79
  address: Route de la Frasse 57, 1660 Château d'Oex

• Hotel Valrose

  phone: +41 26 923 77 77
  address: Place de la Gare, Rougemont
  A 3-star hotel.

Mid-range

• Hotel de Commune

  phone: +41 26 925 81 42
  address: 1659 Rougemont
  A 3-star hotel.

• Hotel de Ville

  phone: +41 26 924 74 77
  address: Grand-Rue 70, 1660 Château d'Oex
  A 3-star hotel.

• Hotel-Lodge Roc et Neige

  phone: +41 26 924 33 50
  address: Route des Monnaires 46, 1660 Château d'Oex
  A 3-star hotel.

• Hotel Rougemont

  phone: +41 26 925 80 80
  address: 1659 Rougemont
  A 4-star hotel.

• Gourmet-Hotel Ermitage

  phone: +41 26 924 60 03
  address: 1660 Château d'Oex
  A 3-star hotel.

Splurge

• Hotel Elite

  phone: +41 26 924 52 12
  address: 1658 Rossinière
  A 2-star hotel.

Mountain Huts

• Cabane des Choucas, 1635 meters, tel +41 26 924 79 40.
• Cabane de Ratevel, 1413 meters, tel +41 26 924 78 20.
• Cabane de la Sarouche, 1569 meters, tel +41 26 924 61 40.
• Cabane de la Videmanette, 2120 meters, tel +41 26 924 64 65.
• Les Monts-Chevreuils, 1667 meters, tel +41 26 924 58 61.

Château-d'Œx is very close to many other popular Swiss cities easily accessible by car, such as Gstaad, Montreux, Lausanne, and Bern.