Built around 1860, this bisse crosses the vineyards above Sion in the Diolly area. The trail can be extended by continuing to the Bisses de Mont d’Orge and Siphon. For more information consult the relevant pages on this site. All three bisses are found close to the Mont d’Orge lake, which is well-known and loved by locals.

Total length : 4 km for the Bisse de Lentine alone.

Altitude : Between 650 and 750 metres.

Route time : Approximately 2 hours (without the return trip).

Location :  Diolly, above Sion, to the right of the Rhône.

Difficulty : No particular difficulty

Ordinance Survey map 1 : 50'000  no. 273T Montana.

Best period : April to November.

Departure

From the middle of the village of Drône («Savièse»), descend the Ruelle du Boulanger until you reach the sign-post "Pont de la Sionne, Grimisuat, Bisse de Lentine". Continue your descent on the tarmac road which crosses the vineyards below the village of Drône. At the first hairpin bend, turn left in the direction of the Sionne river and continue for 100 metres until you reach the sign-post «Sentier Nature» (no. 6 et 9). Follow the path down towards to the Sionne to where the bisse takes water. 

Itinerary

Follow the bisse as far as Mont d’Orge. After about 4 km you reach an urban area and the bisse continues entirely underground as far as the Mont d’Orge lake. If you would like to continue on the Bisses de Mont d’Orge and Siphon refer to the relevant pages on this site. 

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Thanks to the low altitude of this bisse it is accessible both very early and very late in the season. In the autumn, the colours of the vineyards are splendid and the path overlooks the Rhône valley offering magnificent views.