The Lausanne tourist office will acquaint you with the best places for jogging in and around the city. Vita Parcours trails, broken up by various stops for exercising, are found at Vidy, at Chalet-à-Gobet, and above Pully, the last lying between Lausanne and Montreux. The tourist office will also advise about the best transportation connections to reach starting points, and provide maps showing their various locations.

Following in the footsteps of such celebrities as the late Charlie Chaplin, you can go hiking -- some call it strolling -- through vineyard and château country along the north shore of Lake Geneva. Literally millions have been here before you. Not only the Lausanne tourist office but various town and village offices will advise you of the best itineraries and supply detailed maps to guide you on your way. If you enjoy planning this sort of thing even before your arrival in the Vaud, consider contacting the Association Vaudoise de Tourisme Pédestre (Vaudois Association of Trekkers and Hill Climbers), 23, Grand St-Jean, CH-1003 Lausanne (tel. 021/323-10-84).

For more vertiginous and higher-altitude adventures, you can take mountain wilderness trails cutting into the Alps Vaudoises. You can also explore the canyons and heavily wooded areas around Château-d'Oex, or the alpine meadows above Villars.