Hiking in Crest-Voland / Cohennoz

Départ du parking du PLANAY. Prendre la direction de BAN ROUGE en montant par le Crêt, Chemin de la Peignière, Ruisseau de la Corne, La Corne, Sur le tré et Sous Ban Rouge. Retour au PLANAY en passant par Sous Ban Rouge, Col de la Basse Combe, Col de la Limace, La Limace, Le Bouza, Sous le Bouza, Plan Désert, Le Stomu, Le Chardonnet et Les Combes. Option: si vous disposez d'une heure de plus, vous pouvez, depuis le Col de Basse Combe, accéder au MONT DE VORES et ses 2067 m d'altitude. A VOIR : Panoramas : les points de vue sur le majestueux Mont-Blanc ne manquent pas dans le Val d'Arly, et vous en trouverez encore un magnifique exemple en passant par le Ban Rouge. Table d'orientation et panorama grandiose à 1983 m d'altitude vous y attendent.

DEPARTURE: Parking Planay. ROUTE: from the Planay car park, follow briefly the main road and, at the garage of the ski lifts, turn left towards the COMBES. Continue on the communal road to LE CHARDONNET then right on the track to LE STOMU. Continue straight on the trail, then the pleasant trail to PLAN DESERT. Return by the same route. POINT OF INTEREST : - Lake Plan Desert, nice little lake with barbecues and picnic tables, ideal for a gourmet break! Possibility of fishing. Information at the tourist office.

From the PLANAY car park, follow LE CRÊT (1340m), then LE PLAN DU DRAYON (1491m), LE GOLET (1465m), and finally the COL OF DRAYON (1517m). From there, join SOUS QUÉZET (1696m), LE QUÉZET (1740m), then SOUS LA CROIX (1770m) and climb to the summit of the CRÊT DU MIDI (1890m). Go back down to COL OF THE LA BUTTE (1880m), then continue until BAN ROUGE (1983m). Attack the descent until SUR LE TRÉ and continue towards BOUZA (1685m). Continue in the direction of SOUS LE BOUZA (1597m), PLAN DESERT (1491m), STOMU (1420m), and finally the CHARDONNET (1365m). From there, return by LES COMBES (1325m) then LE PLANAY (1310m). POINTS OF INTEREST: - Beautiful Panorama from Ban Rouge - Lake of Plan Desert, nice little lake with barbecues and picnic tables, ideal for a gourmet break! Possibility of fishing - The chalets of Bouza, an example of the well preserved architecture of old farms.

DEPARTURE: Parking Planay. ROUTE: from the Planay car park, follow briefly the main road and, at the garage of the ski lifts, turn left towards the COMBES. Continue on the communal road to LE CHARDONNET then right on the track to LE STOMU. Continue straight on the trail then the pleasant trail to PLAN DESERT. From there, take the track on the right which goes up to SOUS LE BOUZA then LE BOUZA. Take the track on the left and join the intersection of SUR LE TRE. Get off on the trail through the forest by LA CORNE and continue on this path until the RUISSEAU DE LA CORNE. Take the track on the left towards CHEMIN DE LA PEIGNIÈRE, then on the right the municipal road towards CRET and PLANAY. POINTS OF INTEREST: - Lake Plan Desert, nice little lake with barbecues and picnic tables, ideal for a gourmet break! - The chalets of Bouza, an example of the well preserved architecture of old farms.

Départ du parking de PLAN DESERT. Prendre la direction du LAC DU GUÏ puis accéder au MONT VORES par Sous la Roche, Grand Roche, Crête de Douce, Crête du Vorès et Pied du Mont. Depuis le sommet, redescendre au PLAN DESERT en passant par Les Trois Coins, Le Col de la limace, La Limace, Le Bouza et Sous le Bouza. A VOIR : Les chalets du Bouza et de la Limace, un exemple de l’architecture bien conservée de ces fermes anciennes. A SAVOIR : Le Col de la Basse Combe correspond au passage de l'ancien chemin des contrebandiers, qui transportaient de la marchandise venue d'Italie. La Commune de Notre Dame de Bellecombe se situait en zone franche de 1860 à 1923. Pendant cette période, de nombreux douaniers s'installeront dans le village pour réprimer cette activité de contrebande.

DEPARTURE: Tourist Office of Notre Dame de Bellecombe. ROUTE: from the Tourist Office, go back briefly along the Route des Grandes Alpes to the direction of TÉLÉSKI DU REGUET. Continue straight on the track towards the TERRET. Turn left then left again to reach the bottom of the TÉLÉSKI DE LA VERDETTE. Follow the path on the right towards LE FAY. Back on the track, continue right to return to the village. POINT OF INTEREST : - The "télétraineau", a ski transportlift classified industrial heritage that you can admire in front of the parking of the town hall. Dating from 1937, it was the first ski lift of Notre Dame de Bellecombe. It operated until 1948 before being replaced by the first ski lift with pylons. This model, unique in France, allowed to transport 20 people with their skis to the summit of Reguet in 6 minutes.

DEPARTURE : Hamlet of Frasses - parking. ROUTE : from the parking, join the signpost ARCANIÈRE and take the trail of alpine climbing to GUI (small lake below). Take the track on the left to join MONT-ROND. Go down the track on MOUILLE FROIDE, BELLAVELLE then LES FRASSES. POINTS OF INTEREST : - Alpine pastures, varied panoramas and Lake Guï. - The flocks of beautiful Tarine cows whose milk production is used to make Beaufort cheese. The paths on which you walk are not all public. Some owners have kindly left the right of way to walkers. This is the case on this route.

DEPARTURE: Tourist Office. ROUTE: from the Tourist Office, cross the road and take the municipal road that climbs between two buildings and then becomes a path. Walk briefly along the road and take the path to the right in the bend. Cross again the road and take on the right overhanging it until CHELOUP (be attentive to the marks of markup / yellow painting). From there, go down on the right between the farms to join LES NANTETS. Continue on the path then on the road to reach the village. POINTS OF INTEREST: - Cheloup Farms, an example of well preserved architecture of these old buildings. - The House of fairy tales: an unusual and magical museum with animated characters and scenes, which light up according to the story told in enchanting scenery!

DEPARTURE : Lachat parking (tennis) - Notre Dame de Bellecombe. Follow the indications "Chez Maryse" and continue to the end of the road. ROUTE : From the tennis court, go to the LE LACHAT signpost. Take the trail in the undergrowth to LE GOLET. Go down the track towards LES CLIEUX and LA LAC DES EVETTES. Return by the same route. POINTS OF INTEREST : - Lake Evettes, nice little natural lake in the middle of the fir trees. Possibility of fishing, information at the tourist office. - The "Cache-cache des animaux" trail, thematic trail to discover the fauna of our mountains.

DEPARTURE: Tourist Office. ROUTE: From the Tourist Office, go down briefly along the Route des Grandes Alpes to the ÉGLISE signpost. Take the road then the path between the houses to LES NANTETS then left to CHELOUP. Cross the road in the direction of HAUT DE CHELOUP and turn left on the track to go up to REGUET. From there, down the trail on the left LE MANS then the track, again to the left to reach the TERRET then the village. POINTS OF INTEREST: - The "télétraineau", a ski transport lift classified industrial heritage that you can admire in front of the parking of the town hall. Dating from 1937, it was the first ski lift of Notre Dame de Bellecombe. It operated until 1948 before being replaced by the first ski lift with pylons. This model, unique in France, allowed to transport 20 people with their skis to the summit of Reguet in 6 minutes. - Cheloup Farms, an example of well preserved architecture of these old buildings. - View of the village of Notre Dame de Bellecombe and its famous bulbous bell tower.