First volume of a 2-part guide to walking in the Haute Savoie in the French Alps. This guidebook covers the area south of Lake Geneva to the Swiss border including Salève, Chablais and the Vallée Verte, with Evian and Morzine among places to stay. 30 walks include local summits and ridges, but generally straightforward terrain.


A guidebook of half and full-day walks in the lovely Haute Savoie mountains of France. This guide describes 30 circular routes of between 7 and 13km, based around Evian-les-Bains, Morzine, Abondance, Châtel, St-Julien-en-Genevois, Bellevaux, Boège and Habère-Poche. Graded from easy to difficult, there are walks to suit most abilities, but a few have some exposed sections and need a head for heights.

The guide is divided into 6 areas covering the Salève and Vuache, the Vallée Verte, the Vallée du Brevon, Pre-Alpes du Léman and Val d'Abondance. Alongside a detailed route description and map, each walk has a summary of all you need to know before you set out (distance, time to walk, ascent, maximum altitude and instructions for accessing the start). The guidebook includes advice on travel, accommodation and equipment, as well as information about local wildlife and Savoyard food and drink, and a glossary of useful French words.

Visitors flock to the Chamonix area and the Mont Blanc range, but that is only part of what the Haute Savoie has to offer. With highlights including Cornettes de Bise, Mont de Grange, Dent d-Oche and Pic Boré, the walks in this guide will show you a quieter, less busy side to this outstandingly beautiful area.


Contents

Introduction
A short history of the Haute Savoie
Wildlife
Plants and flowers
Getting there
When to go
Accommodation
Savoyard food and drink
What to take
Waymarking
Maps
Safety
Using this guide

Salève and Vuache
Walk 1 Gorges du Salève
Walk 2 Balcon du Salève
Walk 3 Grand Piton
Walk 4 Pointe du Plan
Walk 5 Boucle de l’Iselet
Walk 6 Le Vuache

Vallée Verte
Walk 7 Signal des Voirons
Walk 8 Mont de Vouan
Walk 9 Pointe de Miribel
Walk 10 Montagne d’Hirmentaz
Walk 11 Mont Forchat

Vallée du Brevon
Walk 12 Mont d’Hermone
Walk 13 Rocher de Nifflon
Walk 14 Pointe de la Gay
Walk 15 Pointe de Chalune
Walk 16 Haute Pointe
Walk 17 Pointe d’Uble

Pré-Alpes du Léman
Walk 18 Pic des Mémises
Walk 19 Pic Boré
Walk 20 Dent d’Oche

Val d’Abondance
Walk 21 Cornettes de Bise
Walk 22 Lac d’Arvouin
Walk 23 Autour du Mont Chauffé
Walk 24 Roc de Tavaneuse
Walk 25 Mont de Grange
Walk 26 Pointe des Mattes
Walk 27 Le Morclan

Val de Morzine
Walk 28 Col de Chésery
Walk 29 Pointe de Ressachaux
Walk 30 Col de Cou

Appendix A Route summary table
Appendix B Useful information
Appendix C Glossary of useful French words