Les balcons de Valloire - Trail itinerary

Valloire

Alban Pernet / Valloire Tourisme

Description

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Guidebook with maps/step-by-step

Departure - From the tourist office, walk past Place de la Mairie up Rue de la Sétaz. 1 - Cross the Ponté bridge and take the path up towards Archaz. 2 - Continue upwards past the hamlet of Archaz. 3 - At the junction of three paths, fork left to reach the Geneuil chapel, point rogerueil. 4 - At Geneuil, you'll pass a drinking-water fountain where you can quench your thirst. 5 - Continue up the path, past the Edelweiss restaurant, then follow the signs for Chapelle des Trois Croix (through the national forest). 6 - Once you've reached the chapel, turn left towards the hamlet of Col. 7 - You'll pass through the hamlets of Les Granges and Les Choseaux-Ville before returning to the Valloire Tourist Office. Variant possible up to the Telegraph Fort.

Tips

Your security:
- Keep in mind that you are riding in mountain areas with sometimes technical trails, significant elevation where weather conditions can change quickly.
- Don't overestimate your abilities
- Check the local weather forecast before leaving / www.meteofrance.com / tel: 3250
- Anticipate and adapt your clothing according to the sectors traveled and provide a survival blanket, windbreaker and whistle.
- If you are going alone, leave information about your itinerary with those around you and make sure you have a charged mobile phone.
- Always provide a reserve of water.
- Stay on the marked paths.
- Be careful of electric fences.
- During hunting season (September to January) and near big game hunts, show your presence.
- Help: in case of emergency contact 112

Your environment:
- Respect private property.
- Do not light a fire.
- Keep your waste and bring it back.
- Respect fruit production and do not cross cultivated fields.
- Do not frighten the cattle.
- Close the park barriers after your visit.
- Respect the direction of the routes.
- Be careful and courteous when overtaking and crossing hikers.