May 22, 2022

Hike from Rumilly to Seynod through Saint-Sylvestre / Cascade du Voile de la Mariée

During winter 2020, I went on a hike from Rumilly to Seynod, passing by the village of Saint-Sylvestre and Cascade du Voile de la Mariée (a waterfall in Chapeiry).

Here is a map of the path I walked:

In late morning, I took the train from Annecy to Rumilly nearby. I then started walking towards Base de Loisirs du Plan d’Eau, like when I walked from Rumilly to Albens a few years ago. This time, I crossed the Chéran river using Passerelle de l’Île and walked on the other side of the river towards Saint-Sylvestre. The village is located around a hill with a church (Église Saint-Sylvestre) at the top. There was no trail to get there so I walked on the side of the road for a while. At the top of the hill, I made a detour to Chapelle Saint-Sylvestre then took a trail down towards Nant de l’Eau Salée and Cascade du Voile de la Mariée (Waterfall of the Bridal Veil). After that, I went up to the village of Chapeiry.

. At Chapeiry there was a good view on Semnoz and Parmelan. Finally I walked down just as the sun was setting, crossed the highway and arrived at La Treige in Seynod. I waited there for the bus back to Annecy.

▲ At the Rumilly train station.

▲ Passage under the tracks.

▲ Dadon river.

▲ Semnoz.

▲ Petit Plan d’Eau (fishing lake).

▲ Chéran river.

▲ Passerelle de l’Île across the Chéran river.

▲ Chemin de la Pomme (Apple Trail).

▲ Primrose at the end of winter.

▲ Saint-Sylvestre.

▲ Montagne des Princes.

▲ Pont de la Paria.

▲ Mont Clergeon.

▲ Plateau du Semnoz.

▲ In order to reach Saint-Sylvestre, I had to walk on the side of the road.

▲ Dead cat.

▲ Towards Rumilly.

▲ Montagne des Princes.

▲ Mont Revard.

▲ Almost at the top of Saint-Sylvestre.

▲ Église Saint-Sylvestre.

▲ Mont du Chat in the background.

▲ Grotte de Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes.

▲ The mountains near Annecy.

▲ Rumilly.

▲ Église Saint-Sylvestre at the top of the hill.

▲ Crand Crêt d’Eau.

▲ Chapelle Saint-Sylvestre.

I didn’t know about it when I went on this hike, but, to the right of the chapel, there is a trail to go down to the “Failles de Saint-Sylvestre” (Faults of Saint-Sylvestre), an interesting rock formation. I went there a few months ago. Here are a few pictures from then.