Hike from Groisy to Argonay
At the end of 2020, I walked from Groisy to Argonay, near Annecy.
Here is a map of the path I walked:
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- Day of the hike: December 14, 2020
In the morning, I took the train to Groisy (Gare de Groisy-Thorens-la Caille). I first walked down towards Bois de la Forêt. I then took a path in the forest towards Étang de la Lèche, a small lake that was frozen when I passed by. After that, I walked up to Saint-Martin-Bellevue. Finally, I went down to Argonay where I boarded a local Sibra bus to Annecy.
▲ View towards Thorens from the Groisy train station.
▲ Montagne de Sous-Dine.
▲ Léman Express train.
▲ Tête du Parmelan on the left.
▲ Passing over the train track.
▲ Passing under the highway.
▲ It was quite cold.
▲ In the so-called “Bois de la Forêt” (literally “Forest Woods”).
▲ Walking next to the highway.
▲ Dents de Lanfon and Mont Veyrier.
▲ Passing under the train track.
▲ Train tunnel.
▲ The path goes to the antenna.
▲ Highway seen from the antenna.
▲ Le Môle.
▲ I cut through a field and walked off-trail towards a path.
▲ La Tournette.
▲ Crêt de la Dame and Mont Pelé.
▲ Salève.
▲ This road goes towards Allonzier-la-Caille.
▲ I walked towards Saint-Martin-Bellevue instead.
▲ Dents du Midi, Pointe d’Andey and Montagne de Cou.
▲ Telecom antenna in Bois Boccard.
▲ Saint-Martin-Bellevue in the foreground.
▲ Montagne de la Mandallaz.
▲ Étang de la Lèche.
▲ Frozen.
▲ Mont du Chat in the background.
▲ Chemin de l’ACTANA.
▲ Col de Barman and Col du Pertuis.
▲ Villaz.
▲ Towards Chablais (in the background).
▲ Towards Col de la Frétallaz.
▲ On the way up to Saint-Martin-Bellevue.
▲ Viewpoint in Saint-Martin-Bellevue.
▲ Salève and the telecom antenna I had passed by earlier.
▲ Bauges.
▲ Tête du Parmelan.
▲ Golf de Saint-Martin-Bellevue.
▲ Dent du Cruet.
▲ The sun appears.
▲ Église Saint-Martin. The church was closed but it was possible to view the inside.
▲ Parmelan.
▲ Chêne du Sénéchal (or simply Gros Chêne, meaning Big Oak), a particularly large oak in Argonay. However, it fell down naturally a couple of months later (February 2021).
▲ Banc du Lac. It means “Lake Bench”, but there was no view on Lake Annecy.
▲ Above the village of Argonay.
▲ Lake Annecy after sunset.
▲ Semnoz.
▲ Mont Veyrier.
▲ Chapelle funéraire Desjardins.
▲ Parmelan.
▲ The chapel from up close.
