Hike to Pointe de Rouelletaz
In the summer of 2022, I went on a hike to Pointe de Rouelletaz, near Tête des Annes and Pointe des Delevrets.
Here is a map of the path I walked:
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- Day of the hike: August 21, 2022
In the morning, I took a Car Région bus to Le Grand-Bornand. I then headed to the lower station of Télécabine du Rosay and went up to the summit of Mont Lachat de Châtillon. From there, I walked down to Lac de Maroly using a ski track and kept going to Col des Annes through Clef des Annes. At Col des Annes, I started on the way up to Col de l’Oulettaz, below Pointe de Rouelletaz, and found the unmarked path to the summit of the Pointe nearby. There was a great view at the top. On the way down, I walked off-trail through the limestone towards the trail that links Refuge de Gramusset and Chalet du Planet. Finally, I walked down to Auberge Nordique where I waited for a summer bus back to the village.
▲ Télécabine du Rosay.
▲ Mont Lachat de Châtillon.
▲ At the top of Mont Lachat de Châtillon.
▲ Towards Thônes.
▲ Pointe de Rouelletaz.
▲ Lac de Maroly and Pointe de Grande Combe.
▲ Col des Annes.
▲ Following a ski track down. It was steep but the ground was quite dry so there was no issue.
▲ Looking back at Mont Lachat de Châtillon.
▲ Lac de Maroly.
▲ Pointe de Rouelletaz.
▲ #GrandBo.
▲ Col des Annes.
▲ At Clef des Annes, looking back at Mont Lachat de Châtillon.
▲ Chalets at Col des Annes.
▲ Pointe d’Almet.
▲ On the way up to Tête des Annes.
▲ Summit of Tête des Annes.
▲ Pointe de Chombas.
▲ Chalet du Planet.
▲ Col de l’Oulettaz and Pointe de Rouelletaz.
▲ Pointe Percée.
▲ Le Reposoir
▲ Aravis.
▲ At Col de l’Oulettaz.
▲ Pointe de Rouelletaz.
▲ Tête du Château.
▲ Unmarked path to Pointe de Rouelletaz. The trail was not very visible.
▲ Limestone.
▲ Summit of Pointe de Rouelletaz.
▲ Towards Pointe des Delevrets and Tête des Annes.
▲ Towards Le Reposoir.
▲ Pointe de Grande Combe.
▲ Pointe Percée.
▲ Towards Les Confins in La Clusaz.
▲ Refuge de Gramusset.
▲ Tête de Nancy.
▲ On the way down.
▲ Cairn.
▲ Off-trail through the limestone. There was no visible path, although there were cairns here and there.
▲ Looking back at Pointe de Rouelletaz.
▲ Seashell fossils.
▲ Mont Lachat de Châtillon.
▲ On the trail.
▲ From that large cairn, I went down to Chalet du Planet.
▲ Vallée du Bouchet.
▲ Pic de Jallouvre and Pointe Blanche.
▲ Cow at Chalet du Planet.
▲ Pointe de Rouelletaz.
▲ Mont Charvet.
▲ Pointe Percée in the clouds.
▲ In Vallée du Bouchet.
▲ View towards Pointe de Rouelletaz from Auberge Nordique.