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June 19, 2021

Hike to Grotte des Sarrazins & Grotte de la Cheminée

A few months ago, I went on a hike below Mont Baret and Mont Veyrier and visited a few caves there, including Grotte des Sarrazins (below Mont Baret) and Grotte de la Cheminée (below Chapeau de Napoléon).

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Tagged annecy, bornes, cave, france, haute-savoie, hiking, mont veyrier, mountain, spring, veyrier-du-lac
May 31, 2021

Hike around Mont Veyrier & Mont Baron

In the winter of 2020, I went on a hike around Mont Veyrier and Mont Baron.

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Tagged annecy, bornes, forest, france, haute-savoie, hiking, lake annecy, mont veyrier, mountain, winter
April 24, 2021

Hike to Nâves-Parmelan, Villaz & Argonay

In winter 2020, starting in Annecy-le-Vieux, I went on a hike on the other side of the Fier river to Nâves-Parmelan, Villaz and Argonay.

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Tagged annecy, argonay, bornes, fier, filliere, france, haute-savoie, hiking, nature, naves, parmelan, river, villaz, winter
April 20, 2021

Walk in Cran-Gevrier & Annecy

During winter 2020, I went on a short walk from Cran-Gevrier to the center of Annecy.

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Tagged annecy, city, cran gevrier, france, haute-savoie, sunset, thiou, walk, winter
April 10, 2021

Hike from Sevrier to Quintal & Vieugy

In winter 2020, starting in Sevrier, I walked across the Semnoz to Quintal and Vieugy, visiting Croix du Chef-Lieu, Belvédère de Sainte-Catherine and Grottes de Quintal on the way.

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Tagged annecy, bauges, forest, france, haute-savoie, hiking, lake annecy, mountain, quintal, semnoz, sevrier
March 22, 2021

Walk from Annecy-le-Vieux to Veyrier-du-Lac & Menthon-Saint-Bernard

During winter 2020, I walked from Annecy-le-Vieux to Veyrier-du-Lac and Menthon-Saint-Bernard on the east side of Lake Annecy.

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Tagged annecy, france, haute-savoie, hiking, lake annecy, menthon-saint-bernard, mountain, veyrier-du-lac, winter
March 12, 2021

Hike along the Viéran river

At the beginning of 2020, I went on a hike along the Viéran river, north of Annecy. I had already followed part of it when I walked from Pont de la Caille to Argonay & Annecy: This time I followed the course of the river all the way until its confluence with the Fier river.

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Tagged annecy, forest, france, haute-savoie, hiking, nature, river, winter
January 19, 2021

Hike to Montagne de la Mandallaz (Winter 2020)

On the first day of 2020, I went on a hike to Montagne de la Mandallaz near Annecy: This time, instead of the Tête where I had already been a few times, I went up to the actual (and somewhat unremarkable) summit of the mountain.

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Tagged annecy, fog, forest, france, haute-savoie, hiking, jura, mandallaz, mountain, nature, sea of clouds, winter
January 8, 2021

Hike to Barrage de Chavaroche & Centrale Hydroélectrique de Brassilly

At the end of 2019, I went on walk in Poisy, near Annecy: From the center of Poisy, I went down towards the Fier river and Barrage de Chavaroche then walked along the Fier until Centrale Hydroélectrique de Brassilly.

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Tagged annecy, dam, fier, france, haute-savoie, hking, nature, poisy, river, winter
January 4, 2021

Snowshoe hike on Plateau du Semnoz

Last winter, I tried snowshoeing and visited a few of the nordic skiing resorts around Annecy. Most of them have prepared tracks (with packed snow) for walking and snowshoes. The first resort I visited was the one closest to Annecy, at Station du Semnoz.

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Tagged annecy, bauges, france, haute-savoie, hiking, mountain, savoie, semnoz, snow, snowshoe, winter
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