montmin

February 20, 2023

Hike to Montagne du Villard & Pointe de Chenevier

In autumn 2021, I went on a hike to Montagne du Villard and Pointe de Chenevier, starting in Doussard and arriving in Talloires.

December 14, 2022

Hike to Mamelon Vert

Last summer, I went on a hike to Mamelon Vert, next to La Tournette in Montmin.

October 29, 2022

Hike to Col des Nantets, Col de l'Aulp & Col de la Forclaz: From Thônes to Doussard

In spring 2021, I walked from Thônes to Doussard, passing though 3 saddles: Col des Nantets, Col de l’Aulp and Col de la Forclaz.

July 14, 2021

Hike to Cascade d'Angon, Pont des Fées, Belvédère du Bois des Hêtres & Col de la Forclaz

Last summer, I went on a hike in Talloires: Starting from Lake Annecy, I walked up to Col de la Forclaz, visiting Cascade d’Angon, Pont des Fées and Belvédère du Bois des Hêtres along the way.

March 27, 2021

Hike to Vallée de Montmin & Col de la Forclaz

During winter 2020, I went on a hike in Vallée de Montmin below La Tournette.

June 17, 2019

Hike around Pointe de Chenevier

In early spring, I went on a hike around Pointe de Chenevier, a mountain opposite Pointe de la Rochette on the other side of Col de la Forclaz.

October 8, 2018

Hike to Crêt des Mouches

Last summer, I went on a hike to Crêt des Mouches, a mountain in the Bornes next to La Tournette.

November 3, 2014

Hike to La Tournette

At 2,351m, La Tournette is the highest of the mountains surrounding Lake Annecy, in Haute-Savoie. It is part of the Bornes Massif.

The trail is well marked and steep but not that hard except towards the end. It starts at the Chalet de l’Aulp, in the village of Montmin. However, there is no public transportation to get there. So after poring over maps and looking on the internet, I settled for taking the same path I used when I went to Pointe de la Rochette: I first rode my bike to Verthier, at the southern end of the lake, then took the forest trail up to Col de la Forclaz and, finally, walked past Pointe de la Rochette to reach the Chalet. An alternative would have been to start in Talloires and go through Col des Nantets on the way to the Chalet.

Update 2017: There is now a summer shuttle from Talloires to Col de la Forclaz and the center of Montmin. It doesn’t arrive exactly at the Chalet but gets you closer.

Update 2021: The bus lines mentioned above to Col de la Forclaz and Montmin are now operated by SIBRA, the operator of the Annecy bus network: SIBRA lines F1 and F2. They now operate on the week-ends of June and September, as well as every day in July and August. They remain free.

October 25, 2014

Hike to Pointe de la Rochette & Rocher du Roux

After returning from Japan, I spent the summer in Annecy, in the mountainous Haute-Savoie area of France. For my first hike, I went to Pointe de la Rochette and Rocher du Roux (actually, just a viewpoint nearby), near La Tournette (the highest mountain bordering Lake Annecy) in the Bornes Massif.