Hiking "la petite Ravine- Fouettaz" tour

Credit : OT Combloux

Hiking starting from Cuchet car park. Nice family walk through forest and mountain pastures, with a stunning view over the whole Mont-Blanc massif.
Departure: Cuchet car park
Duration: 2h15
Ascents: 260m
Height of departure : 1260m
Height of arrival : 1520m
Accessible to pushchairs: no
Type of path : fields, rocky path
Difficulty level: family walk, easy
Marking : Sivom white and green signs

For more details, a hiking map is for sale at the tourist office for 6€.

Description: From Cuchet car park, you will climb up a forest until the "Alpage de Beauregard". Then take the flat path on your left, crissing pastures and forests. You will arrive to a place called "La Ravine" where you can enjoy a clear view of Mont-Blanc.
You can continue to la Petite Ravine restaurant (approximately 200m) or go back down by a narrow path following "La Fouettaz" direction.
First you will cross a forest before arriving to "la Berthaz" chalets, then "la Fouettaz" hamlet.
To go back to "Le chalet de la Vieille", two itineraries are available:
- The path along the road to "Fontaine Désir" (a farm still in activity) and go up for approximatly 15 minutes to reach "le chalet de la Vieille".
- From "La Fouettaz", take the path on your left leading to 2 chalets before arriving to "le chalet de la Vieille".