Cycling route: Col de Bassachaux from Châtel

At 12 km from Châtel, this pass is the end of the Abondance Valley's road. The view is beautiful: One side, the village of Châtel, and the other side: Montriond's Lake.The Col de Bassachaux is a site of Chablais Geopark, its history is linked to the formation of the Northern Alps. An orientation table and a presentation explains everything.

From this spot there are views of the land of the smugglers, Abondance Valley, and the Aulps Valley and Montriond Lake. The shaping of these two valleys following the last two great glaciations and the birth of Montiond Lake is revealed here.The Col de Bassachaux is one of the emblematic geosites of the Chablais UNESCO World Geopark. Reading tables guide your gaze and allow you to decipher the landscapes before your eyes: on one side the Mont de Grange and its mountain pastures, on the other the Lac de Montriond and its glacial valley.