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Family's Camping Le Savoy: Explore Challes-les-Eaux

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Welcome to Family's Camping Le Savoy in Challes-les-Eaux, located in the beautiful region of Savoie, Rhône-Alpes. This campsite is the perfect starting point to explore the natural and cultural treasures of the area. Immerse yourself in preserved nature with hikes in the surrounding mountains, discover the captivating lakes of the valley, and don't miss the Regional Natural Park of the Massif des ...See more

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Forest Sport Nature & Health trail
478 m

Forest Sport Nature & Health trail

This route through the undergrowth offers walkers a pleasant and surprising experience in the immediate vicinity of the town. On this first part of the Mont Saint Michel slope, accessible to most people from the town center, 3 safe, attractive and combinable loops are open to you. After a short climb, don't hesitate to take a break on the sit-stand furniture, and you'll reach the "Bois des Fées" flat, where the trails are developed. En route on the short loop, you'll be able to walk abreast and chat at the same time, thanks to the nice width of the path. And don't worry about being caught out by passing mountain bikes, as the narrower sections of the trail are split between pedestrians and mountain bikers. In the forest, blending in with nature, friendly animals welcome you for playful runs from log to log, or balancing along the trunks. Children will have no shortage of imagination when it comes to staging themselves, so don't forget to take some souvenir photos. Motivated by discovery, we leave the path leading to Saint Jeoire and head for the "canyon". The rocky staircase will lead you to a pretty panoramic belvedere where you can enjoy a well-deserved rest on the deckchairs. Depending on your level of fitness, you can choose to return by closing the loop quickly, or continue along a slightly uphill path to the Grand Chanet, where you can enjoy the views over the cluse and Mont Granier. Sunbathing awaits you before you return to the town. Small rural heritage features such as low walls, springs and quarries, all testifying to the rich past of this Mediterranean slope.

2 h
2.5 km
Parking du Colombier 73190 Challes-les-Eaux
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Mont Saint Michel and the croix Tête de Beurre
544 m

Mont Saint Michel and the croix Tête de Beurre

Get ready for a fairly long, sporty itinerary on the outskirts of town. At the top, contemplate the view of the Belledonnes massif, the Bauges, the Granier, as well as the valley, and watch the gliders in full flight. D/ Car park at the lake 1/ Walk along the lake, then along the left bank of the Ruisseau de la Mère, past the campsite and parking lot, turn left and cross the bridge. 2/ At the roundabout, follow the road up to the château. At the château, fork right; after the last houses, continue on the small road and then the footpath until you reach the Challes balconies footpath. 3/ Turn right, and at the fork in the road take the sports trail to Mont Saint Michel. Go up through the woods until you reach the chicane giving access to the Bellevarde meadow. At the farm, leave the aerial path leading directly to Mont Saint Michel and take a detour along a flat path at the top of the Camelot gorge. 4/ Join the path heading towards Barby, and at the stele, climb up towards Curienne on a wide track. Go around the Motte Castrale, then take the path that leads through the meadows to Mont Saint Michel. 5/ To return, retrace your steps and at the first crossroads take the gently sloping path to the right. The slope soon accelerates. You leave the path that leads back to the Bellevarde farm to continue your descent. It's possible to take the little path on the right that leads to the pretty viewpoint of the tête de beurre cross. After this little detour, retrace your steps and follow the long descent that takes you to the hamlet of Les Boisserettes, surrounded by vineyards. 6/ Cross the stream once, then a second time along the right bank. At a place called Les Passerelles, you leave this small valley unimpressed by the fanciful "Challes les Eaux 1h30" sign to climb the small hill. 7/ Finally, take the botanical trail up to Challes les Eaux. Take the small Chemin des Monts road down to the Casino and the thermal baths along quiet lanes. From the thermal baths, you can easily reach the roundabout to return to the outward route along the stream.

5 h
12 km
Medium
Parking du plan d'eau Avenue de Chambéry 73190 Challes-les-Eaux
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The Barby loop via the résistants' farm
2.1 km

The Barby loop via the résistants' farm

Near the town, through undergrowth and clearings, approach Mont Saint Michel by strolling through the dry grasslands surrounding the farms. Finish the tour in the pretty spa town of Challes-Les-Eaux. D/ Church parking lot, 1/ Turn left out of the parking lot, then right onto the Route du Château (passing the public wash-houses), then take the Chemin des Chavonnes. 2/ At the end of the tarmac road, follow the Miat circuit along a steep, stony path through the Barby woods for around ten minutes (beware of recent rainfall, as the path may be soaked with drips). At the intersection, turn left and follow the Chemin de la Miat along the Roman road. 3/ Then take the path on the right just after the ruined house and follow the stony, narrow "voie romaine", "chemin de la Miat". 4/ At the small intersection (bend), turn left and follow the yellow markings on a green background through the woods, the path is narrow but less stony (beware, in autumn the ground can be slippery with leaves). At the "Le roc du petit Essart" sign (altitude 630 m), turn right and follow the signs to the Maquis stele. 5/ At the Chemin de la Paraie sign, turn right, following the signs for "Barby et Challes par Bellevarde". The path leads to a vast clearing with a view of Mont Saint Michel, Mont Granier to the right and "La croix du Nivolet" just behind. Continue into the meadow, and at the fork, turn left to the stele, still following the yellow markings. 6/ At the stele and the "ferme des résistants" (former building where one of Savoie's first maquis was established in August 1942), head for Bellevarde, the last climb before starting your descent to Challes. At the end of the climb, turn right. The path downhill is pleasant and offers an unobstructed view of the Camelot gorge and, further down, the Challes-Les-Eaux airfield. Caution: do not cross the pastures, but follow the main path. 7/ Continue along the path past the Bellevarde farm. After the farm, stay on the main path. At the bottom of a bend to the right, in front of the dry grassland of Les Plantées (explanatory sign), there's a bench where you can take a break and enjoy a view of the valley and Mont Granier. After this short break, retrace your steps and return to the path. 8/ At Chanet (altitude 415m), turn left towards Triviers. At the next signpost, follow the signs for St Jeoire-Prieuré - Boisserette and continue downhill through the undergrowth (where wild boar roam) to the "Triviers reservoir" sign, then follow the "Triviers 10 minutes" sign. 9/ Once you're back on the tarmac road, turn left to reach the Château de Triviers (on the right, you can hear the roar of the "La Furieuse" waterfall). >>Hundred-year-old trees, including huge redwoods, surround a building constructed in 1550. Converted into apartments in 1995, the Château de Triviers has been a stronghold, a boarding house, a furnished apartment, a vacation camp and a hotel over the years >>. 10/ Cross the park. At the end of the pond, take the tree-lined driveway which runs in a straight line. After the elegant casino (an Empire-style establishment built in 1883 on the site of marshland according to plans drawn up by architects Pelaz and Charmot), continue in the direction of the spa, passing the restaurant "Le chalet du mini golf". >>Implanted in a park with century-old trees, the Thermes has retained the charm of the thermal baths of the 1900s. Its glass roof, mosaics and enamel decorations house treatment facilities for respiratory and gynaecological treatments, using some of the most sulphurous water in Europe. N.B.: If you feel tired, you can take the bus back to Chambéry city center on line C (Challes Centre stop at the bus station). A little extra: After the thermal baths, you can make a detour to the leisure center. At the roundabout, turn left and follow the signs for the municipal campsite, then "Base de loisirs de Challes". In summer, you can cool off in the bathing area (lake) and enjoy a snack at the refreshment bar. 11/ Near the spa, take the "montée du château" (next to the hotel and gourmet restaurant "Le château des Comtes de Challes"). Continue up to the end of the asphalt road. Follow the Chemin des Ruffines and then the signs for Barby (30 minutes). 12/ On the way back, you'll pass by the former hospice cellar. A little before Barby, you can arrive either via the Chemin des Chavonnes or the Route du Château.

4 h
12 km
Easy
Eglise de Barby 73230 Barby
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From Ternèze to Mont Saint Michel
2.5 km

From Ternèze to Mont Saint Michel

What a superb sight. From the bottom of the canyon, where the waters of the Ternèze make their way and canyonists enjoy themselves, to the heights of Mont Saint Michel, where the surrounding massifs are just waiting to be named, you're in for a treat. . D/ Car park next to the town hall and school 1/ Turn right on the D11 towards Barby, leaving the church on your left, go down the route de la Bathie and continue slightly right on the chemin du Moulin to the macrophyte wastewater treatment plant. The path continues to the left of the plant and leads down to the Ternèze stream. 2/ At the crossroads of the path from La Batie and the Leysse, keep right until you reach the Terneze canyon footbridge, where you can admire the clear-water basins and slides. 3/ Retrace your steps to take the path towards La Batie, which runs along the left bank of the stream. After a kilometer or so, you leave the combe and climb back up a hairpin bend in the road. 4/ Follow the road for a few hundred metres, then in the hairpin turn onto the path that runs through the Grand Bois above Barby. 5/ Gradually gain altitude, reach the stele at the Ferme des résistants and then head upstream around the Camelot gorge. As you go around the bend, you ignore the path leading to La Bognette and La Motte Castrale. 6/ On the "plateau", leave the track leading back to Curienne and continue via "La combe du puits" and "Sous le Mont" to Mont Saint Michel, following the signs. From the chapel, you can enjoy a 360° panoramic view of the surrounding mountains. 7/ Back at the "Sous le Mont" sign to complete the loop, go straight ahead on the slightly sloping path. At the next junction, take the path to the left of the house, but don't go all the way down to the road. 8/ At the end of the path, you'll come to a semi-tarmac road. Turn left and then right at the sign for "Sur Montmerlet". You'll arrive at the Montmerlet parking lot. Head to the right of the parking lot, and at the watering hole take the path down to the right. 9/ After a few minutes, you'll reach the road again. Stay on the right-hand side of the road for 100 m, then take the path on the right which takes you back into the woods. 10/ At the road, cross in front on the gravel path, then take the path on the right, towards the wooden sign "direction village". You'll come to the D11, turn right and follow the road for 150 m. Once again, be careful, as this is a busy road. 11/ Follow the "Chemin de Létraz" on your left, where you'll see a stone cross. Cross the fields and enjoy an unobstructed view of the mountains. 12/ At the road, turn left and follow it until you reach the church, the town hall and your vehicle.

3 h
11 km
Easy
Parking à coté de la mairie et de l'école 73190 Curienne
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The Coche tour
3.2 km

The Coche tour

Just a stone's throw from Chambéry. Set off in search of incredible views of the valley and mountains from the various vantage points of this sporting hike, which takes in Mont Charvais, Croix de la Coche, Bec du corbeau and Pas de Fosse! D/ Car park at the socio-cultural center 1/ Turn left onto the "chemin pré-martin" road. At the end, turn left (hamlet of Musselin). A little further on, turn right onto "chemin des sources" and follow "Croix de la Coche" (yellow markings). 2/ Take the narrow path alongside a dry stream. At the end of this path, after a few wooden steps, turn right onto the road for about ten metres, then left towards Mont Charvais. Follow the red and white GR signs. 3/ The path climbs through undergrowth, but at times offers a lovely view of the heights of St Baldoph and the Bauges on the right. At the end of the path, and again after a few wooden steps, you reach the road. Immediately turn left, "chemin des Miguets", then right onto the path through the undergrowth (wooden sign: footpath), follow the GR markings. 4/ At the end of the path, turn right after the imposing old house. Follow the asphalt road "chemin du château". After the bus stop on the right, cross the road and take the path on the left towards La Croix de la Coche (GR signposting). Follow the path up through the undergrowth. 5/ At the end of the path, turn left towards Mont Charvais (5 minutes away) and take advantage of the viewpoint indicator to admire the view of the Chartreuse on the right, the Belledonnes, the Lauzière massif (in the background) and the start of the Bauges with the pointe de la Galoppaz. Retrace your steps and follow the path towards the Croix de la Coche. 6/ Just before the road, turn right onto the downhill path which, a little further on, runs alongside the sheep park on the right. At the end of the path, cross the tarmac road and climb the path marked "sentier de la Coche" (yellow markings). 7/ Cross the road again and follow the path uphill. Pay close attention to the yellow and GR markings. At the intersection, turn right onto the steep path that climbs to the stone cross (Alt 618 m). >>The word coche or cochette used to mean "passage" or "pass". It served as a link between the villages of Saint Baldoph, Barberaz and Montagnole. Go back down and follow the widest left-hand path towards the "bec du corbeau". The path then climbs and turns slightly right. 8/ At the fork in the road, turn right towards the "bec du corbeau". Approach the lookout to enjoy the view of Barberaz, Lac du Bourget, the quarries and the foothills of the Chartreuse. Retrace your steps. Take the path to the right towards pointe de la Gorgeat and grande montagne. This is a pleasant path, shaded in summer. 9/ Follow the track and you'll arrive at "la grande montagne". This is a crossroads for several trails. Follow the GR96 "pointe de la Gorgeat" on your right. The trail climbs. 5 minutes after leaving "la grande montagne", you'll come to a fork in the road, keep to the left. 10/ You come to a road. Here you'll discover a magnificent, unobstructed view of La Galoppaz, Le Nivolet and the Belledonne mountains. Continue along this road to the right. After 5 minutes, leave it to enter a path on the right (keep your eyes peeled, it's not very visible). You'll find yourself on a rocky slab-like path overlooking the road. >>This rock is original, it was there long before us and will be there again. The proof is in the magnificent ammonite fossil visible on the path >>. 11/ Continue your ascent by taking the path to the right (this time, don't follow the GR signs). Your ascent continues for another 20 m to reach the last viewpoint, where you can enjoy a picnic break surrounded by the Chartreuse and the majestic Belledonnes. 12/ To return, take the path in the opposite direction, keeping to the left as you descend. After the fork in the road about 10 minutes further on, keep to the right, following the signs until you reach the Grande Montagne crossroads. Look out for the yellow signs, and follow them in the direction of St Baldolph. Go downhill to the right, following the yellow signs. 13/ At the arrow, follow it to the left. Be careful, the path you take is on slabs of rock, and therefore slippery. At the end of the path, join the road and follow it to the left for 100 metres. 14/ Once you've found the signs, take the path down to the right. The path descends through the forest for 10 to 15 minutes before reaching a tarmac road in a housing estate. Continue through the houses until you reach the "Chartreuse" bus stop and the starting path. 15/ Turn right onto chemin du château and follow the signposted path past the large building on the left, continuing along the path taken from the driveway in the opposite direction until you reach the small rue Pré-martin and the parking lot.

5 h
12 km
Medium
Parking du centre socio-culturel Chemin de pré Martin 73190 Saint-Baldoph
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