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Day 3: Bellecombe-en-Bauges to Le Châtelard
Description
This forest-style stage takes you deeper into the heart of the Bauges, to its historic "capital", the village of Le Châtelard.
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Agence alpine des territoires - 12/03/2026
www.agate-territoires.fr
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Phone :
04 79 54 86 40
04 79 33 42 47
04 79 54 63 65
04 79 54 84 28
Email :
info@parcdesbauges.com
accueil.chambery@chamberymontagnes.com
Website :
http://www.parcdesbauges.com
https://www.chamberymontagnes.com
Guidebook with maps/step-by-step
3/ 1- Take the gravel path which rises for 700 m through meadows and forest. Reach the Petit Reposoir forest road, 1130 m. Follow it to the right for 500 m up to the Reposoir turnaround. Just before, take the path on the right, cross the small footbridge over the stream and take the path on the left which climbs for 1.5 km through clearings and fir forests to the Golet de Doucy (1329 m).2- At the pass, take the path on the right through meadows and then forest, which climbs steeply to the crest of Mont Julioz. At 1,520 m, follow the path down a short steep slope to an old forest track. Follow it to the left for almost 2 km, on the eastern flank of Mont Julioz, first level then slightly downhill to the Col du Plane trail. Reach the pass 250 m away (col du Plane, 1337 m) - 3- From the pass, take the stony track on the left for 1.5 km. At the crossroads, continue straight ahead for another 850 m. Turn left onto an old track that descends into the forest until it joins a forest track. Then follow the path opposite, which descends the meadow and leads along a grassy path to the Garins gîte (1100 m). possible accommodation - 4- From the Garins, descend to the hamlet and head for the pylon (Garins parking lot, 1065 m). Go south-west down into the forest, crossing the road. Open up into the meadows and reach Chez Viviand. Below the hamlet, the path turns left as the road bends. Reach the road at a lower level and turn right again after 200 m, until you reach the central Rue du Châtelard via the Golet à Croquet (765 m).
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