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Tour de l'Arcalod - Stage 1 - From Jarsy to Chalet de Coutarse
Description
This tour provides access to the Hautes-Bauges and in particular to the Réserve Nationale de Chasse et de Faune Sauvage des Bauges, a protected natural area in the heart of the Regional Nature Park.
The Arcalod, the highest peak in the Bauges massif (2,217 m), separates 4 valleys between Savoie and Haute-Savoie.
Travelling anticlockwise, the route first climbs up the forested, then pastoral Bellevaux valley, to the Col d'Orgeval.
(The ascent of the Pointe d'Arcalod, on the left, begins at the pass. It is exposed and reserved for experienced alpine hikers).
It then overlooks the forested valleys of Saint-Ruph and Combe-d'Ire, with Lake Annecy in the distance.
The final descent to Jarsy offers fine views of the Bauges-devant and the Col du Frêne.
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Additional information
Updated by
Agence alpine des territoires - 14/10/2025
www.agate-territoires.fr
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Open period
From 01/06 to 30/09/2024. Subject to favorable weather.
Contact
Phone : 04 79 54 84 28
Email : accueil.bauges@chamberymontagnes.com
Guidebook with maps/step-by-step
1/ 1- At the exit of Jarsy (D60b), in the direction of École, take the left-hand track which runs flatly through meadows. Pass under the restored Chapelle de la Lésine and go down through meadows to the hamlet of Carlet (780 m) - 2- At a pond, take a track rising to the left between houses. After the first hairpin bend, climb steeply 600 m to reach the small road leading to the hamlet of Très Roche - 3- Just before the pool, turn left between the houses. At the next crossroads, turn right. The track heads south. Continue through the forest and, after a 2 km crossing over the forest road in the Bellevaux valley, reach Rière-Bellevaux - 4- Reach the bottom of the valley and take the road to the Nant Fourchu parking lot - 5- Beyond the parking lot, turn left on the steep track that climbs for 4 km, through forest and then alpine pasture, under the eastern slope of Arcalod - 6- At the crossroads, you can spend the night at the Coutarse refuge. To do so, turn right onto the path leading to the refuge de Coutarse.
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Animals
Yes. RNCFS regulations prohibit the use of dogs, even on a leash. Only working dogs (assistance dogs) are authorized.
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