A typical alpine valley with a mix of forests, pastures, crops, sunny villages and hamlets. Discover the tourist village resorts. Pastoral landscapes dominated by mountains, with the Giffre river running through the valley floor.
Leave Annemasse by road for Taninges. At Pont de Fillinges (Il km), head for Viuz-en-Sallaz and its farm museum. Continue to Saint-Jeoire (20 km) then Mieussy (27 km).
A short detour only possible in summer: take the road to Sommand (winding road) overlooking the valley and offering a magnificent view of the Mont-Blanc chain. Arrive in Sommand (35 km): Alpine pastures in summer and ski resort in winter (Cirque de montagnes - Promenades pédestres). Continue over the Col de la Ramaz - altitude 1557m (closed in winter) to reach Praz-de-Lys (41 km): tourist resort, dominated by the Pointe de Marcelly, with a beautiful view of the Mont-Blanc chain.
Then descend to Pont des Gets (46 km) to rejoin the main itinerary.
Taninges (54 km): Very old town, crossroads between two valleys (Carillon de Taninges - Chartreuse de Mélan - Church and cloister). Continue to Samöens (65 km): Very pleasant, well-developed tourist resort, attractive village center with its two-hundred-year-old lime tree, typical grenette and old church with carved porch. Then Sixt-Fer-à-Cheval (72 km): Savoyard village nestled in a valley on the banks of the Giffre. Former abbey dating from the XIth century. Rouget waterfall. And finally, the road ends at the Cirque du Fer à Cheval: impressive mountain cirque dominated by the Pic de Tenneverge (2987 m). With its many waterfalls, it's a remarkable tourist attraction.
Return to Annemasse by the same direct route.
(Sixt - Samoëns - Taninges - Le Pont de Fillinges - Annemasse).
Approx. 145 km.
Leave Annemasse by road for Taninges. At Pont de Fillinges (Il km), head for Viuz-en-Sallaz and its farm museum. Continue to Saint-Jeoire (20 km) then Mieussy (27 km).
A short detour only possible in summer: take the road to Sommand (winding road) overlooking the valley and offering a magnificent view of the Mont-Blanc chain. Arrive in Sommand (35 km): Alpine pastures in summer and ski resort in winter (Cirque de montagnes - Promenades pédestres). Continue over the Col de la Ramaz - altitude 1557m (closed in winter) to reach Praz-de-Lys (41 km): tourist resort, dominated by the Pointe de Marcelly, with a beautiful view of the Mont-Blanc chain.
Then descend to Pont des Gets (46 km) to rejoin the main itinerary.
Taninges (54 km): Very old town, crossroads between two valleys (Carillon de Taninges - Chartreuse de Mélan - Church and cloister). Continue to Samöens (65 km): Very pleasant, well-developed tourist resort, attractive village center with its two-hundred-year-old lime tree, typical grenette and old church with carved porch. Then Sixt-Fer-à-Cheval (72 km): Savoyard village nestled in a valley on the banks of the Giffre. Former abbey dating from the XIth century. Rouget waterfall. And finally, the road ends at the Cirque du Fer à Cheval: impressive mountain cirque dominated by the Pic de Tenneverge (2987 m). With its many waterfalls, it's a remarkable tourist attraction.
Return to Annemasse by the same direct route.
(Sixt - Samoëns - Taninges - Le Pont de Fillinges - Annemasse).
Approx. 145 km.
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All year round daily.<br/>Beware of winter access conditions (snow).Accepted customers
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