Around Baracuchet

A country walk to discover the hamlets and ponds around the Colline du Baracuchet.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 8.42 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 3h 10 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Moderate

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 273 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 270 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 838 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 625 m

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Description of the walk

Park at the side of the RD49c in a small dirt car park by the road.
(S/E) From the car park, walk down the departmental road for about 300 metres until you reach a barn on the left.

(1) Leave the departmental road and take a path that passes to the left of the barn. Continue along this path until you reach the Col du Bret. (Be careful, at the Col du Bret, several paths intersect; at this point, follow the yellow hiking signs).

(2) From Col du Bret, take the only path that descends (leaving the ridge path on your left and right), then follow the main path until you reach the hamlet of Les Combes.

(3) At the entrance to the hamlet, at the end of the forest path, turn left onto the Route des Combes, then immediately after, take the Chemin du Cugniet on the right. Follow the Chemin du Cugniet until you reach a crossroads and take the path on the left. You will come to a second crossroads a hundred metres further on, turn left again, then follow the path until you reach the Route des Combes.

(4) Follow the paved road to the right and climb up to the pass (Grange de Michel: the barn no longer exists!).

(5) At the pass, take the path on the left that climbs slightly. Follow the main path until you reach the hamlet of Grand Vivier.

(6) When you reach the hamlet, turn left onto the paved road that climbs uphill. Pass through the hamlet, then about 400 metres further on, take a path on the left towards Vivier des Chartreux.

(7) Follow the path and turn right at the first fork and the second fork (follow the signs for "Saint Sixte"). The path then passes through a wooded area with numerous intersections. Follow the path marked in yellow until you reach a road.

(8) Take the road on the left and follow it to the bottom. Pass the cemetery and you will arrive at a cross. At the cross, turn left and head towards the hamlet and the Saint-Sixte pond.

(9) At the church of Saint-Sixte, take the path on the left that runs along the north side of the pond. Follow the path until you reach the departmental road, then turn left. Follow the departmental road for about 750 metres to reach the car park (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 646 m - Parking is available at the side of the RD49c
  2. 1 : km 0.32 - alt. 625 m - Basset barn
  3. 2 : km 0.93 - alt. 707 m - Col du Bret
  4. 3 : km 1.5 - alt. 652 m - Les Combes 1
  5. 4 : km 1.84 - alt. 665 m - Les Combes 2
  6. 5 : km 2.4 - alt. 745 m - Michel's barn
  7. 6 : km 3.29 - alt. 791 m - Hamlet of Grand Vivier
  8. 7 : km 4.08 - alt. 821 m - Le Vivier des Chartreux - Vivier des Chartreux
  9. 8 : km 5.3 - alt. 812 m - Route de Savaré
  10. 9 : km 6.57 - alt. 721 m - Lake Saint Sixte - Lac de Saint Sixte
  11. S/E : km 8.42 - alt. 646 m - Parking is available at the side of the RD49c

Notes

The hike mainly follows rural paths, but there is a short section on a minor road with little traffic, where you will need to watch out for cars.

Forest paths can be muddy in wet weather, so please wear suitable footwear.

In winter, when it snows, the hike is also very enjoyable with snowshoes.

Worth a visit

During the hike, you can see:
- the hamlet of Les Combes ((3) and (4)), the hamlet of Grand Vivier ((6)) and the hamlet of Saint Sixte ((9)): peaceful rural hamlets.
- le Vivier des Chartreux ((7)): a pleasant little lake where you can stop for a break and cross a bridge to a small island in the centre of the lake.
- lac de Saint Sixte ((9)): a pond in the heart of a small country hamlet.
- between the points (8) and (9), downstream from the road, you can see a ruined castle in the bushes.

Reviews and comments

4.5 / 5
Based on 24 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.5 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.4 / 5
Route interest
4.5 / 5
les marcheuses de veurey
les marcheuses de veurey

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 23, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Finally the tarmac part is going well, superb ride, thank you.

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les marcheuses de veurey
les marcheuses de veurey

hello, we would like to do this hike, but looking at the map, I see a lot of roads (tarmac)
for example, the car park at point 5 is only accessible by road, and the same applies to the return journey
please let me know if I'm mistaken. Thank you

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planetejcb
planetejcb

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Dec 09, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

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Francou38
Francou38

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 15, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Hike without too much elevation gain.
Nice and fairly shaded.
Shade for picnics with a beautiful view of the Chartreuse mountains

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sempervivum
sempervivum

Overall rating : 4.5 / 5

Date of your route : Nov 06, 2022
Reliability of the description : Not used / Not applicable
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A bucolic autumn walk. There was no sign of forestry work and no mud on this particular day. Beautiful views of the Chartreuse mountains. Pleasant villages to walk through. The ponds are a bonus, and the only place we encountered other people on this Sunday

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Luhu
Luhu

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 12, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

The hike often leads through shady forests. The landscape is charming and pleasant. On Sunday morning, we encountered only a few hikers and cyclists.

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LesLOUIS
LesLOUIS

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : May 27, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Very pretty route with the added bonus of two small lakes. Very varied landscapes. Watch out for ticks for dogs: my dog had several at the end of the walk even though she stayed on the path with us the whole time.

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ferdav
ferdav

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Nov 08, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

Very nice afternoon. Blue sky with a little sun but cold, 5°C.

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Melodile
Melodile

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 15, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

A very beautiful hike with varied landscapes and lovely places to see.

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TSB38430
TSB38430

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 08, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

After finding the parking area (old farm on the left at the top of the hill), we enjoyed a beautiful hike through stunning scenery and met some local residents
passing through an area of forestry work

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vuagnoux
vuagnoux

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 21, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

You can start at point 3 and after point 8 climb left towards Baracuchet, and on the ridge join the Bret pass then turn left to return to the start.
This avoids the busy section of road at the start and end.
(The Chartreux pond is pretty... but private!)

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Eric5
Eric5

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Nov 25, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A pleasant country walk along small paths and hilly country roads with a small lake and a pond.

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podani69
podani69

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : May 17, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

pleasant route, reliable description, beautiful scenery, the only downside is the end of the route on the tarmac road to get back to the car park.

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pascoub
pascoub

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 22, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

Hello,

The route is viable. Unfortunately, following storms and snowfall, fallen trees blocked the way there. We therefore started in the opposite direction and made a loop, turning right after the pond. The return journey was made difficult by forestry work, which left the path muddy after the rain.

Pascoub

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izzz38
izzz38

The car park is right at the starting point on the left at the top of a small hill on the side of the RD road! It is a dirt car park, so please note that it is a dirt area where you can park, not a car park in the true sense of the word!

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