Walk at Col de Fouchy

This short walk around Col de Fouchy will take you through the northern part of the Val d'Argent, passing Col du Petit Haut, Rocher de la Salière, Roche du Cheval Tombé and Col du Rougerain. A full programme of forest paths and trails accessible to all.
Not suitable for pushchairs as some paths are too narrow.

Details

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 7.73 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 2h 55 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Moderate

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 258 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 259 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 703 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 555 m

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Description of the walk

Park in the car park at Col de Fouchy.

(S/E) Cross the road and take the path marked with a Blue Ring. On the left, there is a small meadow where you can see sheep and goats depending on the season. A fairly steep climb awaits you for the first 500-600 metres. This quiet path leads you to a crossroads (altitude 667).

(1) Turn right, still following the Blue Ring. 300 m further on, at the intersection, turn right towards Col du Petit Haut. You will be at the highest altitude of the day at 705 m.

(2) Continue north, still following the Blue Ring trail, towards La Salière. You will come to a crossroads.

(3) Don't miss the fork on the left onto the Anneau Bleu trail that climbs into the forest.
"If you arrive at Place des Charpentiers, you've gone too far!"
When you reach Rocher de la Salière, climb a few stone steps to the top. Be careful not to slip in wet weather. Enjoy the view, take some beautiful photos and admire the landscape.

(4) Continue along the Blue Ring trail to Roche du Cheval Tombé.

(5) Continue to Col du Rougerain. This is a lovely spot for a picnic, with a small bench waiting for you.

(6) Continue straight ahead for 100 metres and turn left, following the green disc markings until you reach a crossroads.

(7) At the crossroads, continue to follow the green disc markings. Turn left at the fork. This path leads back to the crossroads you passed on the way there.

(1) Turn right and follow the path in the opposite direction, following the blue ring markings again to return to the Col de Fouchy car park (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 607 m - Car park at - Col de Fouchy (606m)
  2. 1 : km 1.01 - alt. 662 m - Crossroads of the circular
  3. 2 : km 2.37 - alt. 701 m - Col du Petit Haut (698m)
  4. 3 : km 2.83 - alt. 642 m - Crossroads
  5. 4 : km 3.66 - alt. 668 m - Rocher de la Salière
  6. 5 : km 4.13 - alt. 662 m - Roche du Cheval Tombé
  7. 6 : km 4.92 - alt. 612 m - Col du Rougerain (611m)
  8. 7 : km 5.13 - alt. 589 m - On the left. Green disc markings
  9. S/E : km 7.73 - alt. 607 m - Car park - Col de Fouchy (606m)

Notes

Please note that the Col de Fouchy inn is only open on Saturday lunchtimes and evenings, and on Sunday lunchtimes!
Not suitable for walks with pushchairs or prams.

Reviews and comments

4.4 / 5
Based on 10 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.1 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.5 / 5
Route interest
4.7 / 5
User 8197954

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 12, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

We enjoyed this hike in the shade of the forest during the August heatwave. The hike is very pleasant and not particularly difficult, except for the last climb, which is quite steep.

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Ser
Ser

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 28, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Easy-to-follow route to the Rougerain Pass.
From there, follow the red cross before finding the green disc.
But with the help of the map, you'll find your way without any trouble.
Otherwise, it's a very pleasant trail.

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Nature57
Nature57

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 24, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A lovely walk in the forest with impressive geological formations to discover. An easy route to follow and lots of people out and about on this Saturday afternoon.

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titi670
titi670

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 27, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

r
A pleasant hike to get back into shape

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Riss205
Riss205

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 19, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Hello
While hiking, we arrived at the Rougerain Pass.
We followed the description but came across a red cross trail on the left after 5 minutes (100 m), but there was no sign of the green disc. However, we saw that there was a Guichat boundary cross 2 minutes away, which was nice to look at. Then, as the only signpost was a bend on the right, we turned back and took the wildlife disc, which leads to the Col de Fouchy, the destination of which is indicated.
This part of the description needs to be improved.
Best regards

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Barabaste
Barabaste
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Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 09, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Pleasant hike. Nice trails. Viewpoint at the Salière rock.
I can confirm that there are no green circles after the Rougerain pass. You have to follow the red crosses until you come to the green circles a little further on.
Indeed, the last climb is uninteresting.

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Demonfra
Demonfra

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 17, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

The return journey is less precise than the outward journey, and a fairly steep climb back to the starting point of the circular may be signposted.

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GR42017A
GR42017A

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 12, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A very beautiful, easy family hike...
The signposting does not match the description at the end of the route (green disc not present at the Rougerain pass) but this is not a problem with an IGN map, which allows you to find your way back.

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Wachenheim berthe
Wachenheim berthe

About ten years ago, we hiked from Col de Fouchy to Fouchy in one morning, via Rocher de la Salière, Roche du Cheval Tombé, Col de Rougerain and Fouchy. The weather was foggy, but it was a beautiful route
without any particular difficulty. We did not go as far as the Col du Petit Haut.

With the aim of repeating a one-day route in this area for our programme next year, we are looking to adapt the hike so that we can have lunch at the Col de Fouchy inn. We hike with a lunch break at a farmhouse inn.

B. Wachenheim

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JMarche
JMarche

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : May 22, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

At point (6) in the description – Departure from Col de Rougerain – there is no green disc marking the descent to the left. Follow the red cross until you reach a path where you will find the green disc. At this point, do not continue downhill (red cross-green disc path) but climb to the left (green disc only).

In my opinion, this part of the hike starting from the Col de Rougerain is of little interest except for the "sporting" aspect. After point (6) described above, you descend a path and then climb a steep slope. From the Col de Rougerain, the path marked with a yellow disc (shown on the map) leading back to the start seems more accessible.

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Maminouxe
Maminouxe

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : May 07, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A lovely walk through the woods with beautiful rocky spots such as La Salière and Le Cheval Tombé. However, the last short section between points 7 and 1 was quite a climb. You could perhaps avoid it by taking the yellow circle trail...

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