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Please note: 8 August 2026, new report from a user => Important information: access to the summit of Mont Baron is strictly prohibited.
From Chevenoz, head up to Prebuza and park at the end of the tarmac road (car park near a water tank).
(S/E) Take the path that climbs through the woods towards Le Petit Chesnay (GR®® red and white markings). Stay on the marked path, which climbs steeply through the woods, and ignore any side trails. Leave the woods, go through a gate and you’ll reach the barns at Sur Les Trables.
(1) Continue due east along the track through the mountain pasture. Carry on through the woods towards Le Petit Chesnay (GR®® markings).
(2) At Le Petit Chesnay, follow the signposted path which descends slightly to the left. Continue eastwards along this path to Le Grand Chesnay (drinking water, beautiful panoramic views of the Pays Gavot, Lake Geneva and Switzerland).
(3) Continue eastwards across the mountain pasture. There is a lovely view of the Dent d’Oche and the Roc du Château d’Oche.
(4) At the Croix du Grand Chesnay, turn right towards the Col des Bœufs. After a short descent (ignore a path branching off to the left) followed by a climb up towards the spruce trees, you’ll reach the foot of Mont Baron, from where you can see the other side of the mountain (the Abondance valley) with a glimpse of Mont Blanc.
(5) Descend towards the Col des Bœufs (leaving the path on your left that climbs between the rocks towards Mont Baron).
(6) At the Col des Bœufs, leave theGR®® and turn right (south-west) towards Les Grandes Heures and Vacheresse. Shortly afterwards, join a track suitable for vehicles and follow it south-west (ignore the track on the left towards Les Grandes Heures). Pass the Chalets des Bœufs and descend in hairpin bends along the main track.
(7) At a hairpin bend to the left, ignore the turn-off to the right towards La Croix / Le Fontany and continue along the main track towards Taverole. Almost immediately, you’ll come to a fountain between two chalets. In front of the last of these chalets, leave the main track and follow a path to the right which descends into the woods towards Taverole behind the chalet.
(8) At the junction, pass the first uphill path on your right, then shortly afterwards a second one. Continue downhill to the Ruisseau de Taverolle.
(9) Then turn left and follow the stream downhill. The path turns into a tarmac road leading down towards the hamlet. At the first hairpin bend to the left, leave the road and take the path leading off to the right towards Prébuza (signposted as 45 mins). Follow this shaded, gently ascending path and, after passing a secluded chalet, you’ll reach a crossroads.
(10) Take a steep path on the right. At the end of the short climb, at a T-junction, turn left. Follow the path which passes near scree (quarry) and leads to the hamlet of La Croix. From here, stay on the tarmac road until you reach your destination. Continue along this road (which is not very busy) until you reach a crossroads.
(11) Head up the Chez Pollien road, passing beneath an imposing building – a typical Abondance Valley farmhouse – and past an old bread oven (information boards). Leave Chez Pollien behind, pass an old holiday camp and arrive at La Billette (cross).
(12) Continue straight on (west) for about a hundred metres. Take thefirst road on the right, which climbs towards Prébuza. At the junction, go straight on, pass the reservoir and you will immediately reach the car park (S/E).
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