Chalets de la Fullie

Date of your route : Nov 17, 2025
Reliability of the description : Not used / Not applicable
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

No idea how reliable the route is, but the walk is very well signposted and well-travelled, so it's hard to get lost.

The climb isn't long but it is a bit steep. The view is fantastic. You have to cross through parks, which are muddy in autumn and have sheepdogs in summer!

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Date of your route : Aug 04, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

before reaching the chalets, I turned off towards Mont de la Vierge. The path through the woods is magnificent.

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Date of your route : Jul 15, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Probably because of the tall grass, we couldn't find the start of the trail, so we crossed the fields in a straight line. It wasn't great, but we finally found a path that led us to the trail
Otherwise, the walk is very pleasant, with a varied approach to the chalets and very pretty. It's an easy walk to do with the family or with people who don't like walking too much, but only if the starting point is clearer or better marked.

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Date of your route : Apr 13, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

In fact, it is better to do it backwards, which we regret not having done. Right from the start, when we left the road to climb up into the meadow on the left, we got lost in the forest. And that turned out to be rather dangerous. However, the landscape at the end is magnificent! It's really worth it. We will do it again, but we recommend either doing a circular starting from the Muret car park or starting from La Chartreuse but turning left a little further on, where signs indicate "Le Muret", which seems to be the correct route. Note that we did it in spring and there was no snow.

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Date of your route : Feb 02, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

For my part, I chose to do the route in reverse. The route is clearer. Instead of the version described in point 5, I took a path immediately to the left of the chalets, which was not very marked at the start for 40 metres but then became pleasant. The GPS made the hike easier. I should point out that there was almost no snow left. The landscape is superb at the level of the meadow.

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Date of your route : Jan 02, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A very beautiful hike at the end of December, without snow.

The GPX route is not accurate, and we walked up the field instead of taking the path 100 metres further on. For those who don't want to cross the field and act like wild boars in the woods like we did, there is a wooden sign indicating a snowshoe hike at the entrance to the path. We discovered it on the way back down.
And as always when hiking, make sure you pack food and drink in your rucksack.

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Date of your route : Feb 11, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

Hello

There are lots of comments saying that everything is beautiful and everything is fine, but here's the truth
Departure and return: Aillon Le Jeune (La Correrie). We did the circular as shown on the hiking map.
However, there are two parish specific to Brittany points that are very important.
first point: Like most hikers, when we think of chalets, we think of small mountain bars/restaurants where we can eat, or at least wooden benches and tables for picnics, but there is none of that at the chalets.
In total, there are four chalets, which are privately owned and therefore closed when the owners are not there. Only one chalet was open, with a couple sitting on the terrace, but when you don't know that it's private, you approach the chalet thinking it's a restaurant and you get chased away by the gentleman, explaining that there is a sign on the other side of the chalet, which cannot be seen when you come up from Aillon, on which is written "Private property". That already sets the scene.
Then you might imagine that there are wooden benches and tables for picnicking, but there's nothing at all, so if you're hiking in winter, as we were, and there's snow, you have two options if you haven't planned anything: eat standing up or eat sitting on your bum in the snow, which isn't great at all.

second point: the return route on the Visorando app takes us 300 metres too far to the left, so we find ourselves in a dense, thorny forest that we struggle through to end up in a meadow. The actual route is 300 metres before that, with a sign saying "Path for snowshoe hikers", but which can of course be used on foot. so Visorando has an incorrect route for part of the return journey, which is also dangerous with the passage through the steep and thorny forest.

I do not recommend this hike. I should point out that I am from the countryside, so I know about hiking and trails.

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Date of your route : Dec 19, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

Parking near Chartreuse d'Aillon full. From the "forest road car park" at 1,200 m, forest track on the right, OK, but the route towards Chemin des Français is not signposted (2 to 3 ski tracks on the descent, no snowshoe tracks on the ascent); so we continued along the groomed track on the forest track towards the Praz Gelaz car park, thus completing the route in reverse. Return journey in reverse along your uphill route, which was quiet, bumpy and less pleasant.
As is often the case in Les Bauges, the signage is not consistent, and the names vary depending on the area, but you can still find your way around thanks to the map! However, your diagram is only indicative due to the scale used, and adapting it to the IGN map requires a bit of gymnastics.

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Date of your route : Sep 14, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

A pleasant hike that climbs gently to the chalets. No particular technical difficulty in summer.

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Date of your route : Feb 28, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

A beautiful, easy walk, but a victim of its own success, especially during the school holidays... it's absolutely packed!

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Date of your route : Feb 20, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

Long, almost flat approach, finally climbing (very modestly, it must be said) at the end.
Magnificent view from the chalets

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Date of your route : Sep 22, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

Just a note that the route is given for winter with snowshoes, but it is also very good in summer.
On the ground, however, directions are not always indicated, which is why it is useful to have a detailed map.
Exceptional view on arrival. Easy.

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Date of your route : Aug 08, 2017
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

no problem.
We really appreciated the contact with the owner of part of the forest.

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Date of your route : Apr 10, 2017
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

PERFECT FOR TRACES THANK YOU

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Date of your route : Jun 26, 2016
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

A very pleasant short family walk, no difficulty. Beautiful views.

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