Chapelle Saint-Anne la Condamine

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Discover the Parpaillon valley and the Chapelle Saint-Anne la Condamine chapel.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 3.39 mi
  • ◔
    Average duration: 2h 05 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy
  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 614 ft
  • ↘
    Descent: - 614 ft
  • ▲
    Highest point: 6,230 ft
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 5,630 ft
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Description of the walk

Park in the car park at the Sainte-Anne la Condamine resort.

(S/E) From the car park, follow theyellow PR®®signs towards Sainte-Anne Chapel. Start by taking a track.

(1) Ignore a path on the right – which will be the one you take on the return journey – and continue along the track until you reach a path on the right.

(2) Take this path and continue until you reach the road leading to the Parpaillon Tunnel.

(3) Turn right onto theGR®® to head back down and reach the Sainte-Anne Chapel.

(4) Carry on to the hamlet of Les Pras.

(5) Take the path on the right to rejoin the track you took on the way out.

(1) Turn left to return to the resort car park (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : mi 0 - alt. 5,994 ft - Sainte-Anne la Condamine resort car park
  2. 1 : mi 0.29 - alt. 6,024 ft - Junction of the circular loop
  3. 2 : mi 0.88 - alt. 6,211 ft - Fork in the path
  4. 3 : mi 1.54 - alt. 5,909 ft - Junction with the Parpaillon Tunnel road
  5. 4 : mi 2.16 - alt. 5,751 ft - Sainte-Anne Chapel
  6. 5 : mi 2.8 - alt. 5,633 ft - The hamlet of Les Pras
  7. S/E : mi 3.39 - alt. 5,994 ft - Sainte-Anne-la-Condamine resort car park

Worth a visit

Always be cautious and plan ahead when you're outdoors. Visorando and the author of this route cannot be held responsible for any accidents occurring on this route.

The GR® and PR® markings are the intellectual property of the Fédération Française de Randonnée Pédestre.

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Reviews and comments

4.5 / 5
Based on 6 reviews
Reliability of the description
4.8 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.7 / 5
Route interest
4 / 5
chralto63
chralto63

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 23, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

Easy route.
It is only once you reach the bottom that you can enjoy the beautiful scenery, as the rest of the walk takes place in larch forests.
The climb back up is fairly quick.
We weren't able to see the wildlife we had hoped for. A local resident told us that it had taken refuge on the ledges because of the hunters.

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GarlabanTaoume
GarlabanTaoume

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 26, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Nice walk in the forest, the climb after the chapel is very steep to reach the main trail.

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mirmas83
mirmas83

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Nov 11, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A beautiful walk in autumn with golden larch trees. Easy to follow. The final climb back up to the resort is a little steeper. Try it on snowshoes in winter as it is a perfectly marked snowshoe trail.

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Baboubeth
Baboubeth

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 26, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Nice walk. No panoramic views but easy going.

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pincemaille
pincemaille

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jan 03, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Christmas snowshoe hike
No difficulty, snowshoe trail very well marked.
The route is mainly on forest tracks, with only the return climb on a steep path.
A pleasant outing for the whole family.

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sspeziani
sspeziani

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 31, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A pleasant start to the hike in the woods; it's a shame that it then follows the road leading to the Parpaillon tunnel for a while, where there are many 4x4s and motorcycles that do not always respect hikers.

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