Route at Quermoz

Hiking in the south of the Beaufortain, an area criss-crossed by numerous trails and paths. Beautiful floral explosion in early summer.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 14.35 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 6h 55 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Moderate

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 976 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 981 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 2,296 m
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    Lowest point: 1,314 m

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Description of the walk

Park in the car park at Grand Naves.

(S/E) Walk downhill for about 100 metres towards the village.

(1) Turn right onto a sloping lane in the village, then follow the path. Ignore the first intersection on the right towards Les Tovets.

(2) Turn right at the second intersection. Stay on the track, cross the Erpette and continue to a new crossroads.

(3) Follow the yellow markings to the left. Ignore the paths branching off to the left and right, and you will reach a crossroads and some ruins.

(4) Continue right on the track to Terreaux (1695m), continue climbing along the track which winds its way through the forest. Reach an intersection.

(5) Continue climbing by turning right to reach Lac du Bozon.

(6) Turn east to reach the Bozon pass.

(7) Head north on a path that soon approaches the ridge and crosses a few steeper sections before reaching the summit of Quemoz (2,297m).

(8) Continue north on a sometimes steep path to reach Col du Vâ (2,222 m).

(9) Turn left onto the trail that leads to Beauregard on a track that follows theGRP® Tour du Beaufortain, marked in red and yellow.

(10) Cross the track, continue on theGRP® and you will come out onto another track south of Le Châtelard.

(11) Descend south on the track until you reach another intersection.

(12) Turn right to stay on the GRP®. Leave a track on your left and return to the junction of the circular east of Grand Naves.

(2) Continue straight ahead on the path you took on the way up to return to the car park (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 1,320 m - Car park at Grand Naves
  2. 1 : km 0.12 - alt. 1,320 m - Grand Naves
  3. 2 : km 0.37 - alt. 1,369 m - Intersection
  4. 3 : km 2.13 - alt. 1,635 m - Trail junction
  5. 4 : km 2.58 - alt. 1,697 m - Les Terreaux
  6. 5 : km 5.48 - alt. 1,907 m - Intersection
  7. 6 : km 6.53 - alt. 1,985 m - Lac du Bozon.
  8. 7 : km 7.03 - alt. 2,062 m - Passage du Bozon
  9. 8 : km 8.31 - alt. 2,296 m - Quemoz
  10. 9 : km 8.84 - alt. 2,224 m - Col du Vâ (2222m)
  11. 10 : km 10.49 - alt. 1,971 m - Beauregard
  12. 11 : km 11.6 - alt. 1,796 m - Chatelard trail
  13. 12 : km 11.85 - alt. 1,783 m - GRP trail
  14. S/E : km 14.35 - alt. 1,321 m - Grand Naves

Worth a visit

Reviews and comments

4.7 / 5
Based on 12 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.7 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.7 / 5
Route interest
4.6 / 5
michelmetral
michelmetral

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 29, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Good description of the route; beautiful trail; one downside: the trail between 4 and 5 is quite tedious, but you can avoid part of it: at point 45.55484N, 06.542057, altitude 1,729, in a bend in the trail, take a beautiful shaded path (markings not very visible) leading up to Lake Bozon. Very pleasant

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champet67
champet67

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 01, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Magnificent 360° views

Be careful around the farm, there is an aggressive dog. A friend was bitten on the calf on the day we went to check out the place. When we passed by on 1 July, it was tied up.

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Blin
Blin

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 16, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A beautiful hike amid the first colours of autumn.
One small downside: the route from the start to Lake Bozon (point 6) follows a road for too long, which is tedious and uninteresting. After that, the climb to Quermoz, which is steep but easy, is more enjoyable. Some of us pushed on to the Pointe du Dzonfié and were very pleased we did!
The descent is easy and very pleasant on a small forest path.
Don't expect to quench your thirst at Grand Naves. Everything is closed (only 20 year-round residents!).
Finally, there is a beautiful 360° panorama.

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philippe basty
philippe basty

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 27, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A very beautiful hike with magnificent autumn colours and unobstructed views of the entire mountain range
A varied route alternating between paths, undergrowth and trails.
We set off from the Tovet car park just above Grand Naves on the square. Then descend and cross the bridge, turn sharp left uphill and walk alongside the houses, ignoring the sign for Tovet.
No difficulty except for the fact that, up to Lake Bozon, there are sometimes few signs indicating the path to follow.
At point No. 10, be sure to turn right around the house, otherwise you will follow another trail that will take you to point No. 4 via Plan Bernard.
Thanks to the author of this hike

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fredbrun86
fredbrun86

Overall rating : 4.5 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 28, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : Not used / Not applicable
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

it really is magnificent. Superb.

actually, the signposts leave something to be desired. We couldn't find the turn-off to the right at the junction on the main track, so we ended up doing the whole (unpleasant) climb on the track. You have to turn right, THEN the sign appears, hidden behind the bend. So we had cars, bikes and ski tracks all the way to the lake
, whereas on the way down, we easily found the more hidden path to descend away from the track.
watch out for mountain bikes on the same path.

The start at Grand Naves after the bridge passes through fields surrounded by electric wires that you have to cross over or under. There is no passage for hikers. From Grand Naves to the Tovet car park (we couldn't find a nicer route), we crossed eight electric wires in an hour and a half of very steep and uninteresting climbing. Otherwise, go directly to Tovet.
We would have liked to have a drink at the bar in Grand Naves, but the opening hours are... surprising. So no drink. The farm on the stream du Beurre side sells cheese. So there are cows grazing.

Once you reach the lake, the view is incredible. 360 degrees

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bassinot
bassinot

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 01, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

Stunning autumn scenery. Panoramic view

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NOAHAXEL
NOAHAXEL

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 09, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

Very beautiful hike with magnificent scenery

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JAROSZ
JAROSZ

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 30, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

Great route with magnificent views at the summit
And the small village of Grand Nave is lovely, as is the restaurant "Chez Fred" (parish specific to Brittany)

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stehle
stehle

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 13, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

Beautiful hike and superb views.
You can also start from the Tovet car park, just above Grand Naves.

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Runnerup
Runnerup

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 20, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

At the summit of Quermoz, for us, inhabitants of a flat country, Flanders was dizzying.

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lolleom
lolleom

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 07, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

A lovely, very accessible route!

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alicebartels
alicebartels

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 24, 2017
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

Hello, beautiful route, gentle climb along a very good path, with lovely clearings offering glimpses of the landscape and its magnificent autumn colours...

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