Route through the hamlets of La Motte Servolex

This walk passes through some of the many hamlets of La Motte Sevolex. Although they are gradually being swallowed up by urbanisation, they nevertheless retain their rural character.
Along the way, there are beautiful views of Les Bauge and Lac du Bourget.

Details

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    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 6.59 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 2h 30 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 211 m
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    Descent: - 211 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 568 m
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    Lowest point: 371 m

Description of the walk

(S) In Noiray, park on Chemin des Bollonnes on a vacant lot at the side of the road.
Head south and turn right at the cross towards Chemin des Creux.

(1) Follow this path (narrow road) to its end.

(2) Turn left towards Le Villard. This pretty path runs through farmland and vineyards before reaching Le Villard, which you will need to cross via the road on the right.

(3) At the next crossroads, turn right (Chemin de Villard-Dessus) to begin a sometimes steep climb to a place called Les Granges.

(4). Cross the road, making a slight zigzag right/left turn, and continue to the next intersection.

(5) At this intersection, continue on Route des Granges towards Barbizet.

(6) In the hamlet, take the path on the right and pass in front of the equestrian centre. At the next intersection, take the path that descends to the left and runs along the left side of the grove.

(7) Go past the end of the path and turn right. The path enters the woods and then turns into a trail following the edge of the forest. After the place called Chalet, you will come back to the crossroads you passed on the way there.

(2) Turn left to return to the car park (E) via the same path you took on the way there.

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 371 m - Chemin des Bollonnes
  2. 1 : km 0.18 - alt. 376 m - Cross
  3. 2 : km 0.73 - alt. 400 m - Stream des Combes
  4. 3 : km 1.69 - alt. 410 m - Le Villard
  5. 4 : km 2.64 - alt. 531 m - Les Granges
  6. 5 : km 2.93 - alt. 564 m - Turn right.
  7. 6 : km 4.49 - alt. 490 m - Barbiset
  8. 7 : km 5.13 - alt. 426 m - Corne du Bois
  9. S/E : km 6.59 - alt. 371 m - Le Noiray

Notes

Yellow markings from point (2).

Worth a visit

Fruitière au Noiray.

Reviews and comments

4.3 / 5
Based on 11 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.2 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.2 / 5
Route interest
4.4 / 5
User 17324813

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 28, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

No more parking spaces, but the hike is superb with beautiful scenery!

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Lire7lynx3
Lire7lynx3

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 18, 2023
Reliability of the description : Not used / Not applicable
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A lovely walk with pleasant wooded sections as the summer heat returns.
We were delighted to discover the crop/vineyard area between 2 and 3, as well as the Barbizet equestrian centre. The only slight difficulty is that if you are not very tall or flexible, it can take a few minutes to step over a large tree trunk between 7 and 2 (unless someone can remove it...).
Thank you to Bisserain 73 for their great ideas for routes.

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hamelin_1philippe
hamelin_1philippe

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Dec 05, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Thank you for your well-written hiking reports.

Philippe

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dos65
dos65

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 27, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

The duration for our small group was 1.5 hours, not 2.5 hours.

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MELIS
MELIS
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Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Nov 20, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

Too bad... the section between 4 and 5... barns in Barbizet. A tree is blocking the path in the woods! It should be cut down to make access easier and allow the route to continue!

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mamie
mamie

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

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

We had no problems; the equestrian centre is not signposted but you can see it. An easy and pleasant walk, we picked up chestnuts along the way and in the ditches.

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randoclasse
randoclasse

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 11, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

At Les Granges, the road is opposite, not on the right.
At No. 7, I turned right at the edge of the woods, and when I came out of the woods, I couldn't find a clear path, so I went back to No. 7 and continued along the path that turns left into the woods, and very quickly came across the road, which unfortunately shortened the walk.

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bibi
bibi ★

Thank you for these clarifications. So, is the description accurate and complete? Does the route on the map follow the paths correctly?
Kind regards

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didrobin
didrobin

Overall rating : 3 / 5

Date of your route : Nov 20, 2017
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average

The yellow signs at the start of the route indicate the opposite direction of the hike. It is essential to pay close attention to the map and the direction of the route.

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lalou73
lalou73

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 04, 2017
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

In the hamlet of Les Granges, a directional sign is needed, because just before you arrive, there is a TAG (turn left) sign, which actually indicates another route.
At point 5, there is a missing TAD (turn right).
At point 6, there is also a TAD missing.
After that, the signage is correct.
lalou 73

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quenard
quenard

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

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

Suggestion: when you reach the barns, simply write "continue straight ahead on the road to Barbizet".
In Barbizet, there are no signs pointing towards the equestrian centre.

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angepession@gmail.com
angepession@gmail.com

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Dec 07, 2015
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

At the start of the hike, after passing the cross and at the end of the tarmac road, at the crossroads, turn left towards Villard. The signs have been unscrewed and the directions are wrapped around the post.

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