Route de la voie romaine via Thénésol

A beautiful and varied route alternating between woodland and roads, exploring an ancient Roman road.

Details

n°1101279

Creation:
26 Apr 2018

Last update:
25 Sep 2021

Last review:
yesterday

Activity: Walking
Distance: 4.38 mi
Average duration: 2h 30
Difficulty: Easy
Back to start: Yes
Ascent: + 594 ft
Descent: - 604 ft
Highest point: 1,808 ft
Lowest point: 1,207 ft

Country: France
Area: Alps
City: Marthod (73400)
Start/End: N 45.719162° / E 6.406138°
IGN map(s): Ref. 3432ET, 3531OT, 3531OTR
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Description of the walk

Start from the car park near the Busillet cutlery factory.

(S/E) Take the D63 towards L'Épignier, heading south-west.

(1) At the junction, continue straight on to La Pochon.

(2) On leaving the hamlet of La Pochon, continue along the Chemin de la Pierre Taillée. This path, a former Roman road, climbs gradually and eventually leads onto a road above the village of Pallud.

(3) At the junction, turn right onto the tarmac road towards La Biolle.

(4) After crossing La Biolle, continue straight on along the Chemin des Biches, which veers left as it winds through a valley; then, after carefully but safely crossing two fords, you will reach a crossroads, the highest point of the walk.

(5) Continue to the right and head back down towards the village of Thénésol.

(6) Once you reach the main road, turn right onto the road. After several bends and passing through several hamlets, you will arrive at L’Épignier.

(1) Take the road on the left, heading back towards the starting point to reach the final destination (S/E).

Waypoints

S/E : mi 0 - alt. 1,257 ft - Plaine de Marthod car park. Near the - Arly (rivière)
1 : mi 0.28 - alt. 1,234 ft - Crossroads at the end of the circular loop
2 : mi 0.77 - alt. 1,220 ft - Chemin de la Pierre Taillée
3 : mi 1.8 - alt. 1,594 ft - Chemin de la Pierre Taillée - Confluence of the Arly and - Doron ou Doron de Beaufort (rivière)
4 : mi 2.14 - alt. 1,657 ft - La Biolle (Chemin des Biches)
5 : mi 2.95 - alt. 1,755 ft - Highest point of the walk
6 : mi 3.12 - alt. 1,703 ft - Entrance to Thénesol
S/E : mi 4.38 - alt. 1,257 ft - Plaine de Marthod car park

Worth a visit

- Visit to the Busillet cutlery factory

Reviews and comments

4.4 / 5

Based on 5 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.8 / 5

Ease of following the route
4.6 / 5

Route interest
3.8 / 5

User 29395784

yesterday at 11:14 7200

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 08, 2026
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A fun thing to do

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Doudou73

12 Jan 2024 at 10:59 3600

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Jan 12, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

An easy route alternating between road and forest path. Beautiful views over the Arly plain

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Lexr8

21 Oct 2020 at 21:31 7200

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 21, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

A good hike to get back into the swing of things. Be careful the day after it’s rained, as the path can turn into a proper little stream – fortunately, it’s not dangerous as there’s not much of a gradient. There’s quite a bit of road at the start and end, but thankfully it’s not very busy.

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reitop

09 Oct 2018 at 09:56 7200

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 09, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

Lovely – we picked up some chestnuts along the way. Thanks!

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gilbert73

12 Jul 2018 at 18:04 7200

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 25, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

A lovely walk to get back into the swing of things.
The climb up the Roman road is gentle and shaded. It’s hard to believe that this was the road between Albertville and Ugine until the end of the 18th century, before the River Arly was dammed.
The ‘Chemin des Biches’ is pleasant, but only in dry weather.
The descent from Thénésol via the road is less pleasant (watch out for local cars!).

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