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Departure from the hamlet of Chez Cachat, on the D24 road between Laprau and the main town of Thollon-les-Mémises. Park in the triangular square near the drinking trough.
Directional signs are present at major intersections.
(S/E) Head south-east towards Chez les Vesins and follow the Route des Plagnes. Cross the Impasse du Fayet on the right-hand side, turn left and you will immediately come to a fork.
(1) Then turn right onto Route de l'Emmontagnée. When the road turns sharply to the left, turn right onto Chemin de Lain towards Col de Creusaz. The tarmac soon gives way to a stony track. Climb up and enter a beech forest. Stay on the main track, ignore all the side tracks (mountain bike tracks) and climb steadily.
(2) At the signpost "Lain 1010m", take thesecond path on the left towards Col de Creusaz (ignore thefirst one towards Bois de la Corne... a significantly steeper route). The path climbs through the forest, heading south then south-west. Leave the forest and reach Col de Creusaz in the middle of the meadows.
(3) Near the first houses, turn sharply left towards Bois de la Corne. Follow a good shaded path along the edge of the meadow. After passing through a gate, you will reach a clearing and a crossroads: on the left is the path you ignored earlier and on the right is a path that climbs to Col de Pertuis.
(4) Continue straight ahead (east) and pass a drinking trough on your right. The path enters a beautiful beech forest and remains at a fairly constant altitude. At the edge of the woods, you will come out onto meadows with a beautiful view of Lake Geneva.
(5) Continue north-east then east, cross a cattle fence and re-enter the woods. Begin the descent, staying on the main path, and near the cable car line, join the wide track that descends from the Thollon-les-Mémises resort.
(6) Take the track on the left and descend the hairpin bends.
(7) At a place called Les Effalés (signpost), turn left. The track soon gives way to a small tarmac road, which takes you around the cable car departure station on the left.
(8) At the T-junction, take the small road on the left which descends steeply. Continue westwards along the edge of the D24, passing a large car park on your right.
(9) Leave the main road by taking a smaller road on the right that is blocked by a chain. Descend and cross the main road (D24) twice. At a place called Le Nouy, veer slightly to the left. At the "give way" sign, cross the D24 a third time and follow the Route sous la Tour towards Chez les Vesins. Cross the Route Saint-Roch on the right-hand side, continue straight on along the Route des Plagnes and enter Chez les Vesins. Cross the Route de l'Emmontagnée on the left-hand side (oratory) and return to the junction you took on the way out.
(1) Continue along the road, which immediately turns right, and return to the starting point (S/E).
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