The Montmayeur towers

Date of your route : Jun 19, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Hello
done during the week. I passed by the resistance fighters' house, then went back up to the crossroads to continue on a perpendicular path leading down to Les Domenges; then I headed towards the oratory in the hamlet and the valleys. I didn't follow the path down to Les Rivaux but continued on the right to arrive at a site of a massacre during the war; the path leads to the last circular on the D33 to climb up to Le Villard by road (uphill!!).
Very interesting points: the ruins, the sites from 1945. Pretty undergrowth. On the other hand, the road (even if it wasn't very busy during my hike) and THE MUD on the ascent and descent. Trail rutted by vehicles. I sank in up to my ankles!!!

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Date of your route : Oct 05, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

The towers are beautiful and the archaeological remains are very interesting: a lovely spot to stop for a picnic!

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Date of your route : Aug 22, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

The first part is on a paved road. Locals obviously drive up to the Col de Cochette, where there is a small car park, which shortens the route but avoids this uninteresting section. Otherwise, there is plenty of welcome shade and a magnificent view from the Montmayeur towers.

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Date of your route : Aug 11, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

After the Montmayeur Towers, we continued on to the Maison des Résistants, then, to make a circular route, we returned to the Col de Cochette along the eastern slope below the ridge. We passed through Les Bâtards, Les Vignes, Les Cantins and Les Granges before reaching the Col de Cochette. We completed this route in 4 hours and 40 minutes (walking time, excluding picnic stop).

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Hike cancelled due to weather conditions

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Date of your route : Jan 17, 2017
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

Departure: La Trinité (Savoie) P Place de l'Église
Ascent: 3 hours
via: Les Granges, Les Camins, Les Vignes, Les Bâtards.
Addition via La Franque Lieu de la Résistance (this extension is optional)
The restored towers of Montmayeur with explanatory panels
Superb views

Return 2½ hours via Ruine Chapelle St Michel; Col de la Cochette
Ideal: to do in January with a little fresh snow

Snowshoes were unnecessary yesterday, 17 January 2017
The sun was shining,
despite the temperature of minus 9°C at 9 a.m. and no wind. It was a beautiful winter hike
12 km route with 600 m elevation gain

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Date of your route : May 21, 2016
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

A beautiful walk, but there's no point starting from Villard d'Héry. There is a car park at Col de Cochette with picnic tables, which means you can avoid the entire climb and descent along the D33 road. On the other hand, there are lots of forest tracks after the St Maurice chapel, so you need to be careful to find the right path. However, to avoid a simple return trip or a short circular route that requires you to walk along a road again, it is worth doing the loop by returning via the path above La Trinité. It's incredible how many ruins have been restored! What's more, you're on the edge of the forest, which means you can enjoy the shade and a beautiful view of Lozière and Belledonne.
The goal of the walk is the ruins of Montmayeurs: BRAVO for their development and use for young and old alike.

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Date of your route : May 15, 2016
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

Hello
The route as described is a round trip starting from Villard-d'Héry. You can also start from La Trinité in Val Gelon and do a nice circular loop with very little tarmac: a few hundred metres from La Trinité (and on the way back) and 300 metres at the Col de la Cochette. After the Montmayeur towers, the trail passes through Les Combettes (765 m) at the Maison des Résistants, Les Meules (705 m), Les Batards (568 m) and the Chemin des Cantins.
This circular is undoubtedly more varied and therefore more beautiful than the one starting from Villard d'Héry.
Completed on 4 May in sunny weather.

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We set off from Les Domenges to reach the towers of Montmayeur. An easy, well-marked circular route. The hike takes 4 hours. On the way back, you can take the path to three remarkable sites: the 1944 weapons drop zone, the resistance fighters' house and the Roman trail. There is also the option of taking another route: the Franque route, before returning to the starting point.

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Date of your route : Apr 14, 2015
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

Living very close to this area, Col de Cochette, Colline de Montraillant and Tours Montmailleur are my training spots. From Villard d'Héry to Col de Cochette isn't interesting because it's on the road connecting Val Coisin to Val Gelon. It's more interesting to do a route passing through Les Domenges in St Pierre de Soucy
or a marked circular starting from Lac St Clair in Détrier.

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Date of your route : Nov 02, 2014
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

A pleasant family hike, but only suitable for children who are good walkers (and especially good climbers, as the start is steep). Beautiful views from the foot of the tower, including Mont Blanc.

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