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Car park at the start of the cable car ride, south of the village of Samoëns.
(S/E) From the car park, take the rural path along the dyke and follow it upstream along the Torrent du Giffre. On your left, you will pass a holiday village.
(1) At the first footbridge, turn right and take the path that runs closest to the stream. Continue to the Pont de Revé bridge, which you will not cross.
(2) Continue up the Giffre, which will always be on your right. Continue until you reach the D907 and follow it to the right until the next bridge.
(3) Cross the bridge to pass through Les Faix and reach the Notre-Dame-des-Grâces chapel, located below on the left.
(4) Retrace your steps. Continue south-east on theGR®®5, crossing a large meadow and continuing to the footbridge that crosses the Gorges de Tines. Cross and join the rural path known as Balme Dessous, which leads to the D907 on the right.
(5) Turn left and follow this road with caution. At a small chapel on the left, turn right to reach Balme Dessus via the Route du Mont.
(6) In the hamlet, turn right and follow the small road towards Le Mont (communal road No. 5), which winds its way uphill. At the road, continue uphill to reach the small village of Le Mont and its chapel.
(7) Retrace your steps and descend opposite via the rural path known as "de Balme Dessus au Mont"
(8) Turn left. This path winds and passes above Balme Dessus. Near Balme Dessus, continue on the path opposite, heading west. Descend to join the D49 before Vallon d'en Haut.
(9) Cross Vallon d'en Haut and continue along the road to Vallon d'en Bas and its chapel. At the exit, turn right towards Sous la Ville, where you climb up the Clévieux to the first bridge.
(10) Cross it and continue along the Route des Moulins, which turns left at a cross. Leave the road that runs alongside the river on your left and turn right into Rue de l'Ancienne Fruitière. Leave this road on your right to join a path that leads to Rue des Chanoines and ends at the church, which you go around.
(11) At Place du Gros Tilleul, turn right onto Rue des Billets, which you will leave on the left for a path leading to Impasse des Chardons Bleus. Go down this cul-de-sac on the right, walk along the cemetery, cross the D907 and continue on the left along Route du Nant d'Ant.
(12) At the river, turn right onto the rural path along the dyke. Follow it to return to the first footbridge you crossed.
(1) Join the Torrent du Giffre on your left and return to the car park (S/E).
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