Karellis - Croix de Albiez

Date of your route : Sep 13, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

A pleasant afternoon walk under the trees to escape the heatwave.
The highlight is the view from the ridge, overlooking the Albiez valley and the Maurienne valley.
The route along the ridges is more interesting but is a more challenging hike.

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Date of your route : Aug 16, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

An easy hike, except for the start from Les Balcons de Maurienne. Beautiful view if you go a little past the cross on the ridge. The descent via Gros Bois is quite difficult.

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Date of your route : Aug 18, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A very pleasant hike, well marked and fairly easy.
When we reached the cross, we continued on to the refuge, which allowed us to make a small circular route and pass by a beautiful ridge offering magnificent views.
For the return trip, we went through "le gros bois" (the big woods), where the trail is also well marked, but this adds a few kilometres and is more difficult.

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Date of your route : Jul 02, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

Thank you for this very pleasant, easy hike with beautiful views of the valleys. Will my description be easier to follow? Starting point: small chalet above a tennis court, above the last building, above the car park at the end of the Karellis road. The resort has marked this hike. For the part that interests us: two 6 cm round signs marked 14 and 15 in white on a blue background. Climb 100 m then continue on a forest path (3 m wide) to "sous la croix d'Albiez". Take the ridge path towards "Croix d'Albiez". Very beautiful panorama towards Albiez. The markings suggest a small circular loop: continue to the "hunters' hut". Descend in front of the hut and follow the markings for the return to "sous la croix d'Albier".

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Date of your route : Jul 17, 2015
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

I went to the Albiez cross via the path overlooking the Maurienne valley and came back the same way at the request of one of my teammates (who had pain in one knee)!!! Too bad. This path is easy and offers beautiful views. Superb view at the cross. So I can't comment on the ridge path. A hike worth doing.

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Thank you, sebing, for this well-argued comment. Criticism is not necessarily negative; yours is quite relevant and is in line with visorando's goal of improving the quality of descriptions.
We hope that the author will make some corrections to his description.

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Date of your route : Aug 08, 2015
Reliability of the description : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Ease of following the route : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

Hello,
We had planned to do this short hike, and we are posting a review even though we did not finish it for several reasons, in order to give our opinion on the trail.
The first problem is the location. The description says Montricher-Albanne, but it's actually 5 km further up in the commune of Les Karellis. The end point is the same as the starting point, but the description says there is no return to the starting point.
We had a lot of trouble finding the start of the hike. Once we found it and saw the tennis courts, we happily set off on the trail, but after a few minutes we took the wrong path. There are two paths that go more or less in the same direction, except that the one on the left climbs a little.
By the time we realised our mistake, we had already climbed quite a way. After glancing at the map and the GPS, we decided to continue on to the refuge from the Lacha ridge, a detour that would have taken us on a circular route.
But then the storm arrived earlier than expected, forcing us to turn back and head home so as not to get struck by lightning.
Nevertheless, the paths through the forest are very pleasant.
I know it's not easy to suggest a hike, my opinion is not a criticism, it's to warn other users of the difficulties encountered.
Kind regards
Sébastien

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Date of your route : Jul 24, 2015
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

Easy and pleasant hike with beautiful views of the valley.

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