La Clusaz - Village tour

Short, easy route to discover the beautiful village of La Clusaz from different perspectives.
Follow the signs for the “Tour du Village".

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 3.69 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 1h 40 
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    Difficulty: Easy

  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: Yes
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 204 m
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    Vertical drop: - 212 m

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    Highest point: 1,179 m
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    Lowest point: 1,021 m

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Description of the walk

Start at Nant Soleil, on Route de la Grallière.

(S/F) Take Route de la Grallière south-west.
Turn right on Route de la Piscine, then the second right through all the chalets and flowers toward the swimming pool. There is already a beautiful view of the village.
Pass in front of the pool, the road straightens.

(1) A few steps to the left brings you to the ecological trail laid out by the municipality.
Pass through the underwood on the scree and onto open ground. Wildlife information signs have been put in place to inform the visitor.
Upon leaving the woods, go past an old cottage. There is a nice view over the village and the main ski slope of La Clusaz.
Then head down to the road leading to the village entrance. The slope is steep!

(2) Pause at the Parc Chapel, before hitting the dirt road to enter the village itself.
Avoid cars passing on the right, along the small stream. At the roundabout, leave the road to the right and go straight ahead.

Pass the new "Au coeur du village” hotel, in front of the ski lift, ice rink, the summer toboggan run and under the gondola lift to Beauregard. The slope starts to climb more steeply. We are now well above the church tower and get a different perspective over the village.

(3) Cross the Route du Col des Aravis and along mountain bike trails, go under the "eggs" and reach the heights along the tracks.
Here there is yet another view of the village and chalets. You can also see the pool.
At an intersection, continue straight ahead passing a path on the right to the Equestrian Centre. Go down to the hotel Beauregard to the roundabout which opens onto Route de la Grallière.

(4) Turn left taking the outbound path to reach the starting point.

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 1,114 m - Nant Soleil, Route de la Grallière
  2. 1 : km 0.54 - alt. 1,106 m - Stairs on the left
  3. 2 : km 1.6 - alt. 1,043 m - Chapelle du Parc (La Clusaz)
  4. 3 : km 1.86 - alt. 1,021 m - Roundabout - Nom (torrent) - Affluent du Fier
  5. 4 : km 2.64 - alt. 1,097 m - Route du Col des Aravis
  6. 5 : km 3.36 - alt. 1,080 m - Roundabout
  7. S/E : km 3.69 - alt. 1,114 m - Nant Soleil, Route de la Grallière

Practical information

Good running shoes as a bare minimum, as there are big stones on the course
You can eat on the way.

In the nearby area

Visit the village of La Clusaz with its restaurants, shops and church.

Reviews and comments

4 / 5
Based on 16 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.1 / 5
Clarity of route map
3.9 / 5
Route interest
4.1 / 5
Planeu
Planeu

Overall rating : 3 / 5

Date of walk : Jun 29, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Clarity of route map : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Busy trail : No

Very difficult to follow. The first part was interesting, but the second part was uninteresting.

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User 10962493
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Overall rating : 3.3 / 5

Date of walk : Jun 08, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Clarity of route map : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Busy trail : No

A very pleasant walk. For a short while there was a section with rocks that was quite difficult to cross, but it didn't last long.
On the other hand, it didn't quite correspond to the route on the phone. We juggled between a red line and a dotted line on the phone. We didn't understand everything. But we did follow the route.

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squale69006
squale69006

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of walk : Feb 16, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Clarity of route map : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Busy trail : No

A short section of the Belvedere circuit with no major difficulties

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schelker
schelker

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of walk : Aug 17, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Clarity of route map : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Busy trail : No

A looping walk overlooking the village of La Clusaz. No particular difficulty, but good shoes are essential.

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MaximeVTZ
MaximeVTZ

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of walk : Mar 18, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Clarity of route map : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Busy trail : Yes

Hello,
I did this walk in March, and there were still snow-covered areas, so it wasn't possible to do the whole route without going over the ski slopes (particularly at the ice rink). The route is probably wrong at the chapel (at the entrance to La Clusaz), so you have to leave La Clusaz then walk along the road for a few hundred metres (a shame...), but otherwise it's a really nice little hike!

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cvgoerger1
cvgoerger1

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of walk : Jun 25, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Clarity of route map : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Busy trail : Yes

Interesting little tour of La Clusaz to understand and see the impact of the rockslide that took place at the end of the 19th century.
To complete the picture, a little tour of the village is a must 👍

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Lexr8
Lexr8

Overall rating : 3 / 5

Date of walk : Oct 09, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Clarity of route map : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Busy trail : No

Really not great.
Hesitated which path to take several times, around the ice rink (turn first!), and around the old chalet (take the highest path!).
Various obstacles:
- crossed at least 3 building sites, causing me to deviate from my route (hike done out of season in autumn)
- the road down to the chapel is blocked at the moment, so I had to turn back up to the old chalet and then take the road below to get back down to La Clusaz earlier and go back through the town centre.

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Viso37
Viso37

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of walk : Jul 04, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Clarity of route map : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

short

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Trena
Trena

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of walk : May 02, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Clarity of route map : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

Walk was good step in some places

thierry01randonnée
thierry01randonnée

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of walk : Sep 03, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Clarity of route map : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

A lovely walk giving a good overview of La Clusaz and the activities available there. Varied route: forest, meadow, rocky scree, village, viewpoint...

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mickabeu
mickabeu

Overall rating : 3.5 / 5

Date of walk : Jun 18, 2017
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Clarity of route map : N/A
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average

Nice little walk. Two nice climbs. The section on the road leaves something to be desired, though.

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Mumie40
Mumie40

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of walk : Jul 27, 2014
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Clarity of route map : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

It's a good walk, but "around the village" should be taken to mean "outside the village". You overlook the village, the view is very pretty, you pass through meadows, then into the forest.

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Run-Run'
Run-Run'

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of walk : Jul 18, 2014
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Clarity of route map : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

enjoy your little hike!

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sylviejoel
sylviejoel

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of walk : Sep 28, 2013
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Clarity of route map : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

An interesting trail because of its diversity: scree, meadow, forest, alternating sunny and shady sections... we included the ecological trail and the little diversions to the oratory of Christ the King.
It's great fun!

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diabolo46
diabolo46

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of walk : Jul 25, 2013
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Clarity of route map : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

Discrepancy between the syndicat d'Initiative map and the reality on the ground. Other than that, it's a pretty nice circuit that climbs steeply.

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