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This walk starts from a large car park on the RD1212, about 3 km from the Ugine exit, heading towards Megève. To be precise, this car park is situated at the very end of the dual carriageway, on the right-hand side, near the Arly Footbridge.
(S/E) Take the footbridge to cross the Arly Gorges, heading towards Cohennoz. Cross the Nant Blanc for the first time; about 200 m further on, the path takes a hairpin bend; continue to the next hairpin bend. Leave the path for a few metres to admire a beautiful waterfall which remarkably cools the surrounding air.
(1) Return to the path and continue to the village of Cohennoz, near the church, behind the town hall: you can’t go wrong. Take the time to visit the church and the eco-museum (by prior booking with the town hall).
(2) Take the steps on the right, opposite the church, then continue a few metres to the right along the road, and take a path on the right (Chemin du Sauzier), following the signpost for “Croix de Varzéron”. A few dozen metres further on, a path branches off to the left.
(3) Leave the track and head up this path, which leads onto a quiet road; follow it to the right. After the bridge over the Nant Blanc, the road takes a wide bend to the left and reaches the hamlet of Le Peuchaix. Continue to the end of the bend.
(4) Just before a fire hydrant, take a path on the left, then a track leading to the sign for “La Pêche”.
(5) Take a sharp left-hand bend onto the track and continue to the sign for “Le Vernay”.
(6) Continue to the right along the path until you come out onto a track. Take this to the right for a few metres until you reach the “Sous-Varzéron” sign.
(7) Turn sharply left; the path leads to the Croix de Varzéron and the refuge of the same name.
(8) Take a break, then turn back and follow the route you took on the way there, in the opposite direction, back to the car park (S/E).
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