La Montagne du Sulens

Date of your route : Sep 27, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A very wet hike due to the rainy weather of the previous days, but still very charming: the paths remained passable, although very slippery, especially the climb up the meadow. But I think you can continue along the road to avoid this. The walking sticks were useful. There was a beautiful view from the top and a mix of forest paths and mountain ridges. I really enjoyed it.

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Thanks, LERCHER, for pointing that out. I've just updated the hike accordingly.

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Date of your route : Aug 02, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

A beautiful hike with magnificent views of the ridges.
We did this hike in the opposite direction and the return trip was a bit difficult. It's better to do it in the direction indicated.
A few comments about the route:
The passages through the mountain pastures are now closed.
- After point 2, the final climb in the mountain pasture towards point 3 is not possible (fence) and the path is no longer visible. Continue along the path and join the farm school and follow the trail that joins the ridge
The same applies to the descent after point 6 to reach La Greffaz, where there is a fence and the path is no longer visible. As we did in the other section, the path was visible in the lower part but closed (fence and prohibition sign). You must therefore descend by following the ridge to the Sulens pass and return to the farm school.
In conclusion, the part of the hike on the ridge is a round trip.

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Date of your route : Jan 24, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

Very good description of this beautiful hike.
However, the time indicated did not correspond to the actual hike: you should allow 3½ to 4 hours with a lunch break (not 5¼ hours)

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Date of your route : Sep 02, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

An easy hike offering access to one of the most beautiful views of the Aravis mountain range and Mont Blanc.

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Date of your route : Jun 05, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A beautiful hike with 360° views along the ridge and at the orientation table.
I recommend it.

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Date of your route : Nov 26, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

A lovely little hike for the family.
The passage through the Col de La Botte is a little steep, but nothing too difficult.
In some places in the mountain pasture, you might find yourself looking for the climb,
but it's easy to find.

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Date of your route : Aug 03, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Very nice hike! Thanks to the author.

I would like to make a few comments and share some feedback from this beautiful hike:

In hot weather, I recommend doing the hike in reverse so that you can do all the steep climbing in the morning when it's cool and enjoy the shade of the forest path (Fontany, Les Gay, La Frasse, etc.) in the late morning/early afternoon.

I don't recommend taking the shortcut between points 2 and 3 for two reasons. Firstly, the vegetation has grown a lot, making it difficult to pass through. Secondly, because we were "intercepted" by foresters who asked us to turn back and stay on the paths. They are not entirely wrong... because this shortcut requires walking in the middle of the mountain pasture. I therefore recommend going via the Col de la Botte, which is a detour of about 30 minutes.

Finally, one last point for dog owners: halfway between the Col de Plan Bois and point 6 (where the path forms a Y, near a spring), there is a dairy farm guarded by two dogs (Beaucerons) that are not friendly towards other dogs. We didn't see them and didn't have time to put our dogs on a leash. The farmer (owner of the dogs), who was also aggressive, was there and held his dogs back, but threatened that next time he would not hesitate to let his dogs kill ours. Feeling uneasy, we quickly fled for our safety. If you have dogs, keep them on a leash at least in this area.

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Date of your route : Jun 17, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

This hike is sublime, but you absolutely need a GPS and the route map to find your way, especially at point 3, where there are no trails and you have to make your own way through lush vegetation. If you continue along the path, you will come to a farm where you can rejoin the trail without damaging your legs
As for the descent at point 6, we followed the little red flags (a trail must pass through there soon and these markings helped us a lot) which allowed us to follow the path back down to the Greffaz farm.
After that, we had GPS, so we had a great time on this mountain with incredible views of the different valleys!
What's more, doing the climb in the direction indicated is great because the first part is very wooded and shaded, which was nice on this very sunny Friday!

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Date of your route : Nov 20, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

Very beautiful hike. It's a shame that the 25,000 scale map isn't mentioned in the description (3531OT), as this would provide a broader view of the location and make it easier to spot the magnificent peaks in the surrounding area.

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Date of your route : Jul 10, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average

Halfway down after the ridges, there is an almost non-existent path through a meadow to descend (a GPS is very useful here). There are no marks on the ground, so I think this is the old route and it hasn't been updated... You need a GPS FOR THIS HIKE...

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Date of your route : Jul 11, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

Depending on the season, after point 2, it may be preferable to stay on the trail and then catch up with the ridge rather than climbing through the pasture, where the grass can be very high. From the Sulens cross, the descent through Bois Noir, which is steep at first in the mountain pasture, ends in a wide path of little interest. It is preferable to take the recommended descent.

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Date of your route : Jun 17, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

GOOD TRAINING AT THE START OF THE SEASON

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Date of your route : Mar 10, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

A beautiful hike to enjoy in any season. I just completed it on snowshoes and here is a short video to illustrate this excellent guide.
Eric (Topo Rando Vidéo)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=83fHgAcx...

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Date of your route : Nov 02, 2017
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

A lovely little hike for the family.
The passage through the Col de La Botte is a little steep, but nothing too difficult.
In some places in the mountain pasture, you might find yourself looking for the climb,
but it's easy to find.

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