The Pointe d'Andey via the ridges

Date of your route : May 30, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★☆☆☆☆ Very disappointing
Ease of following the route : ★☆☆☆☆ Very disappointing
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

A GPS route that’s completely off the beaten track; it might be possible in snowy conditions but is impossible in summer. The summit offers a superb view nonetheless

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Date of your route : Aug 25, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Take care on this hike!

It’s not easy to find your way to the ridge as there’s no path, and once you reach the ridge, the climb can be tricky.

On the other hand: the view is splendid, the scenery is well worth the detour and your efforts will be rewarded.

It may be difficult for children under 13 (unless they are used to it); otherwise, make sure you’re in good shape and have a keen eye for finding your way.

Fun guaranteed in any case!

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Date of your route : Sep 17, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★☆☆☆☆ Very disappointing
Route interest : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Very busy route : No

The area is lovely, but I should have read the reviews before choosing this family walk, which I imagined would be pleasant and accessible given the distance and elevation gain (we’re not mountaineers, but we go out often and have already enjoyed hikes three or four times longer in distance and/or elevation gain)

There really isn’t a path for the first half; I’d set the route on my watch. You end up walking through people’s gardens, and I’m not sure the residents appreciate that, so we turned back to take the main path before reaching the houses.

After that, no path again; we found ourselves in the middle of a sloping field, which was well-maintained but people were starting to grumble... Then we found ourselves crossing another field, but this one was quite wild, and that’s when the grumbling really kicked in. We carried on regardless, having to climb over the electric fences for the cows grazing a little further down, and we finally found ourselves at the foot of the ridge. Still no path, quite dense vegetation, a trail ‘straight up the cliff’ – so we turned back to join the path on the left.

Unfortunately, the children were exhausted after this first adventure, so we couldn’t make it to the top.

There are two tracks when you reach the point opposite La Pointe d’Andey; I think doing a circular route by taking one up and the other down would have been much more enjoyable for a family, especially as the view from the top is superb (I ran up quickly to have a look before we gave up).

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Date of your route : Mar 04, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A lovely, relatively easy walk! Stunning views of the Bargy massif and Mont Blanc.
Perfect for a short half-day hike.
A short video of this hike:
https://youtu.be/8SpcF46rRPo

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Date of your route : Aug 10, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★☆☆☆☆ Very disappointing
Ease of following the route : ★☆☆☆☆ Very disappointing
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

Between the start and point 1: no path; you have to cross a field.
Between 1 and 2: practically impossible, even for experienced hikers. A path is marked, but it’s just an endless pile of rocks to climb over!
This hike is dangerous and should be removed from Visorando. At the very least, it should be labelled ‘very difficult’ rather than ‘moderate’!!

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Date of your route : May 31, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Please note: there is no path along the ridges; it is quite dangerous. We were with our 8-year-old daughters and turned back to take a more suitable route along a marked path.

The climb up to the ridge is off-trail.

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

A lovely route to Pointe d'Andey, never too difficult.
It’s best to reach the ridge by cutting across the fields.
Quite quiet until you reach the Col de l'Andey, where you’ll meet hikers coming down from the summit.
A lovely walk.

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Date of your route : Oct 10, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

A lovely walk for a gentle return to the outdoors. The 360° view from the Salève, taking in Lake Geneva, the Môle, the Arve Valley and Mont Blanc, is breathtaking.

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Date of your route : Jun 26, 2017
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

It’s not very long, but it’s a continuous, steep climb with no flat sections at all. Rated as ‘moderate’ on Visorando, I’d have rated it a notch higher.

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