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Reach Bernex via the D52 or D152. Via the D152, pass the church and reach the roundabout where the D52 arrives. At this point, via the D52, turn left or right onto the D152 to follow the Route de la Dent d'Oche. Pass the hamlet of Trossy, cross the Pont de Morgon bridge over the Ruisseau des Plénets stream, and follow the road to the car park of the La Fétiuère bar-restaurant.
On foot:
(S/E) Take the path that heads north-east near the Ugine, on the left if you are parked before the river, on the right if you had to park after it. At a fork, turn left (north) and follow the carriage road that climbs gently uphill.
(1) Turn right at the hairpin bend and follow the southbound path. At the fork, take the left path uphill. After two hairpin bends, you will reach the Dent d'Oche path.
(2) Continue straight ahead (east) and, after about 20 metres, turn left onto the "official" path which climbs very steeply. Then continue eastwards on a much gentler slope to the Chalets d'Oche.
(3) Head east towards Lac de la Case. After about 400 metres, leave this path and take the path on the right, still heading towards Lac de la Case. Climb up through the sharp limestone pavement and, after a wide left-hand bend, avoid a wet area on the right and reach Lac de la Case.
(4) Turn right onto the south-west facing path which climbs through rhododendrons towards the Col de la Casse d'Oche (beautiful view of Lake Geneva, the south face of the Dent d'Oche, the Château d'Oche, the Aiguilles de Darbon range and, to the south on a clear day, Mont Blanc).
(5) At the pass, take the path on the right along the ridge (south-west). You will reach a fork at an altitude of 1,839 metres.
(6) Leave the path that branches off to the right (Balcon du Léman) and take the path on the left that continues along the ridge (south-south-west). Follow the ridge to the summit of Pointe de Pelluaz.
(7) Descend on the other side on a sometimes slippery path and reach the chairlift arrival point. From this point, ignore all paths leading off to the left. Descend on the ski slope towards the west.
(8) At a crossroads, turn right downhill, still on the wide ski slope (do not take the first path on the right, which goes along the hillside). Pass under the chairlift line and go around the Pelluaz reservoir on the right.
Pass the chairlift departure station and continue on a wide slope that initially descends westwards. Turn right (north-northwest) with the slope and pass under another chairlift line. Avoid the Pré Richard farm by taking a path on the right. Join the slope further down and follow it to the right.
(9) Take a path on the right (east), pass under the chairlift line again and descend into the woods. This will take you to the La Fétiuère car park (S/E).
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