Lac des Cammazes and the Gravette Dam

Date of your route : Aug 25, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

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Date of your route : Oct 11, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A pleasant hike with varied landscapes. It takes just over two hours, but the ascents and descents are not difficult. Beautiful undergrowth in autumn.

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Date of your route : Aug 27, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

Lovely views of the dam and lake.
Pleasant route through the woods.
No problem at point 2... if you pay attention.
Probably private property (as everywhere...), but no signs indicating any restrictions.

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Date of your route : Jul 18, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A pleasant little walk. Good when you're looking for a bit of shade but still want to get some exercise.

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Date of your route : Jul 11, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

A short walk through the woods when it's very hot.
In fact, there is only one problem with the guidebook. At point 2, the text is unclear and misleading. It should read:
At point 2, where the streams meet, two forest paths converge. Continue on the one opposite for 50 metres, then take the path that branches off to the right, going uphill and leaving the forest path.

Otherwise, the walk is not very interesting. It's a shame because the Cammazes area is actually quite nice.

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I have often pointed out that you should not follow the signposted routes. My hikes are comprehensive and do not necessarily follow the official routes. Besides, where there are signposts, you no longer need Visorando!

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Date of your route : Mar 01, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★☆☆☆☆ Very disappointing
Ease of following the route : ★☆☆☆☆ Very disappointing
Route interest : ★☆☆☆☆ Very disappointing
Very busy route : No

This route is very poorly marked!!! It's fine at the start, but then if you follow the yellow arrows as you did at the start, you
end up on a different, longer hike. Lack of signage.

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Date of your route : Jan 22, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Lovely circular, in the forest and beautiful view of the lake
Enchanted by the snow!
Access to the dam by car was complicated, so we parked at the fork in the road.

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Date of your route : Jun 30, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : Yes

Hike completed on 29/06/2020

The route is moderately interesting at the start, as the paths have been badly damaged by tractors cutting down pine trees!
I added the circular to the north of the map to this route, which is very pleasant in the undergrowth, plus 3.5 km.
The route from point 660 alt to point 640 alt on the return to Montagnet is closed to traffic, so you have to take the perpendicular path UTM 0427443-4807968 and 04277716-4807752.

Small dog

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Date of your route : Jun 01, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

The advantage of this walk when it is hot (Saturday, 30 May 2020) is that the lake greatly cools the ambient air and creates significant air movement.

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Hello.
I can't answer that question. But this is the first time this issue has been raised (see other comments). Perhaps you've come across someone who resents hikers passing through and uses private property as an excuse.
Have a nice day.

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Date of your route : Jun 02, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

The hike started well when we crossed the dam, then continued as described. We turned left after 200 metres and met the forest ranger, who told us that it was private property and that we had to turn back. So we hiked back in the opposite direction to point 3, as the section leading to point 2 is private.

Does this hike really have a private section?

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Date of your route : Sep 23, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

This hike is ideal for those who dislike the sun, as the trail is mostly shaded. We took the trail in the opposite direction, which we found more suitable as it involved a little more downhill walking in the woods. We have a 4-year-old boy and a 2.5-year-old girl who really enjoyed it, as they were immersed in the flora and fauna (beetles, slugs, butterflies, horses and cows in the meadow we walked along, the sounds of the wind and the stream, lunch upstream from the lake in the shade). However, there are no panoramic views of the surrounding area on this hike, which is really more of a stroll.

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Hello

Throughout this walk, we always follow the same path. Only point 2 may pose a problem. But the entrance is clearly visible.
Sorry you got lost. Almost entirely in the woods, this route is not known for its views.
Have a good evening.

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Thank you for this feedback on the hike. We will keep an eye on this hike to see whether or not it crosses private property... and try to complete the description.
Best regards

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