The Hay Trail to La Rosière

Park near the Tourist Office in the centre of La Rosière.

(S/E) Walk up the street for about a hundred metres. At the first junction, take the Route de l’École, which heads down to the left. At the second junction, turn left again, heading towards the Old Village.
After passing the Horizon 1850 residence, head downhill to your right. Walk past the tennis courts and you’ll come back onto the road.

(1) Turn left, go under the school and head down a narrow, sloping lane towards the chapel.

(2) At the chapel, take the path that leads down through the mountain pasture to the hairpin bend on the Route de la Station (D 1090).

(3) Follow the road downhill for 100 m and take the path leading into the woods on your right. Cross the D 1090 then head towards Le Châtelard and its famous Saint-Michel Chapel perched on its rock.

(4) Before reaching Le Châtelard, take the path on the left to head back towards La Rosière via La Devanchaz. Pass under the chairlift and continue due north at the next junction.

(5) In the hamlet of La Devanchaz, follow the path, pass under the chairlift once more and reach La Rosière via Rue des Eucherts.

(6) Turn right onto Rue de l’Avenue, cross Place des Eucherts, then follow the road along the forest footpath to reach the Tourist Office (S/E).

Water point and public toilets at Le Châtelard.

Saint-Michel Chapel at Le Châtelard.