Mont Myon and the Chapel of Montfort from Pressiat

Mont Myon from Pressiat, then a pretty circular through the forest to reach the Chapelle de Montfort.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 9.06 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 3h 50 
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    Difficulty: Moderate

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 442 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 434 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 661 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 345 m

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Description of the walk

Park in the car park opposite Pressiat Town Hall.

(S/E) From the car park, turn right then left to join the road to the castle, heading towards Mont Myon. 200 m after the castle, look for a path on the left.

(1) Take this footpath on the left towards Mont Myon. Follow it as it climbs through the woods and then across the meadow.

(2) After crossing the fence through the designated area, cross the meadow heading east to reach the forest road. Turn right towards Mont Myon and follow the signs for the refuge and the orientation table. You may be lucky enough to see paragliders taking off, as many launch from this take-off point.

(3) At the top of Mont Myon is the orientation table. In good weather, Mont Blanc is visible to the east.
Then return to the forest road and follow it northwards. Further on, leave the path you took on the way there on your left.

(4) When the road turns left, take the path that branches off to the right into the woods.

(5) After the Source des Bourdettes, continue south, following the well-marked path until you reach the edge of the woods. Cross the glacis, still heading south, to reach a path that descends, still heading south.

(6) At the intersection, signs indicate theGR® 59 andGR® de Pays Tour du Revermont trails. Turn left towards the Chapelle de Montfort. Follow the path, heading south, keeping to the right.

(7) At this crossroads, follow the path on the right, which descends towards the Chapelle de Montfort.

(8) From the chapel, continue down the path and take the path on the right that points towards Pressiat. Descend along the path that follows the leat de Verchère, still in the woods.

(9) At the end of this path, at the crossroads, turn right onto the path that climbs back up through the woods, along the meadow, to return to Pressiat.

(10) At the end of this path, cross Chemin de la Boutanne and take the street opposite, which leads to the square and the car park (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 346 m - Car park opposite the town hall
  2. 1 : km 0.56 - alt. 380 m - Intersection with the Mont Myon footpath
  3. 2 : km 1.93 - alt. 633 m - Crossing the fence
  4. 3 : km 2.4 - alt. 661 m - Orientation table - Mont Myon
  5. 4 : km 3.67 - alt. 577 m - Intersection of forest road and trail
  6. 5 : km 4.49 - alt. 548 m - Source des Bourdettes
  7. 6 : km 5.51 - alt. 481 m - Intersection with GR 59 / GR P Tour du Revermont
  8. 7 : km 6.84 - alt. 570 m - Intersection with the Signal de Nivigne trail
  9. 8 : km 7.12 - alt. 531 m - Chapelle Notre-Dame (Montfort)
  10. 9 : km 7.92 - alt. 390 m - Intersection with Chemin de la Ferrolière
  11. 10 : km 8.83 - alt. 350 m - Chemin de la Boutanne
  12. S/E : km 9.06 - alt. 346 m - Car park opposite the town hall

Notes

In places, the path to Mont Myon can be quite steep, but there is an alternative route along the forest road from (1).

Always be cautious and plan ahead when you're outdoors. Visorando and the author of this route cannot be held responsible for any accidents occurring on this route.

The GR® and PR® markings are the intellectual property of the Fédération Française de Randonnée Pédestre.

Reviews and comments

4.6 / 5
Based on 8 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.6 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.4 / 5
Route interest
4.9 / 5
ChanBa
ChanBa

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : May 05, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Great hike in the sunshine. Once we reached the top of the mountain, we were treated to a fantastic view and saw paragliders taking off.
Magnificent, peaceful woods, almost deserted. Perfect.
Impeccable Visio Rando guidance that got us back on track after a slight detour.

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Banette
Banette

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 18, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A very beautiful hike with a good variety of landscapes.
The first part up to Mount Myon is a bit steep, so take the S-shaped road if it has rained in the previous days.

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cedric69000
cedric69000
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Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Dec 24, 2023
Reliability of the description : Not used / Not applicable
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

A very beautiful, open route in the sunshine, quite steep up to Mount Myon (1/3 of the route) then through forest (2/3 of the route), almost entirely on paths and no roads, completed in 1 hour 10 minutes on the trail version.

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Aurore1616
Aurore1616

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 16, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A lovely walk!
As mentioned in other comments, do not attempt if the ground is wet.
It's difficult to find the trail just after La Chapelle... I wandered around for quite a while. In the end, it's best to ignore the trail and follow the sign towards Pressiat. (This isn't easy to find either).
Otherwise, the trails are pleasant, well maintained, with lovely views. It was great.

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MARIEFO28
MARIEFO28

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 24, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A very beautiful hike with stunning views, heritage sites and the pleasure of watching paragliders take off. Steep climb at the start, not to be attempted if it has rained heavily.
There is a problem at point 8: after the chapel, descend only about ten metres and the sign on the right does not indicate Pressiat but "Mont Châtel and La Ferrolière". However, from there, the yellow markings are very clear, and you will find the Pressiat sign a little further on in the forest.

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Sophie241270
Sophie241270

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

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

A very beautiful hike despite the return of moths on the first part of the route during the climb up Mont Myon.
There is a small section that is poorly maintained after the Montfort chapel.
The second part of the route is very shady.
Good description.

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Mu&Jp-du-Jura
Mu&Jp-du-Jura

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : May 01, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Nice hike.
A few very steep sections on the climb up Mount MYON
Comments from BABOUR RANDO very relevant

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BABOUR RANDO
BABOUR RANDO

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 20, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A lovely circular in Revermont.

A bit too foggy yesterday to enjoy the view of Mont Blanc, but beautiful views of La Bresse!
Most of the walk is in the woods, which is lovely when the weather is good!

Lots of mud between markers 4 and 5: we're wading through it. Not surprising given the weather over the past two weeks...
Marker 8: not easy to find the path to Pressiat from the chapel!

Do not go down the obvious path below the chapel: it leads to Cuisiat! Look for a poorly marked path in the meadow to the right (north) of the path to Cuisiat a few metres from the chapel: enter the forest to find the missing signs near the chapel.
The trail disappears further down towards the Verchère stream: follow it to reach 9.

Enjoy your hike!

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