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Parking at the top of Creusaz, near a restaurant. Access from the village of Bernex.
There are yellow arrow signposts at intervals and directional signs at the main intersections.
Yellow + blue markings
(S/E) Walk down a few steps on the road leading to the car park and take a small road on the right. Quickly leave the Col de Creusaz path on your right and continue north towards the Col du Bénand. Pass a farm and climb up a stony track.
(1) At the intersection, continue straight ahead uphill (ignore the path on the left, which will be the return route). At a fork, turn right and continue on relatively flat ground. The path climbs again and then makes a hairpin turn to the left up to a small pass.
(2) Continue south on the well-marked path, which soon curves to the right (west). You will reach a crossroads at the foot of the Croix du Bénand.
(3) There are two options here:
- For a shorter version, turn left and descend a steep path that quickly leads to the Granges du Mont Bénand (8). Continue on the main route from this point.
- For the full version, as shown on the map, turn right towards Derrière le Four and leave the cross on your left. Descend and enter the forest. At the bottom, turn left with the path and continue on a slight downhill slope. Ignore a path on the right and continue downhill through the forest, which is becoming lighter.
(4) Leave the forest and continue south-east between the meadows. The path veers to the right and descends steeply between two rows of trees.
(5) At the T-junction (known as Derrière le Four), turn left towards Bénand and the Col de Creusaz. Walk past a sheepfold on your left and follow a wide, shaded path which, at the first houses of the village of Bénand, gives way to tarmac.
Mountain bike signposting
(6) At the crossroads (cross), turn left and go up a one-way street (except for residents) towards Les Granges de Bénand. After about 250 m, the road turns sharply to the right and then gives way to a stony path.
No signposts
(7) At a three-way junction (old small barn), go up to the left to quickly reach Les Granges du Mont Bénand (a beautiful group of restored chalets).
(8) Retrace your steps to the previous three-way junction.
(7) Take the path on the left towards Creusaz. Stay on the hillside on this good path lined with fenced meadows. This will take you to a crossroads you took at the start of the hike.
Yellow + Blue markings
(1) Turn right downhill, rejoin the tarmac road further on and climb briefly up the left to return to the Creusaz car park (S/E).
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