Les Balcons de Lathuile

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Overlooking Lake Annecy, discover the hillsides of Lathuile in an enchanting setting between marshes, forests and fields.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 5.51 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 1h 55 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy
  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 126 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 126 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 578 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 449 m
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Path
Waterfall
Saint-Ours Church
The Nanceau stream waterfall

Description of the walk

(S/E) In the Polé car park, you will find a board with a map of the route.
Behind this board, take the path known as "des écureuils" (squirrels) towards the village of Lathuile. Quickly cross a bridge and take the path on the left just after it to reach the heart of the Marais de Doussard. Continue along the path until you reach the junction with the Pont Ruphy road.

(1) Turn right and follow this road until you reach the junction with Route de Chevilly.

(2) Turn left and continue to the roundabout. At the roundabout, turn right and head uphill towards the church.

(3) Opposite the church, continue right on the Lathuile road and continue straight north until you reach a three-way junction.

(4) Leave the Lathuile road and turn left onto Chemin de Nanceau, which climbs through the woods. At the next intersection, at the edge of the forest, turn right and cross the Nanceau stream.

(5) Continue straight ahead, heading north, until you reach the back of the "L'Idéal" campsite. Walk along the campsite, descending the path on the right.

(6) Cross the Chaparon road via the La Porte road until you reach the bridge. Do not go under the bridge, but take the path on the left which will take you up to the greenway cycle path.
Once on the greenway, turn right towards the south to return to the car park where you started (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 452 m - Le Polé car park
  2. 1 : km 0.93 - alt. 462 m - Intersection with Route du Pont Ruphy
  3. 2 : km 1.31 - alt. 475 m - Chevilly road intersection
  4. 3 : km 1.77 - alt. 497 m - Lathuile Church
  5. 4 : km 2.1 - alt. 492 m - Head towards Chemin de Nanceau.
  6. 5 : km 2.74 - alt. 575 m - Nanceau stream
  7. 6 : km 4.33 - alt. 484 m - Intersection with Route de Chaparon
  8. S/E : km 5.51 - alt. 452 m - Le Polé car park

Notes

The marsh at the start of the hike may be muddy in wet weather.
Parking spaces with charging stations for electric cars.

Market gardening at Les Jardins du Taillefer just before joining the cycle path for the last kilometre.
Organic bread and candied fruit at "La Tartine" and "Frambiola", 200 metres from the cycle path.
Snacks available at the start/finish during the summer.

Worth a visit

Doussard beach and harbour 500 metres away.

Reviews and comments

4.3 / 5
Based on 13 reviews
Reliability of the description
4.6 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.5 / 5
Route interest
3.9 / 5
User 19232985

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : May 19, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Nice hike

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Diggin
Diggin

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 18, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

A good hike/walk for families with young children or people getting back into exercise. The route is fairly easy, with lots of forest, a pretty waterfall and beautiful chalets to start with.

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PB74
PB74

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 14, 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, accessible to all and in all weather conditions.
Varied landscapes between small villages, forests and meadows.
Some wonderful discoveries!
When you leave the forest, do not go straight down into the village, but continue along the path through the forest to the campsite.

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Ghys77
Ghys77

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 08, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

Hike at the top of the top, lovely surprise 😲 Magnificent.... It's a bit of a climb though.

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rouedefortune
rouedefortune

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 25, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

Pleasant stroll.

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et68
et68

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

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

Easy hike. Only one short steep section. Much of the route is through the village.

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BDEM
BDEM

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 31, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

An easy walk that is suitable for young children, despite the short stretch along the road.
Very pleasant woodland!

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Vivien.pollier
Vivien.pollier

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 25, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

Easy walk, no particular difficulties
A lot of road travel, without any major points of interest

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les MM's
les MM's

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 20, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Very busy route : No

Nothing special to see, not much of a view in the forest, nice path below that is less rocky. A short walk to get some exercise.

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michelesuzannehenriette
michelesuzannehenriette

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 12, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A beautiful walk in the forest with magnificent views of the surrounding mountains. Several times we hesitated about which path to take, especially at the start where there are several car parks that seem to have the same name.

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axitran
axitran

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 30, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

A few missing signs (thank goodness for GPS). Pleasant and easy route.

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Didier B3.
Didier B3.

Overall rating : 4 / 5

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

A nice little walk. The estimated time of 2 hours seems greatly overestimated to me. It took us 1 hour 30 minutes, including time for photos.
A very pretty waterfall that I didn't know about.

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Lexr8
Lexr8

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 11, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A lovely, varied walk, starting on a flat path, then through the pretty village of Lathuile and finally through the woods above. I combined it with part of the "Tour de la carrière de Bredannaz" route, so I didn't take the return route after the last point 6. At the Idéal campsite, I turned left to climb the Route des Carrières, which offers beautiful views of Annecy and then descends to Bredannaz a little further on. Quite easy, even the day after rain.

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