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Access: From the A40 motorway, take exit 15 towards Vallée Verte (Boëge). Drive through Boëge, then head towards Villard and Habère-Poche (CD12). Drive through Habère-Poche towards Col du Cou (CD12) until you reach the Fond ski centre and the aerodrome. Park in the centre's car park.
(S/E) From the Fond des Moises centre, head north and follow the track on the right after the goat farm. Ignore a path on the right and continue north. Pass the Oratoire des Moises, ignore a path on the left and you will immediately come to an intersection with a path on the right.
(1) Continue straight ahead on the track along the edge of the road to the Col des Moises.
(2) At the pass, cross the road to the right and take the wide track opposite. Stay on this wide track, ignoring the paths that descend to the left or climb to the right.
(3) Continue straight ahead on a slight descent (ignore the path on the right that climbs to Très-le-Mont). Pass above the oratory and the Chalet du Châtillonnet and continue north-northeast on the track. Pass the fence and follow the tracks straight ahead across the meadow towards a pass for 300 metres.
(4) When you reach the plateau, turn right and follow the tracks uphill to join a path that passes above the hamlet of Trécout, running alongside a fence at the edge of the meadow. When you reach the end of the meadow, do not go through the wooden gate, but turn right to walk alongside it and follow the path uphill due east. The path is marked with signs featuring a yellow goat.
(5) Walk down the road for a few metres, then take the path on the right. Follow theGR® Balcon du Léman (red and white markings) to the hamlet of Très-le-Mont.
(6) At the end of the car park, follow the wide track straight ahead (south-west). At the "Mont Forchat" sign, go up the track on the left.
(7) At the second "Mont Forchat" sign, turn right and follow the wide track that winds its way up to the ridge. Then follow the south-south-west ridge to the summit, passing an open-air chapel and a picnic area.
From the summit (statue of Saint-François de Salles), there is a remarkable panoramic view of the Chablais and Aravis peaks and, on a clear day, Mont Blanc, Lake Geneva and the Jura mountain range.
(8) For the descent, take the very steep, winding path to the west towards the Col de l'Encrenaz.
(9) At the pass, turn right (north) towards Très-le-Mont.
(10) At the stake, turn sharply left onto the track that descends towards a pond. Go around the pond on the left, enter the forest and climb back up. Then descend steadily through the undergrowth.
(11) At the "Alt. 1260m" sign, take the track on the right towards Col des Moises.
(12) At the Creux de La Marat junction, continue on the track to the right towards Col des Moises. Cross the road.
(1) Turn left, follow the path you took on the way up in the opposite direction and you will reach the cross-country ski centre (S/E).
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