Short tour of Chaillol

Date of your route : Aug 22, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A very pleasant, easy hike with beautiful scenery and a lovely view of the valley!

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

A very difficult walk, especially in hot weather 🥵. There is only one climb... 300 metres over 1 kilometre, which is really tough.

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Date of your route : Mar 09, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A very pleasant hike under the "moderate" March sunshine. The climb is a little "steep", but nothing too challenging.

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Date of your route : Aug 27, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Arduous climb from point 3 to point 4: too steep a gradient over a short distance and in the sun. Return via an uninteresting road.

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Date of your route : Jul 12, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A lovely hike, but the 300 m elevation gain is over 1 km, which is very tough, but the rest is almost flat. One small negative point is the descent from Chaillol station to Challiol village, which is on tarmac.
Not to be attempted in hot weather
otherwise there is a beautiful view when you reach the top of the climb.

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Hello G. Lafont, and thank you for your comments.

The combination of the horizontal distance and the elevation gain classifies this hike as Moderate rather than Easy: I have just changed the rating.

Apart from that, what in the description is "very disappointing"? How could we improve the route description?

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Date of your route : Jul 16, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★☆☆☆☆ Very disappointing
Ease of following the route : ★☆☆☆☆ Very disappointing
Route interest : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing

Hello,
This hike is not easy at all, especially with a very steep and challenging 1 km climb. My knees and heart did not appreciate it. The elevation gain is significant over a short distance. The return to Chaillol is very easy, except for the return to the starting point (tarmac road), which is not interesting.
Kind regards
G. LAFONT

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Date of your route : Jul 03, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

Hello,
This hike, described as easy by Visorando for families, includes a climb of over a kilometre with gradients of 25% in full sun.
A rating of moderate would be more appropriate.
In addition, the total elevation gain is closer to 350 m than 280 m.
This hike was completed on 3 July 2019 by a group of walkers.
Kind regards.
Yves Merle.

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Date of your route : May 11, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

A very pleasant short walk; meeting with the stonemasons of the Malcros Canal Association. In the village at the bottom of the descent at the end, there was some hesitation, but we were then in an urban environment.

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Date of your route : Aug 27, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

I would just like to point out that the recommendation for a "family" walk should be taken with a pinch of salt. There is a steep hill to climb on gravel, and if the sun is shining, it can be challenging for younger or older people. Otherwise, it is a parish-specific to Brittany, very pleasant walk.

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Date of your route : Nov 27, 2017
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

Superb hike around Chaillol.
For beginners, the section between points 3 and 4 on the map is very steep but accessible. If I managed it, anyone can.

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Date of your route : Aug 13, 2017
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

Quite a steep climb for children, but rewarded by beautiful scenery and marmots at the station. Thank you!

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Thank you, tautavel41
Did you really say "uninteresting"?

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Date of your route : Aug 04, 2016
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

A lovely circular walk to do with young children.
Discover the fascinating flora.

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Date of your route : Aug 17, 2016
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

In hot weather, avoid starting from Chaillol town hall (300 m elevation gain on the road). Instead, head up towards the resort. 200 m after the chairlift departure point on your left is the Crots car park, the starting point for various hikes (lake, return to the starting point via the top of the resort or via the Canal Malcros).
Very pleasant, with lots of undergrowth....)

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