Pointe de Talamarche

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A summit without any major difficulties overlooking Lake Annecy!

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 12.75 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 7h 15 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Difficult
  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 1,262 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 1,263 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 1,844 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 581 m
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La Tournette
The lake
La Tournette
View of the lake

Description of the walk

The starting point is the car park at the Morette military cemetery on the edge of the D909.

(S/E) With your back to the car park, take the Route des Vid'Zeu. At the end, turn right onto theGR®96and continue straight ahead for about 500 metres.

(1) At the end, turn right heading west. The climb is quite steep at first but eases off a little further on, gradually ascending towards the Cruet chalets.

(2) Then continue to the Lindion Refuge (1,123 m).

(3) Continue straight ahead in a south-westerly direction.
The climb then continues in the same direction, passing a waterfall, undergrowth and meadows to reach Crêt de Tervelles.

(4) At Crêt de Tervelles, continue straight ahead towards Pointe de Talamarche.

(5) Once you reach the summit, we recommend walking a few hundred metres along the ridge to enjoy superb views of all the surrounding mountains and Lake Annecy.
Return via the same route to the car park (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 582 m - Car park - Nécropole nationale des Glières / Site de Morette (La Balme-de-Thuy)
  2. 1 : km 0.4 - alt. 590 m - Western fork - Fier (rivière)
  3. 2 : km 2.07 - alt. 869 m - Chalets de Cruet
  4. 3 : km 3.16 - alt. 1,113 m - Le Lindion refuge (1,123m)
  5. 4 : km 5.91 - alt. 1,717 m - Crêt de Tervelles (1776m)
  6. 5 : km 6.42 - alt. 1,843 m - Summit of the - Pointe de Talamarche (1850m)
  7. S/E : km 12.74 - alt. 581 m - Military cemetery car park. Overlooking the - Lac d'Annecy (Haute-Savoie)

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.

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Reviews and comments

4.8 / 5
Based on 8 reviews
Reliability of the description
4.9 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.9 / 5
Route interest
4.8 / 5
Ccyl
Ccyl

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : May 18, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

A very pleasant round trip hike, no difficulty except for a steady climb to the summit. Saw some chamois, walked through forests and mountain pastures. Delighted with the views at the top!

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ferreira elisabeth
ferreira elisabeth

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 16, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

Superb hike to do, the route is very well marked and offers beautiful panoramic views.

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gsipos
gsipos

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 13, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

Very nice hike! With a beautiful view of the Aravis mountains at the end.

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bichedesneiges
bichedesneiges

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 03, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

Please note that there are two car parks when coming from Annecy. Park in the second (main) car park.

The first climb is very steep and uninteresting: a forest track and 4x4 route.
Upon arrival at the Lindion refuge, the landscape changes and transforms into a pretty green and flowery valley, filled with grasshoppers. The slope also becomes much gentler, and the hike is pleasant. The valley rises to a pass, which takes two hours to climb to the top.
Unfortunately, the view of Mont Blanc and the Aravis is hidden by clouds.
On the descent, I hear several gunshots, but hunting season has not yet opened on this 2 September 2018!
The descent is less tedious than I thought it would be.

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gazok54
gazok54 ★

Thank you, cathy746.
We have added this information to the description and taken the opportunity to add a few waypoints to the description and route.

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cathy746
cathy746
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Route only accessible on weekends and public holidays due to forestry work until April 2018.

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desvigne
desvigne

Overall rating : 5 / 5

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

A truly beautiful hike, with a steady climb for two hours, but one that allows you to reach the Larrieux refuge fairly quickly. The climb to the peak is not difficult in dry weather, but can be slippery on the rocks. At the top, the view is magnificent, with Mont Blanc within sight and Lake Annecy at the end of the ridge, which is sublime.
But the descent is very long!!!!

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patrick.grosch@gmail.com
patrick.grosch@gmail.com

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 08, 2017
Reliability of the description : Not used / Not applicable
Ease of following the route : Not used / Not applicable
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

A superb hike in a still unspoilt environment. We opted for a different route, but thank you for suggesting this hike.

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papapouf
papapouf

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 21, 2015
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

A superb hike, not easy because the climb is steep and long, but the encounter with the chamois, the whistling of the marmots, the buttercups and rhododendrons – everything is magnificent, not to mention the view from the summit. Two days later, you can still feel the descent in your legs.

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Madoulce
Madoulce

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 21, 2014
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

We were warned: it's steep! And we hit the ground running right from the start!
We were pleasantly surprised to be the only ones on this hike!
It's a bit monotonous to climb (and especially descend) in a straight line, but the view from the top is worth the difficult climb.
I couldn't help thinking, "And we'll have to come back down again!"
Indeed, the descent was harder on the muscles than the climb, and I really felt it in my thighs and calves afterwards.
We found meadows still full of flowers and were able to admire ONE ibex, but where were the others hiding?

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