Roc de Viuz

Date of your route : Nov 13, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A beautiful hike on a sunny autumn day. Reversing the direction of the hike has the advantage of avoiding the steep descent at the end (easier to climb than to descend. Judging by the comments, opinions are divided). Don't miss out on going to Roc de Viuz, even if the round trip is challenging in terms of elevation.

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Date of your route : Jun 14, 2025
Reliability of the description : Not used / Not applicable
Ease of following the route : Not used / Not applicable
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Very nice hike, not too difficult.
I follow the map on my GPS, so I don't read the descriptions provided, except in exceptional cases.
Superb view of the valley at the Roc de la Viuz.
On the way up, between points 2 and 3 (roughly halfway), don't hesitate to check out the viewpoint marked by a sign on the left. It only takes 10 minutes there and back, and you get a beautiful view of Faverges.

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Date of your route : Nov 11, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

The hike is pleasant, through the woods, with lovely views; but the signposting sometimes leaves something to be desired; in some places it is completely absent! What a shame!

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Date of your route : Mar 02, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Lovely walk. Be careful on the way back: the descent is quite technical
Very good car park at the start

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Thank you Lexr8 for this information, I will correct this hike

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Date of your route : Oct 21, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

The first part of the hike is not marked, but the road is easy to follow. The section through the forest before Roc de Viuz is very pretty. There is a beautiful view of Faverges and the valley around Seythenex from Roc de Viuz.
However, having done two fairly strenuous hikes the day before and the day before that, I thought I'd do an easy hike today and was very surprised by the descent to Roc de Viuz, which involved climbing down using your hands and took longer to descend than to climb up because it was so steep. I would classify this hike as moderate. The description is not accurate either, as you then have to climb back up (rather than down!). In addition, the points on the app are misaligned (the description of point 1 corresponds to the start/finish, point 2 to point 1, etc.). And the 3 hours seems a bit short to me; I think it took me a little longer.

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Date of your route : Nov 18, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

a beautiful hike with lovely views at Roc de Viuz.
lots of walking on roads, few single tracks
the descent is less steep and difficult than it appears on the map

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Date of your route : May 13, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average

A lovely short hike, but be careful because the highest point is not at the rock but well before it. This means that if you want to eat at the rock afterwards, you have a nice but slightly steep climb ahead of you. Otherwise, it's a superb hike

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

Good hike on forest trails, with a less easy descent on wet terrain (even in summer)

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Date of your route : Nov 26, 2017
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

very well-explained hike and magnificent views

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Date of your route : Oct 26, 2017
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

At point 2, La Lavanche, above the last house on the left, take the path that leads into the field on the right and joins the country lane.
At point 4, you will reach Roc de Viuz after a descent of 150 metres.

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Date of your route : Sep 06, 2017
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

Pleasant hike in the mid-range mountains
Beautiful view of Faverges from Le Roc

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Date of your route : Apr 23, 2017
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

A rather pleasant hike. In La Lavanche, continue straight ahead: you will pass a fountain, then a farm, then a barely visible path before reaching the Chemin du Solliet, which climbs and climbs...
The descent to Roc de Viuz is quite steep, but not dangerous. Very nice view from La Croix.
The descent to Les Teppes is also quite steep.

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Date of your route : Aug 21, 2015
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average

Hike without major difficulty. Be sure to follow the instructions on the Visorando website. To start the hike, head towards "La Lavanche" at the end of the car park. At the beginning of the car park, there is a wooden sign indicating "Roc de Viuz": according to the Visorando description, this is actually the path to take for the return journey (I took some photos to illustrate this and will try to upload them to the website).
However, this path is perfectly passable. It is quite steep, but it is a beautiful climb through the woods (great when it is very hot!).

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Date of your route : Jul 16, 2015
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average

The hike is not particularly difficult, although some sections of the descent towards the Viuz cross are quite steep and rugged. The start of the hike is not very well signposted, but the instructions provided are clear enough to avoid getting lost. It takes a good three hours to complete the circular hike. Beautiful panorama at the cross. Lovely view of the Aravis from the Solliet chalets. We were lucky enough to see a chamois on the way down to Les Teppes

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