Tour of Chaucisse

An easy snowshoe hike that takes you around the heights of Chaucisse with beautiful views of Mont Blanc.

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  • Snowshoeing
    Activity: Snowshoeing
  • ↔
    Distance: 4.06 km
  • ◔
    Duration according to the author: 2 hrs 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 201 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 203 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 1,448 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 1,236 m

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Description of the walk

Park in the car park at the entrance to Chaucisse, a small hamlet in the hills above Saint-Nicolas-la-Chapelle.

(S/E) Opposite the hamlet, take a small farm track on the left that climbs up to the edge of the forest.

(1) Continue along this path, which crosses a tributary of the stream and passes through the woods. Pass in front of a small chalet and turn left to climb more steeply until you reach a wider road. Continue right on this road to arrive at the Carrés crossroads.

(2) Descend by following the small path on the right, which is fairly flat at first. The path enters the woods for about a hundred metres before coming out again.
When you come out of the woods, you will see a chalet on your right. Continue straight ahead on the less marked path, which descends a little more steeply to Les Teurets.

(3) Continue straight ahead to join the wider path that will take you directly to Chaucisse. Follow this path to the right and continue straight ahead until you reach the Chosalets crossroads.

(4) Turn right and reach Chaucisse via the lower part of the village. Pass the town hall, the church and the cemetery to arrive at the car park where you started (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 1,317 m - Car park at the entrance to Chaussice.
  2. 1 : km 0.47 - alt. 1,355 m - Tributary of the stream
  3. 2 : km 1.18 - alt. 1,448 m - Les Carrés, on the right
  4. 3 : km 1.89 - alt. 1,361 m - Les Teurets, straight ahead
  5. 4 : km 3.34 - alt. 1,237 m - Les Chosalets, on the right
  6. S/E : km 4.06 - alt. 1,317 m - Car park at the entrance to Chaussice.

Notes

Snowshoe trail in snowy weather. The end of the walk may be clear of snow.

::2: At Les Carrés, you can follow the signs to Croix Cartier for a longer walk.

Worth a visit

Chaucisse is a beautiful village far from everything with a beautiful view of Mont Blanc.

Reviews and comments

4.2 / 5
Based on 7 reviews

Reliability of the description
4 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.1 / 5
Route interest
4.3 / 5
Denis26
Denis26 ★

Catverdera,
I'm sorry for the inconvenience, but this hike is a snowshoe trail. The tracks you followed may not necessarily correspond to the walking trails.

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catverdera
catverdera

Overall rating : 3 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 25, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : Not used / Not applicable
Very busy route : No

We found the starting point, but the path "disappeared" after 300 metres. We retraced our steps and took the route in reverse to Les Teurets.

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PASCAL Gérard
PASCAL Gérard

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 30, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

lovely walk

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queyrubay
queyrubay

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Dec 17, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Beautiful route, no difficulty, well marked
Depending on snow conditions, experienced skiers may be able to leave the trail in certain places to "cut" through the powder snow.
Panoramic views of the Mont Blanc range, among others.
Small chalets scattered throughout the area are also of interest.

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Marie59940
Marie59940

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jan 11, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A superb snowshoe hike for the whole family, in the hills above Chaucisse. Very well marked on the ground with purple poles and in the hike description. This was our first snowshoeing experience, and the hike was very accessible. The weather was superb that day, and we enjoyed beautiful mountain scenery, crossing a small stream and a small forest.
I would definitely recommend this hike!

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yvesclaudealbert
yvesclaudealbert

Overall rating : 3 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 16, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average

A lovely two-hour hike with magnificent views of Mont Blanc.

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Didier B3.
Didier B3.

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 05, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

A short snowshoe hike, really easy. Beautiful scenery. The only downside is that you can't keep your snowshoes on for the entire route (at the beginning and end). Yet 40 cm of snow had fallen the day before.

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pierreaureville
pierreaureville

High altitude, so lots of snow. The circular route is nice with great powder descents. The only downside is the walk back along the road to the car park.

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Daniel Sassolas
Daniel Sassolas

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 03, 2017
Reliability of the description : Not used / Not applicable
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

A very beautiful hike, with no orientation issues. In addition, the trail was well marked and the route was signposted: purple markers, route no. 20.
See you soon!

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