Tour of Lake Saint-André

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A Sunday stroll to aid digestion... or a circular loop to be completed several times while running for training!

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 0.84 mi
  • ◔
    Average duration: 0h 25 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy
  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 7 ft
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    Descent: - 7 ft
  • ▲
    Highest point: 984 ft
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 978 ft
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Description of the walk

Park in the Lac de Saint-André car park.
The path around the lake is not only marked, but also partly on stilts, so it's impossible to get lost!

(S/E) Follow the trail from the restaurant towards the playgrounds and the fishing port.

(1) Walk along the lake on the wooden pontoons and continue the tour in an anti-clockwise direction.

(2) Return along the cycle path and head back to the car park (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : mi 0 - alt. 984 ft - Saint-André Lake car park
  2. 1 : mi 0.14 - alt. 978 ft - Path on stilts.
  3. 2 : mi 0.61 - alt. 984 ft - Return along the cycle path.
  4. S/E : mi 0.84 - alt. 984 ft - Saint-André Lake car park

Notes

The circular path takes half an hour to complete at a leisurely pace.
Unsupervised swimming in part of the lake.

Worth a visit

Gourmet restaurant.
Wine cellars in the surrounding area.
In short, tourism...

Reviews and comments

5 / 5
Based on 5 reviews
Reliability of the description
5 / 5
Ease of following the route
5 / 5
Route interest
5 / 5
User 9767062

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 29, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

A short walk around Lake St André is very pleasant and easy with young children.
The information panels around the lake are very interesting

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Päivi Kaukonen
Päivi Kaukonen

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Nov 03, 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 short walk, the scenery is particularly beautiful at this time of year (early November) with the autumn colours in the vineyards. It was very busy as it was Sunday and the weather was fine. However, we were able to park easily and didn't feel crowded on the path.

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Claire69
Claire69

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 02, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

A short route around the lake with plenty of shaded areas, which is much appreciated in the heat of the day! Very pleasant!

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BAMX
BAMX

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 10, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

The must-do: swimming in the lake with a picnic on the grass.

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Paule Rando
Paule Rando

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 03, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

A pleasant short route along the water's edge on wooden walkways with information panels. You can extend the route by heading up to the Croix de St André via the Chemin des Fromagers, which offers magnificent views of the lake and the Bauges mountains.

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