Hike - From Les Lésines to Planachat

Starting from Hauteville-Lompnes, distance: about 4 km. Leave the town center heading south, at the casino roundabout, turn left and follow the signs Centre sportif/piscine.
1. Start at the parking lot of the Étang des Lésines.
2. Leave the parking lot and follow the road on the left for about 250 m. Still on the left, take a path along the road. Upon reaching stone slabs, turn left again at 90° and now follow the yellow-red GRP marking to reach the hamlet of Vaux en Sulpice.
3. At the hamlet, turn left, cross the fountain square and continue on the road. At the exit of the hamlet, go down the small road on the left, then follow the stony path that follows. About 1 km ahead, at the fork, take the left and after a few hundred meters, take the small paved road on the right. To reach Cormaranche at the height of the ash washing place.
Take the street to the left, pass in front of the sawmill and go around it on the right.
4. At the crossroads, turn right and go straight up towards the church. Facing the church, take the path on the left.
Climb about 200 m and turn right at 90° to run along the fir wood. The path joins the access road to the ski lifts, climb, go around the chalet, continue under the power line and reach the ski lift pylon. Do not pass under the cable and follow again the marking of two yellow lines, leave the road and climb along the left edge following the fir wood. Cross the ski slope. The route makes a wide loop to the left before reaching the viewpoint and its orientation table.
5. Facing the orientation table, continue the path to the right alongside the barrier and following the single yellow line marking. The path winds through the undergrowth with some steep slopes. At the first crossroads, take the hollow path on the left at 90° to reach the Clyve pass. Take the stony forest track on the left up to the Guichard inn.
6. At the first fork, continue right on the stony forest road to join the D9 road. Descend to the left without crossing until the Croix de la Pierre Taillée. Take the small road on the left.
About 500 m on the right, take the path that descends 180° down to the valley floor. Cross the stream to climb up opposite. At the fork, descend left and follow the path overlooking the stream. The path descends, joins the stream to reach the road. Cross the road, follow it for 20 m and take the path on the left to reach the stream. Cross the wooden bridge, take the right and at the last houses, after a 90° bend to the left, the road becomes a path. At 150 m it bends right and climbs to the summit. Head left toward the statue of the Virgin of Servoin.
7. Return: with your back to the calvary, descend the path on the left. After the last house, descend left towards the École du Bois. At the bottom of the path, follow the fence on the right overlooking the École du Bois. Take an agricultural path then through the meadow, access the paved road at the crossing height.