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Hiking trail - The Mole's Loop
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Summit of the pier - 1863 mPhoto: Môle & Brasses Tourisme
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A physically demanding hike up to the summit of Le Môle (1863m) to enjoy a splendid 360° panorama of the Mont Blanc chain, the Aravis mountains and Lake Geneva !
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Distance 12.7 km
8:05 h
1,440 m
1,440 m
1,861 m
647 m
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T3
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1,861 m
Lowest point
647 m
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Hiking not recommended in bad weather. The hike passes through alpine pastures where the presence of guardian dogs ("patous") is strong in summer. Here are the proper actions and behavior to adopt if you encounter a guard dog:- Turn back or take another route: do not cross the herd.
- Do not attempt to pet or feed a patou, a sheep, or a lamb, the dog would interpret this as aggression.
- Do not make sudden or dominant gestures that could scare the dog. Also avoid using stones or a stick to repel it: you would only increase your threatening appearance.
- Do not start running. The direct consequence would be that the dog chases after you.
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Take the forest path that starts in the forest near the church of La Tour: the ascent begins here.
The trail crosses the Toche forest road, ascends more steeply, and crosses a second forest road, called the Môle, before emerging into the Ecutieux pastures at 1385m.
Continue through the Chalets of Ecutieux (1410m).
Continue ascending towards Plan Meulet (1563m) then join the path leading to the summit of the Môle at Sous le Môle (1785m).
For the descent, take the path opposite to the ascent and follow the direction "Les Granges".
At Les Granges (1402m), turn left, cross a parking lot then continue straight into the forest for 45 minutes.
At the "Forêt de Saint-Jeoire (1340m)" totem, continue for 1 hour towards the Chalets of Ecutieux.
At the "L'Ecutieux (1385m)" totem continue descending towards La Tour for about 1 hour and 25 minutes.
The trail crosses the Toche forest road, ascends more steeply, and crosses a second forest road, called the Môle, before emerging into the Ecutieux pastures at 1385m.
Continue through the Chalets of Ecutieux (1410m).
Continue ascending towards Plan Meulet (1563m) then join the path leading to the summit of the Môle at Sous le Môle (1785m).
For the descent, take the path opposite to the ascent and follow the direction "Les Granges".
At Les Granges (1402m), turn left, cross a parking lot then continue straight into the forest for 45 minutes.
At the "Forêt de Saint-Jeoire (1340m)" totem, continue for 1 hour towards the Chalets of Ecutieux.
At the "L'Ecutieux (1385m)" totem continue descending towards La Tour for about 1 hour and 25 minutes.
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le MôleSaint-Peters church
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46.131530, 6.432620
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46°07'53.5"N 6°25'57.4"E
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32T 301675 5111866
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Difficulty
T3
difficult
Overall difficulty
difficult
Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.
Distance
12.7 km
Duration
8:05 h
Ascent
1,440 m
Descent
1,440 m
Highest point
1,861 m
Lowest point
647 m
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