Walking loop : Around Champeillant
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Champeillant is a remarkable site, part of the Chablais Geopark, offering 360° views of Lake Geneva, Mont Blanc, the Chablais, the Jura and the Vaud Alps. The loop passes through one of the most rural landscapes on the Gavot plateau.
easy
Distance 10.1 km
3:00 h
150 m
150 m
916 m
829 m
The hike around Champeillant is a family outing that allows you to discover beautiful panoramas without having to climb the peaks.
Starting from the Chapelle Notre-Dame-des-Sept-Douleurs de Champeillant, built in the first half of the 20th century, you'll discover part of the Gavot plateau overlooking Lac Léman.
No physical difficulties on this walk, which takes you across fields, from hamlet to hamlet.
Starting from the Chapelle Notre-Dame-des-Sept-Douleurs de Champeillant, built in the first half of the 20th century, you'll discover part of the Gavot plateau overlooking Lac Léman.
No physical difficulties on this walk, which takes you across fields, from hamlet to hamlet.
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easy
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easy
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Highest point
916 m
Lowest point
829 m
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Whatever your hike, remember to pack cereal bars, plenty of water, sunglasses, sunscreen, a small first-aid kit, and clothing appropriate to the season and weather forecast.Roadbook
1/ Departure from Champeillant chapel.
2/ Take the road down to "Sur les Crêts". At the hamlet, turn left: the road becomes a track. At "Les Granges", follow the GR to the left as far as the "Les Clouz" sign. Take the left-hand road, then go straight on. At the second crossroads, turn right. When you reach the D21, continue straight ahead for 150 m, then turn left.
3/ In front of the observatory, turn right, leaving the track leading up to the Peron oratory (antenna), and continue straight ahead to reach the supermarket. Cross the D32 to enter the hamlet of Abbaye. Just before the end of the tarmac road, turn left onto a track. At the crossroads, turn right, then left after two fences. The track follows the fence to a meadow. Cross the meadow.
4/ At the end of the wood, turn left onto the dirt track that crosses the wood. It becomes asphalt and climbs back up to the D32 at the entrance to "Cré Bouché". Turn right onto the D32, then, before the first house, turn left onto a track. Keep to the right of the hangar and continue in the same direction until you reach a road on the left, that must be taken.
5/ At the next crossroads, turn left on the Gotay road to "Chez Portay". Follow the D21 to the left, then the first road to the right. After a few bends, it reaches a new junction. Go left up to the Champeillant chapel.
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46.348107, 6.590473
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46°20'53.2"N 6°35'25.7"E
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32T 314600 5135547
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Difficulty
easy
Overall difficulty
easy
Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.
Distance
10.1 km
Duration
3:00 h
Ascent
150 m
Descent
150 m
Highest point
916 m
Lowest point
829 m
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