Trail · Easy
Village loop
A gentle short loop around the village, through hay meadows, past the old bread oven at Les Granges and the Saint-Grat chapel.
At a glance
| Difficulty | Easy: wide or well-marked path, little climbing, for all walkers, in closed trainers. |
|---|---|
| Distance | 3.2 km (loop) |
| Climb | +120 m of ascent; highest point 1,210 m |
| Time | 1 h 15 min of walking, not counting breaks |
| Start | Place de la Fruitière, in front of the town hall (fountain). |
| Waymarking | Yellow wooden signposts at the start, then yellow paint marks on posts and rocks. |
| Best season | May to October; in winter, chemin des Prés is not cleared of snow. |
| Water | Drinking-water fountains on place de la Fruitière and at Les Granges. |
| Herds | No summer pasture on this route. |
Map and profile
A fictional track drawn for this demo: it does not follow any real path. For the same reason there is no link to an online map (OpenStreetMap or other).
Schematic map, north at the top: a 3.2 km loop that returns to the start. Start: Place de la Fruitière, in front of the town hall (fountain). The route heads east. Highest point: 1,210 m, with 120 m of climbing in total.
Elevation profile: start at 1,100 m, gradual climb to 1,210 m around the middle of the route, then down to the start.
Download the GPX track: Village loop (GPX file, 12 KB)
GPX files open in most hiking apps. Fictional track: do not use it to find your way.
The route
- From place de la Fruitière, walk up rue de l'Église to the Saint-Grat chapel.
- Turn left onto chemin des Prés, between dry-stone walls.
- At the Les Granges bread oven, go down the Nant path to the wooden footbridge.
- Return to the village along route du Domaine, staying on the pavement.
Things to see
- Saint-Grat baroque chapel (open in summer, 10 am to 6 pm)
- Les Granges communal bread oven
- Views over the village and the two peaks