Sentier pédestre : le Bois de Fessy

Guidebook with maps/step-by-step

Departure: Place de la Grenette
1.Go up the road to Mont Rosset to the left of Crédit Agricole for a good km (it goes up a little steep)
2. arrived at a residence, pass the turnstile at the end of the car park and turn right.
3. follow the path that winds through the woods.
4a. a "alternative route" can be taken on the right, it passes through the undergrowth with roots, it joins the main path a little higher.
4. otherwise continue straight ahead, you will pass a large farm on your right
5. arrived at the Clos de la Crémaillère, where there are a few houses, take the path on the right which also climbs in the undergrowth, you will find the alternative route at the foot of an old tree
6. continue this small path that goes up: be careful, this path has a ravine on the right, which is sometimes secured by wooden barriers.
7.You will then pass through woods where the path widens into a forest track
8. You then arrive on a plateau where the Bois de Fessy is located on your left and at the very end the place called "le Psot" where the view is magnificent over the Mont-Blanc massif.
You can stop for a snack, the forest offers a beautiful playground for children. On your right, a path goes towards Nant-Cruy where you can also reach the village of Cordon but also the direction of Col du Jaillet
9. Go down again, continuing the Chemin de Fessy which descends under the Psot when you are facing Mont-Blanc.
10. At the bottom of this path, join the starting path by turning left and following the small residential road, little used.
11. Arrived in front of the houses of the Clos de la Crémaillère seen on the way up, take the same route as at the start.

Tips

At the end of the ride, very nice view of Mont-Blanc and a beautiful playground for children in the woods.