Les Bancs du Lac
- 0.4 mi
- round trip
- 536 ft
- climb
- 2,255 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
Les Bancs du Lac is an out-and-back trail, 0.4 miles each way (0.9 miles round trip) in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France. It runs between about 2,010 ft and 2,260 ft above sea level, with roughly 390 ft of climbing one way. It is a well-made walking path, fine for most hikers. The nearest town is Saint-Martin-Bellevue, about 0.9 miles southeast of the trailhead. Peaks within about 3 miles include Crêt de la Varde and Mont Rampignon. Cascade de Grattepanche is within about 3 miles. For camping, Camping Moulin Dollay and Le Belvédère are within about 6 miles. There are 4 other mapped trails within about 3 miles, so you can combine or extend the outing. Distances, elevations and the route shape here come from OpenStreetMap and the Copernicus 90 m elevation model. Trails, access rules and conditions change, so check locally before you go.
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Photo: Guilhem Vellut from Annecy, France, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)Cascade de Grattepanche
~3 min drive
Photo: Guilhem Vellut from Annecy, France, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)Crêt de la Varde
~4 min drive
Photo: Guilhem Vellut from Annecy, France, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)Plage d'Albigny
~6 min drive
Photo: Guilhem Vellut from Annecy, France, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)Refuge du Parmelan / Camille Dunant
~7 min drive
Photo: Guilhem Vellut from Annecy, France, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)La Plaine du Fier rive Gauche
~9 min drive
Conditions and forecast
Daily highs and lows, wind and the chance of precipitation at Les Bancs du Lac for the next 7 days, from the Open-Meteo model.
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