Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes · Hiking

Tour du Lac de la Thuile

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0.5 mi
one way: 123 ft
climb: 2,959 ft
high point: Point to point
route

Tour du Lac de la Thuile is a 0.5-mile point-to-point route in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, inside Parc naturel régional du Massif des Bauges. It runs between about 2,860 ft and 2,960 ft above sea level, with roughly 120 ft of climbing one way. It is a mountain path with steeper and uneven sections, so wear proper hiking shoes. Most of the way is dirt. It is mapped as a named hiking route, with the sections joined into one trail here. It is on the edge of La Thuile. Peaks within about 3 miles include Mollard de l'Oua, Rochefort and Rocher de Manettaz. Canyon de Ternèze is within about 3 miles. For camping, Camping La Ferme du Lac and Camping municipal Le Savoy are within about 6 miles. There are 6 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.

Nearby · Chemin de la Grotte des Fées · Sentier des Rives du Coisetan · Chemin des Gardes

Keep exploring — more trails worth the drive

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Chemin de la Grotte des Fées

~5 min drive

An out-and-back trail, 0.3 miles each way (0.7 miles round trip) in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France.

Photo: Florian Pépellin, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

Sentier des Rives du Coisetan

~6 min drive

A 0.5-mile loop in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France.

Chemin des Gardes

~2 min drive

An out-and-back trail, 1.1 miles each way (2.2 miles round trip) in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France.

Accès Mont de la Buffaz

~6 min drive

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Chemin di de Sordet

~8 min drive

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Accès aux voies d'escalade du Peney

~9 min drive

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Photo: Guilhem Vellut from Annecy, France, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

Sentier Botanique des Orchidées

~11 min drive

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Chemin du Mont

~2 min drive

A 1.7-mile point-to-point route in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France.

Granier par le Passage de Tencovaz; Les Frasses

~13 min drive

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Chemin des Grangettes

~8 min drive

A 0.5-mile point-to-point route in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France.

Also worth it near here

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Rochefort

~1 min drive

Photo: Florian Pépellin, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

Chemin de Chantebile

~5 min drive

Photo: Florian Pépellin, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

Canyon de Ternèze

~5 min drive

Photo: Florian Pépellin, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

Camping du lac de Carouge

~10 min drive

Cabane du Gros Fayard

~12 min drive

Conditions and forecast

Daily highs and lows, wind and the chance of precipitation at Tour du Lac de la Thuile for the next 7 days, from the Open-Meteo model.