• Sport

Hike: La Belle Etoile

La Belle Etoile is the start of the long aerial ridge going all the way to the Dent de Cons. Its summit offers a magnificient panorama of the Combe de Savoie, the Bauges, the edge of Maurienne, the Belledonne mountain range and Mont-Blanc.

Sport Hike: La Belle Etoile Faverges-Seythenex

About

Departing from Faverges-Seythenex (74210)
Average length : 03h30
Total elevation gain : 759m
Vertical drop : 759m
Distance : 6.5km
Signed walking trail
Animals allowed

Loop
Total elevation gain : 759m
Altitude max : 1841m
Vertical drop : 759m
    1 2

    0/ From the carpark Les Teppes in Mercury

    1/ Take the path ascending parallel to the forest track. Wide and well signed, it's pleasantly winding through the Chevron forest before leading onto the ridge at the place called Croix de Périllet (1710m high).

    2/ From this promontory, there is a beautiful view of the Combe de Savoie and the path of the aerial ridge (not recommended to people afraid of heights or in rainy weather) leading to the top of the Belle Etoile.

    Prices

    Free access.

    Reception

    Animals allowed
    Languages spoken : French
    Not adapted to strollers

    Period of practice

    All year round.

    Services
    • Pets welcome

    Access

    La Ramaz Mercury 74210 Faverges-Seythenex
    Departing from : Faverges-Seythenex (74210)
    Latitude : 45.68195 - Longitude : 6.319044
    Moving across the city : Cons-Sainte-Colombe (74210), Faverges-Seythenex (74210)

    More informations

    Information update on 08/03/2024 by Office de Tourisme des Sources du Lac d'Annecy