Tour de la Tournette

View on the Aravis massif
View on the Aravis massif
Ascent to the tip of the Bajulaz
Ascent to the tip of the Bajulaz
View on the Tournette after the Bajulaz point
View on the Tournette after the Bajulaz point
A goat just below the Tournette summit
A goat just below the Tournette summit
View on Annecy from the top of the Tournette
View on Annecy from the top of the Tournette
View of the Alps from the Tournette summit
View of the Alps from the Tournette summit

Route details

Explore this hiking route of 13.45km starting from Les Clefs, Haute-Savoie. The hike is a loop and returns to the starting point. This hike is rated as very difficult, plan for about 5h31m to complete it. The route has a positive elevation gain of 1448m and a negative elevation loss of 1439m.

Description of the route by the creator

Park at the end of the Tournette road either on the parking lot or along the road. Follow the signs for the Rosairy refuge. Follow the path on the right 100m from the start. At the refuge, turn left to go to the combe des Vorets then to the col des Vorets. Continue on this path to reach the combe des Frets and go up on the right. Once at the top, turn right for the steepest path of the route. You arrive at the foot of the Tournette. Finish the ascent with the help of the ladders to reach the top. Take the same path for 50m then turn right to go back to the Rosairy refuge and then to the parking.

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Annecy

Route profile

1448m
Elevation +
1439m
Elevation -
1102m
Min altitude
2347m
Max altitude

How to get there

Route starting point: Route De La Tournette, 74230 Les Clefs

GPS coordinates of the starting point: 45.84321, 6.31295 / 45°50'35'' N, 6°18'46'' E

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