Iam proposing a few small hikes of varying degrees of difficulty, to let you see new things, get some fresh air and relax a bit. Don’t forget: doing nothing is bad for your health. Here’s hoping you have fun hiking in pleasant and sunny weather.
Le Reculet
857 metres change in altitude
Take the Route de Meyrin and pass the customs
post. At the second roundabout, head in
the direction of St. Genis. At the centre of St.Genis, take the left towards Bellegarde. When
you reach a roundabout with a hotel, turn
right. Then at the stop sign, take the left.
Where the road curves off to the left, turn on
to a road on your right that leads to the Juras.
After a few minutes driving uphill, you come
to the starting-point, Le Tiocan (860 metres).
Take the small path that leads right,
towards the table (with, at its left, a billboard
for the Haute Chaine du Jura). You then have
a long climb through the woods to La Croisée
(1,190 metres), which takes about 35 minutes.
Follow the signs to Narderans, Le Reculet
(1,717.4 metres). This stretch takes about one
hour and 25 minutes, for a total climb of 2
hours. Note that the cross, at the peak of Le
Reculet, was carried up by four men on their
backs.
You return down the same way, in about an
hour and a half. There is a choice of routes.
For more details, see Guide des randonnées,
Lac Léman, édition Rother.
Indispensable: an official 1280 Gex map,
from the Fédération suisse de tourisme pédestre
(Office fédéral de topographie), or an
IGN map for France.
Don’t forget to wear good hiking boots and
weather-suitable clothing.
Good trekking!
(English translation by David Winch)
