Hikes near Archamps
Archamps (529 m) sits in Savoie Mont Blanc, France. MR. ALPS lists 23 waymarked hiking trails starting from or crossing the area, 179 km of marked route in total. They run from 1.8 km to 20.5 km, the longest being Sentier du Rhône. 23 of them record their elevation gain, between 19 m and 1083 m.
The trail network at a glance
- Waymarked trails
- 23
- Total marked distance
- 179 km
- Shortest route
- 1.8 km
- Longest route
- 20.5 km
- Elevation gain
- 19–1083 m (on 23 trails)
- Difficulty recorded
- on 3 trails
- Route maps available
- on 23 trails
Walking times are estimates calculated from distance and elevation gain using Naismith's rule, and exclude stops.
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Sentier géologique de la grotte d'Orjobet
Informational panels guide walkers past the karst cave of Orjobet — discovered by naturalist Horace-Bénédict de Saussure in 1779 and sitting at 1,200 m altitude — along with the Trou de la Tine, the stone arches of La Corraterie, and the sandstone Rochers de Faverges, before opening onto a 360° panorama taking in both Geneva and Mont Blanc.
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Balcon du Téléphérique
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ViaJacobi
From Genève to Genève (frontière)
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Liason Boissey - Sentier géologique
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Sentier de la Joie
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Le Grand Piton, point culminant du Salève
The route climbs to the Grand Piton, the highest peak in the Salève range at 1,380 metres, where the limestone plateau is pitted with karrens. From La Thuile farm, panoramic views sweep across the Franco-Swiss Geneva Basin and the Jura mountains.
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Balcon des Crêts
The Balcon des Crêts traces a landscaped path across the broad alpine plains of the Salève mountain, threading through a remarkable area of flora and fauna. From the heights, the views open onto Mont Blanc, Lake Annecy, the valleys of the Arve and Giffre, the city of Geneva, and Lake Geneva all at once.
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Les Pitons par l'alpage de Chavanne
From Archamps, the route climbs through meadows and woodland to the Grand Piton (1,380 m), the highest point of the Salève, passing the dairy alpage of Chavanne and the rocks of Archamps along the way. At the summit, a 360° panorama opens over Geneva and the Alps, with the tour Bastian marking the top.
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Troinex - Grande Tuillière
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Découverte panoramique de l'alpage du Plan
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Entre alpages et forêts
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Paysages Franco-Suisses
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Balcon des Sons
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Via Romana
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Alpage de l'Iselet
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ViaJacobi: 3375 - Charrot
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Sentier du Salève
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Sentier du Rhône
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Balcon des Allobroges
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Boucle sur la colline
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A la découverte du Plateau des Bornes
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Paysages et récoltes
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Une boucle à saute frontière
More hiking near Archamps
Other walking bases within 40 km of Archamps, each with its own trail list:
- Association Téléski du Salève (A.T.S.), Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes — 21 trails, 3.4 km away
- Menthières, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes — 8 trails, 21.7 km away
- Monts Jura, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes — 10 trails, 23.1 km away
- Les Brasses, Savoie Mont Blanc — 8 trails, 25 km away
- La Pesse / Les Bouchoux, Jura — 8 trails, 26.5 km away
- Mijoux - La Faucille, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes — 14 trails, 27 km away