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Boucle pédestre du Crêt de la Dame

Walking/pedestrian in Allonzier-la-Caille
7.0 km
Walking/pedestrian
2h
Medium
  • Departure
    Allonzier-la-Caille
  • Difference in height
    356 m
  • Plain text period
    Throughout the year : open daily.
  • Documentation
    GPX / KML files allow you to export the trail of your hike to your GPS (or other navigation tool)
  • Accepted customers
    • Individuals
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Points of interest
1 Le Pont de la Caille - Charles Albert
A bridge dating from 1839, representing the industrial engineering know-how of the period. The bridge has been listed as a Historic Monument since 1966. It is also one of the 25 emblematic tourist sites in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region.<br/>The idea of building a suspension bridge was approved in 1834 by King Charles-Albert, Duke of Savoy, who gave his name to the structure. 180m long and 147m high, the bridge is now entirely pedestrianized.

Historically, crossing the gorges of the river Usses was difficult and dangerus. From the 18th century, the introdution of a new era of the appeasement of a dispute between the Calvinist Republic of Geneva and the Catholic Duchy of Savoy revitalised the Annecy - Geneva route, requiring a definite need for a suspention bridge. Savoy was under the authority of the House of Savoy, but it was engineers from the French Ponts et Chaussée establishment of engeneering that were retained, M. Belin and M. Lehaitre. Work began on March 10, 1838 and would last 16 months.
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2 Viewpoint: Crêt de la Dame
From the Crêt de la Dame, discover the magnificent panorama of Lake Annecy and the Aravis mountain range.
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356 meters of difference in height
  • Maximum altitude : 882 m
  • Minimum altitude : 643 m
  • Total positive elevation : 356 m
  • Total negative elevation : -356 m
  • Max positive elevation : 216 m
  • Min positive elevation : -143 m
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