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Circuit découverte : Le Haut Chablais

Road in Annemasse
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181.2 km
Road
Easy
  • After crossing the bucolic Lower Chablais and the spa town of Evian, we climb up to reach a medium-altitude region: the Gavot plateau, dominated by the Dent d'Oche, offers a walk through Savoyard villages.
  • Departure
    Annemasse
  • Difference in height
    3589.75 m
  • Plain text period
    All year round.<br/>Caution: check mountain access in winter (snow).
  • Documentation
    GPX / KML files allow you to export the trail of your hike to your GPS (or other navigation tool)
  • Accepted customers
    • Individuals
Points of interest
1 The Funicular
Inaugurated in 1907, its function was to transport the curists from the large hotels in upper Evian to the spring, the thermal refreshment bar and the thermal establishment (today's Palais Lumière).<br/>This electrical traction funicular railway without cogs was built in several sections between 1907 and 1913 by the Lausanne engineer Koller for a subsidiary of the Société des eaux minérales. It transports the tourist clientele from the quays (port, thermal establishment and casino) to the large hotels (Splendide, Royal, Ermitage) via the Buvette Cachat (the thermal refreshment bar). It is called "the small Evian metro" because it serves six stations which are decorated with beveled earthenware tiles. Two cars with five compartments each run on the 750-metre line, including 140 metres underground. Closed in 1969, the funicular railway was started up again during summer 2002 after six years of renovation work. It belongs to the city of Evian and is listed as a historical monument. The funicular is a rare piece of European railway heritage and is one of only three survivors of listed funiculars from the 19th and 20th centuries.
The lower station is located rue du port, behind the Palais Lumière.
The upper station is at the level of the Grange au lac.
Departure: every 20 minutes from both stations.
Three intermediate stations: Sources - Mateirons - Hotel Royal.

A refreshment bar is open at the Funicular top station from 1 July to mid-September from 11am to 7.30pm.
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3590 meters of difference in height
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  • Maximum altitude : 1272 m
  • Minimum altitude : 377 m
  • Total positive elevation : 3590 m
  • Total negative elevation : -3590 m
  • Max positive elevation : 461 m
  • Min positive elevation : -266 m
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