Pocket Topoguide (English) of the Cicerone publisher with detailed sheets for hiking in the part due to high -Savoie.
Description provided by the publisher:
Second volume of a 2-part Guide to Walking in the Upper Savoie in the French Alps. This Guidebook Describes 30 Half to Full-Day Roads in the Area Between Chamonix and Annecy. WALKS ARE LOCATED NEAR SAMOËNS, SIXT, CLUSAZ, THINES, THE ROCHE-SUR-FORON AND LAKE ANNECY. Includes Aravis chain, plateau of the terminal and high Giffre.
Seasons: Spring and Summer, When The Snow Has Melted and The Slopes are Bright with Alpine Flowers. Autumn, When The Leaves ARE Changing, and Even Winter for Some of the Lower Walks.
Centers: Annecy, La Clusaz, Grand Bornand, Assy Plateau, Samoens, Sixt, Sallanches, Thônes, La Roche-sur-Foron.
Difficulty: A Variety of Routes of Differing Length and Height Gain, Suitable for Most Abilities, Graded from Easy to Difficulty. NONE Require Special Equipment Gold Expertise, But Those Graded Difficulty Have Some Exposed Sections, Often Protected by Cables, and Need A Head for Heights.
Must See: Major Peaks: Turchest, Head of Boston, Parmelan, Môle Lakes: Annecy, Anterne, Vgealle, Gers, Lessy, Bénit, and Numeroos Small Mountain Lakes Historical Attractions: In The Footsteps of English Alpinist Alfred Wills, French Resistance Monuments, Monasteries, Mountain Chapels and Shrines Geological Features: Dramatic Waterfalls and Limestone Pavements Nature Reservations, Alpine Gardens, Bird Migratory Roads.
