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Le Cuchet (2102m)
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The forest and Croix du Cuchet,
above Saint Etienne de Cuines offer a few very interesting marked paths. The
lower section will take you to the deserted village of Le Loup and the Servion
sector and its picnic area. From Servion, you can walk a forest path around
the Barbouillon stream. The upper part visits the Croix du Cuchet (2102m). All
the routes are marked and signposted.
1 - La Croix du Cuchet (2102m - 3h30)
In Saint Etienne de Cuines, drive to the
center, turn right on to the Route des Côtes, and drive up to Les Côtes-Dessus.
Park before entering the village. Go past a wash house and turn right on
to
a path that goes up in the forest above the village (yellow marks and signposts).
Reach the Replat forest trail which the path cuts here and there, and which
can be used to shorten the walk. Then follows a fine forest walk up to the
Cuchet south-east ridge. The summit has to be walked around and climbed from
behind. Fine circular panorama. It
is also possible to go up very near the summit of Clocher des Pères (2418m)
between the Marmottes and Barillet ridges. Another yellow-marked path traverses
towards the Vallon du Bacheux, (see Vallon
des Reisses).
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From Servion (picnic area), you can make
a very pleasant forest walk. Go up the road about 100m and turn left (signpost).
The path goes up to the Barbouillon forestry hut and down back to the road below
Servion. See the ONF panel at the picnic area.
3 - From
the valley
Take the road to St Rémy de Maurienne.
One km after St Etienne, locate on the left the entrance of an EDF gallery
under the mountain. The path start on the right-hand side of the tunnel (signpost).
The route, on a pleasant and well-trodden path, visits the deserted hamlet
of
Le Loup, and goes up to Servion and the TV relay station. You can walk down
to St Etienne via the villages of Mollaret, Genevex, Le Villaron and Montarlot
(numerous paths).
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