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Hiking in Savoie

468

routes

9.2 km

median distance

353 m

median elevation gain

Savoie posts a median gain of 353 metres, among the top four in the catalogue. The Bauges, from Entremont-le-Vieux and Bellecombe-en-Bauges, form a compact limestone massif, less busy than the Aravis and laced with pasture trails.

Around Lake Bourget, Aix-les-Bains and Le Bourget-du-Lac give onto the Dent du Chat and the Mont Revard, with balconies dropping a thousand metres to the largest natural lake entirely within France.

Valloire opens the Maurienne and the high mountains: passes, glacial valleys and the immediate proximity of the Écrins and the Vanoise.

When to go — June to October at altitude; the Bauges and the lakeshore open from April, and winter switches to snowshoes.

OpenRando lists 468 hiking routes in Savoie. The median distance is 9.2 km, and most routes fall between 4.4 and 16.6 km — from an afternoon loop to a full day out.

On the climbing side, the median elevation gain is 353 m, and the most demanding routes exceed 940 m. Enough range to pick your effort by season and by form.

The most common starting points cluster around: Aix-les-Bains, Entremont-le-Vieux, Le Bourget-du-Lac, Bellecombe-en-Bauges, Valloire, Brison-Saint-Innocent. Every route comes with its GPX track, elevation profile and interactive map.

Longest routes in Savoie

  • Boucle Col d'Orgeval – Col d'Orgeval au départ d'École28.9 km
  • Boucle Mont Revard – Banc avec vue magnifique au départ de Le Grand Port28.8 km
  • Boucle Moulin de Chanaz – Butte Saint-Romain et chapelle au départ de Lucey25.4 km

All routes in Savoie