Pocket Topoguide (English) of the Cicerone Editor with detailed maps for hiking in the northern part of the high - Savoie.
Description provided by the publisher:
First Volume of a 2 - part Guide to Walking in the Upper Savoie in the French Alps. This Guidebook Covers The Area South of Lake Geneva to the Swiss Border Including Save, Chablais and The Verte Valley, with Evian and Morzine Among Places to Stay. 30 walks INCLUDE LOCAL SUMMITS AND RIDGES, GENERALLY STRAIGHTFORWARD PLOT.
Seasons: Spring and Summer, When The Snow Has Melted and The Slopes are Bright with Alpine Flowers Autumn, When The Leaves ARE Changted, Or Even Winter for Some of the Lower walks.
Centers: Evian - les - Bains, Morzine, Abundance, Châtel, St - Julien - en - Genevois, Bellevaux, Boissy, Habre - pocket.
Difficulty: Variety of Routes of Differing Length and Height Gain, Suitable for Most Abilities, Graded from Easy to Difficulty NONE Require Special Equipment Gold Expertise, Goal The FEW Graded Difficulty Have Some Exposed Sections, Often Protected by Cables, and Need A Head for Heights.
Must See: Major Peaks: Cornles of Bise, Grange Mount, Tooth of Och, Pic Boré Lakes: Geneva, Arvouin, Tavaus Collar: Chesery, Neck, Bretolet Historical Attractions: Medieval Abbeys numerous small chapels, shrines, stations of the cross and statues on mountain tops Smugglers Routes Over The French - Swiss Border Cols Nature Reserves Bird Migratory Routes Geological Features: Limestone Cliffs, Gorges and Cellars (Salève) Falt - Line and Microclimate (Vuache).
