Forestry work has been carried out on the trail, which is currently in poor condition, rutted and very muddy.
2025-06-11
2025-10-31
(1) From the Lélex Tourist Office, follow the yellow signs to the left. Walk along the Grand Crêt building, past the ESF chalet, then join the two-way road. Continue for about 10 m, skirting a house.
(2) At this point, follow the GR (red and white) to the right, and descend along the Route du Frenet. Pass the Chapelon farm, the Louis Marchand chalet, the tennis courts, then cross the Fruitière bridge.
(3) Leave the GR just after the bridge, and continue straight ahead. The route becomes an uphill path. About 100m further on, take the hairpin bend on the right, continue uphill, then cross a second hairpin bend. Keep left to follow the track. The path runs alongside a house, then continues for around 500m to the next intersection.
(4) At Au Petit Bal there is just over a kilometer to go to the summit. Take the rising path on the right which gradually becomes steeper. The path slaloms between trees, skirts low walls and crosses a wooded combe. Continue until you see the sign for the Truchet lookout, a few metres further on.
(5) At the highest point, the view is breathtaking over the Valserine valley, the Monts Jura and the village of Lélex in the valley below. Enjoy the panorama before returning by the same
route.