Lac d’Aiguebelette balcony trail
A demanding loop on the side of the Épine, linking one viewpoint after another high above the water.
- Distance
- 11.5 km
- Ascent
- 436 m
- Stated time
- about 5 h
- Difficulty
- Difficult
- Route
- Loop
Figures from the source: Lac d’Aiguebelette tourist office, the Lac d’Aiguebelette balcony trail. Times are walking times without breaks; they vary with fitness, terrain and season.
The route
The loop climbs the side of the Épine and follows a balcony path where each viewpoint opens a new view of the lake. On the way, you pass old kilns once used to make charcoal.
A steep, exposed rocky section is fitted with handrails: you need to be sure-footed. The path crosses the nature reserve, where chamois are sometimes seen.
What you see on the way
- A string of viewpoints over the lake
- Old charcoal kilns
- The nature reserve, where you sometimes see chamois
Starting point
Cemetery car park, Nances
- Trailhead
Good to know
- Avoid the equipped section in rain: the rock becomes slippery.
Before you set off
Check the weather and the lake webcams, and the state of the trail with the official source: a route can be closed (works, rockfall, snow) without this page knowing.