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Le Grand Piton, point culminant du Salève

Walking/pedestrian in Beaumont
9.1 km
Walking/pedestrian
3h 15min
Medium
  • This path runs up to the Grand Piton, the highest peak in the Salève range at an altitude of 1,380 metres. Its plateau is pitted with karrens. Panoramic views of the Franco-Swiss Geneva Basin and the Jura mountains, especially from La Thuile farm.

    Along the way, in the village of Beaumont, there is a statue of Santiago de Compostela in front of the church. At the foot of the Salève is the Notre-Dame de l'Esperance Chapel. See also the Thuile alpine chalet, the Grande Paroi and, of course,...
    This path runs up to the Grand Piton, the highest peak in the Salève range at an altitude of 1,380 metres. Its plateau is pitted with karrens. Panoramic views of the Franco-Swiss Geneva Basin and the Jura mountains, especially from La Thuile farm.

    Along the way, in the village of Beaumont, there is a statue of Santiago de Compostela in front of the church. At the foot of the Salève is the Notre-Dame de l'Esperance Chapel. See also the Thuile alpine chalet, the Grande Paroi and, of course, the Grand Piton (the highest peak in the Salève range rising to a height of more than 1,389 metres) and the Bastian Tower, as well as La Sorcière ("the witch"), a strange pointed rock.
  • Deals
    A few miles from the village of Beaumont are the Bouchet cheese plant which produces cheese typical of the region, the Carthusian monastery in Pomier and the Maison du Salève discovery centre.
  • Difference in height
    623 m
  • Plain text period
    Throughout the year : open daily.
  • Documentation
    GPX / KML files allow you to export the trail of your hike to your GPS (or other navigation tool)
  • Accepted customers
    • Individuals
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Points of interest
1 La Thuile viewing point
La Thuile is not an alpine pasture at the summit, so the view, of an excellent quality, is limited to the Genevois region, Lake Geneva and the Jura. In clear conditions you can see Lausanne.<br/>To the North-East the view focuses on the Salève, notably Le Grand Pitons and the cliffs of Collonges-sous-Salève.
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2 Le Grand Piton viewing point.
Le Grand Piton is the highest point of Le Salève offering a view mainly focused on the Genevois region and Jura.
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3 Fromagerie Bouchet
Making, maturing and sale of cheeses made from raw Alpine milk.<br/>We specialise in the production, maturing, processing and sale (wholesale and retail) of cheeses made with raw milk from cows grazed on mountain pastures.
Our range includes a total of 42 Alpine cheeses of which 10 have PDO/AOC marks.
We make all of our cheeses at our alpine dairy, which is located right in the middle of a green valley in the commune of Bellevaux (Haute-Savoie).
The quality of our cheeses is often recognised by the judges at the national and regional shows we enter.
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623 meters of difference in height
  • Maximum altitude : 1375 m
  • Minimum altitude : 751 m
  • Total positive elevation : 623 m
  • Total negative elevation : -623 m
  • Max positive elevation : 598 m
  • Min positive elevation : -530 m