{"id":9982,"date":"2003-01-26T12:15:34","date_gmt":"2003-01-26T10:15:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.randos-montblanc.com\/?p=9982"},"modified":"2019-08-07T19:57:56","modified_gmt":"2019-08-07T17:57:56","slug":"semnoz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.randos-montblanc.com\/en\/very-easy-hikes\/semnoz.html","title":{"rendered":"Le Semnoz"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Semnoz, whose toponym comes from Roman cartographers who named it “Salmon” because of its shape reminiscent of a salmon1<\/a><\/sup>, is a mountain of average altitude of the Massif des Bauges peaking at 1704 m. The Semnoz remains a very easy walk in summer since the road almost leads to the summit. Intended for the youngest, the ascent is very short from the carpark at the Cr\u00eat de Ch\u00e2tillon dominating Lake Annecy at 1699 m of altitude. In winter, the trail starts from the parking lot of the Semnoz resort and follows the Ch\u00e2tillon ski lift (blue track on the map). However, for the more trained walkers who want to climb the Semnoz from below, it is possible to reach the Cr\u00eat de Ch\u00e2tillon by starting from the hamlet of La Bergerie in the commune of Saint-Jorioz to take the “Sentier du Refuge \u00e0 St-Jorioz” (red track on the map) climbing in the Semnoz forest. This route is difficult as it is 8.4 km long (16.8 km round trip) with a total of 1,050 m of cumulative gain. The panoramic view offered from the viewpoint indicator overlooking the Aravis, Les Bornes (with the emblematic Tournette<\/a>) and the Mont-Blanc Massif, is majestic, and undoubtedly part of one of the most beautiful in Haute-Savoie.
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