Walking in the Haute Savoie: North

This guide presents 30 hikes of different lengths in the beautiful Haute Savoie mountains south of Lake Geneva to the Swiss border. The routes are based around Evian-les-Bains, Morzine, Abondance, Châtel, St-Julien-en-Genevois, Bellevaux, Boège, Habère-Poche. Graded easy to difficult, they are mostly circular day walks, with a summit, ridge, lake or col as a focal point, and are on well-waymarked trails which are easy to follow and less frequented than the busier trails around Chamonix and Mont Blanc. None of the hikes require special equipment or expertise, but a few have some exposed sections and need a head for heights.

Visitors flock to the Chamonix area, but the Mont Blanc range is only part of the Haute Savoie. This whole area is one of outstanding natural beauty, with stunning views of high mountains as well as lower peaks to enjoy, with highlights including Cornettes de Bise, Mont de Grange, Dent d-Oche and Pic Boré.

Covering the Salève, Vallée Verte and Chablais areas, each walk has a summary of all you need to know before you set out (distance, time to walk, ascent, maximum altitude and instructions for accessing the start). A detailed route description is accompanied by a sketch map and stunning photographs. The book includes advice on getting there, accommodation and equipment, alongside information about local wildlife and Savoyard food and drink.

A companion volume, Walking in Haute Savoie: South, is also available (ISBN: 9781852848118).

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Alan Norton

Alan Norton studied Physics at Edinburgh and Oxford Universities before moving to Geneva to work at CERN on Particle Physics research. Since retirement, he has continued to participate in CERN experiments as a professor at the Italian University of Ferrara. As leisure activities, he has completed many mountain running events at the rear of the field, and helped Janette with walking and map preparation for her guides.