Aller retour cyclo : Aller/retour du Fer-à-Cheval

Direction of travel: clockwise

Landmarks and connections: Châtillon-sur-Cluses; Taninges (separation with the Circuit de la Ramaz n ° 38 and the Circuit de Joux-Plane n ° 36); Samoëns (separation then junction with the Circuit du Giffre n ° 39)
Description: The largest mountain cirque in the Alps, the Fer-à-Cheval is made up of 5km of walls reaching up to 700m high and dominated by 3000m peaks. It is in June, when the snow melts at its maximum, that the spectacle is at its most grandiose, with around thirty waterfalls leaping along these impressive vertical cliffs included in the Sixt-Fer nature reserve. on horseback. The route to see the circus is a common route with Circuit du Giffre n°39 to Samoëns then continues back and forth to Plan des Lac (end of the road). It therefore includes the easy crossing of the Col de Châtillon and the crossing of Taninges. After Samoëns, the slope steepens somewhat as you go up the upper Giffre valley to its source. The return after Samoëns takes place on the left bank up to the RD902 which allows you to cross the Col de Châtillon again to finish downhill to Cluses.

From 15 / 03 to 30 / 10.
Passable outside the snowfall period and depending on weather conditions. Check with the Tourist Office beforehand on current conditions.