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Great view of Annecy and the lake

It is difficult to recommend or not this trail which is nevertheless beautiful. It is difficult, in one direction as in the other. It is narrow, difficult, with steep overhangs, and it lacks maintenance. Do not embark on it thinking that it will be a walk in the park!

Here lived free from May 12 to August 19, 1944 the maquisards of the secret army of the Megevant group, called "PAN PAN". A little history, even during a mountain bike outing, doesn't hurt!

Head of Mandallaz and Sillingy fault mirror

Mandallaz Mountain, also known as Mandallaz Mountain (pronounced Mandalle), or Balme Mountain, is a mountain in the Prealps located in the Haute-Savoie department (France). The word mandallaz comes from the Old French muer, which gave rise to the verbs "remer" and "mouvoir," and more specifically the noun remue. It thus refers to a small chalet located in an alpine pasture, and in Savoyard, muanda, with the diminutive suffix -allaz. The mountain is locally known as Balme Mountain or La Balme-de-Sillingy, from the name of the eponymous commune. In a transcript of a meeting of the Florimontane Academy (1912), a note states that "Mandallaz is wrongly called the mountain of Balme de Sillingy." It can also be called Mandallaz Mountain or simply La Mandallaz. The Mandallaz Mountains are a small pre-Alpine massif, eight kilometers long and three to four kilometers wide, located northwest of the Annecy basin. It extends through the communes of Annecy (formerly Pringy), Choisy, Cuvat, Épagny-Metz-Tessy, La Balme-de-Sillingy, Sillingy, and Allonzier-la-Caille. Its most prominent peak, the Tête de la Mandallaz, at the southern end of the mountain overlooking La Balme-de-Sillingy and Épagny-Metz-Tessy at an altitude of 900 meters, is not its highest point; the highest point is located in the center of the mountain at 923 meters. The Mandallaz offers panoramic views of the Annecy metropolitan area, Lake Annecy, the Alps, the Montagne d'Âge, and the surrounding countryside.

Mandallaz hike

A great view for a wooden bridge… infamous in the region but superb.

View of the two bridges. You can cross the Pont de la Caille on foot or by bike and this avoids the main road.