Cordon to Sallanches - hiking trail

Walk from Cordon to Sallanches along the trails.

To avoid walking along the road, Cordon Tourisme offers a route connecting Cordon to Sallanches via trails.

This route passes through Nant-Cruy, a hamlet of Sallanches located near Cordon. The first part of the route follows the road, then you’ll take a small wooded trail down toward downtown Sallanches.

Be sure to plan your return trip in advance: there is a bus line between Cordon and Sallanches, the Y86.

Please note that this route includes a section of road. Even though it’s a hamlet road, stay alert for motorists.

Departmental signage on a beige metal sign with green lettering

IGN Map 3430ET - LA CLUSAZ LE GRAND-BORNAND
"Les Belvédères du Mont-Blanc" map on sale for €7 at the tourist office
Snowshoe and summer trail map from Cordon Tourisme

1/ Start from downtown Cordon, heading toward City Hall.
2/ Before reaching City Hall, turn right before the bridge and take the path that goes up behind City Hall, toward Le Perron.
3/ In the hamlet of Le Perron, walk through the hamlet and join the path that begins just past the recycling bins.
4/ Follow the paved road to the hamlet of Nant-Cruy.
5/ In Nant-Cruy, take the paved road that descends toward Sallanches. 6/ In the hamlet of La Bécoire, take the trail that leads into the forest on your left. A stone cross marks the trailhead.
7/ Continue down this path, and you’ll arrive in downtown Sallanches.