Le Côteau - Saint-Julien Hermitage
Fénis, Saint-Marcel
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Difficulties:E - Excursionist
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Best period:
June - October
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Departure:Le Côteau (1225 m)
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Arrival:Saint-Julien Hermitage (1346 m)
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Difference in level:150 m
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length:1346 m
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Ascent:0h30
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Trail sign:10B
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GPS tracks:
A pleasant trail in a Scotch pine wood leads to the top of mont Saint-Julien, where you will find the small church with an octagonal floor plan dedicated to Saint Gratus. A breathtaking trail towards Val Clavalité takes you to the tiny hermitage of Saint-Julien, built on a ledge over a vertical wall.
Tradition says that as the saint was martyred here, the rock wall fell with him.
Description of the route
Near a bend at kilometre 7 of the road that links the municipality of Fénis to Champromenty, in the municipality of Saint- Marcel, the road leads off and soon reaches Côteau. Take the nice path that goes through the pine wood and cuts the slopes of mount Saint-Julien. The peak, with the church of Saint Gratus, is easy to reach. From here, the itinerary descends once again to a few ruins and soon comes to the hermitage of Saint-Julien. Very picturesque itinerary: you can admire the central valley and the large valley of Clavalité.
