Mont-Saxonnex: Holiday Apartments and Holiday Homes

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The Mont-Saxonnex ski area has 6.5 kilometres of ski runs for alpine skiing, 9 kilometres of ski touring routes and two toboggan runs.

Anyone wishing to rent a holiday apartment can consider Mont-Saxonnex as a travel destination.

Nature

A pair of bearded vultures has lived in Mont-Saxonnex since 1988/89; visitors can take part in the observation and population monitoring coordinated by Asters.

The Plateau de Cenise is a mountain hiking area used by hikers and walkers. Lac Bénit is a glacial lake in the Bargy range, located in a Natura 2000 area; its endemic fauna includes, among others, alpine newts, grass frogs, toads and salamanders.

Activities

In winter, the walk to Lac Bénit can be undertaken as a snowshoe hike from the Morsullaz chairlift. The Piste de luge de l'éterlou is a toboggan run for children at the foot of the Mont-Saxonnex ski runs.

The Via ferrata de la Gorge du Cé offers two routes with difficulty ratings of AD and D, featuring walkways, suspension bridges, hidden caves and optional zip lines. The Gorge du Cé climbing area in Mont-Saxonnex has 29 limestone routes rated from 5c to 8b.

Hikes

The hike to the Col de Cenise is a signposted out-and-back route covering 3.6 kilometres with 151 metres of elevation gain and a stated duration of 1 hour and 5 minutes. The route to the Col de Cenise offers unobstructed views of the Bargy range and the Arve Valley.

The Rochers de Leschaux circular hike starts in Mont-Saxonnex and covers 11.7 kilometres with 685 metres of elevation gain.

Paths

The Oratoire de la Gouille can be reached from the outskirts of Mont-Saxonnex via a roughly paved path that runs along the Torrent du Bronze. La Pellaz is a route accessible to everyone that runs along the Torrent du Bronze in both summer and winter.

Other places: Andilly, Onnion, Vétraz-Monthoux, Thorens-Glières, Rumilly, Saint-Cergues, Ville-En-Sallaz, L'etale

To the higher-level travel overview: Haute-Savoie.

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