Trip report : Tete du Parmelan

Every year my children keep a diary while on holiday so this year I'm looking back on the summer trip in the Alps as a series of route reports for this blog.

An ascent of Tete du Parmelan was the opening of 3 weeks in the Alps. Ample parking at the top of the Rue du Parmelan opens out into an open forest walk to the Chalet Chapluis with its clear views of Annecey (image left).

From here a slightly confusing walk in the forest opens up to a clear path which heads directly towards the summit before swing north to cut beneath the barrier cliffs. After about an hour the path having come right under the cliff starts to curve right and meet the shorter walk up from le Chalet de L'Anglettaz. A much wider vista now opens up as a path snakes its way over rock and round stunted trees to the summit.

A nearby well hidden geocache provides a simple distraction before climbing the final few meteres to the summit. returning via the same route.

Crimea Pass fun and games

My oh my they are making a mess of the top of the pass. The car park is still closed by orange plastic though I can't see why, it's not as if its being used to store things in. However the working is such that at weekends you can park by the stile just to the Blaenau side.

The sad news is that the last really twisty stretch of road is about to go to fast flowing.

update : since posting a friend has told me there is now a temp diversion on the footpath to Moel Dryman and parking is now a non starter up here

Opening up

A warm welcome to the walking trigpointing, geo-caching and in general all things about getting out on my own two feet in the great outdoors