Direction Lake Beuil
This local circuit brings together all the clichés of Haut Cians: small cozy paths weave their way through vast larch forests, quiet valleys lead to panoramic and clear passes… and the modesty of the elevation does not affect the morale of the hikers, nor their calves!
But don’t expect to dive into the pure waters of Lake Beuil, which partially dried up at the end of the 19th century!
To solve the water problems of Beuil, a project to catch the lake was born.
Deputy Bischoffsheim released funds and work began; alas, the tunnel collapsed and the waters of the lake poured out for three days!
It never filled up again, but we can still detect the level it once reached.
At the bottom of the lake, old fossilized trunks preserved in the peat were found: they bear witness to the vast forests that occupied these places and comprising subjects 40 m high and 5 to 6 m in circumference!
Daniel’s pictures
– Daniel Blanc – Department of Alpes-Maritimes
– Daniel Blanc – Department of Alpes-Maritimes
– Daniel Blanc – Department of Alpes-Maritimes
– Daniel Blanc – Department of Alpes-Maritimes
– Daniel Blanc – Department of Alpes-Maritimes
– Daniel Blanc – Department of Alpes-Maritimes
– Daniel Blanc – Department of Alpes-Maritimes
– Daniel Blanc – Department of Alpes-Maritimes
– Daniel Blanc – Department of Alpes-Maritimes
Listen to the Hiking Podcast
The France Bleu Azur podcast to prepare your hike around the head of Mont Garnier, with advice from the Department of Alpes-Maritimes
Practical information for this hike is on the site Randoxygene and you can download the free Randoxygen guides HERE