Posa - Saroun
Fontainemore
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Difficulties:E - Excursionist
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Best period:
June - October
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Departure:Posa (1170 m)
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Arrival:Saroun (1596 m)
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Difference in level:448 m
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length:1.797 m
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Ascent:1h20
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Trail sign:1A
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GPS tracks:
Description of the route
After the village of Foy, in the municipality of Fontainemore, keep going until after two bends, you can leave the car in Frastellé. Here, take the mule track that rises up to the right, across vegetation and terracing, until you come to the houses of Bibioun. Thirty minutes from here is the village of Ronginé, after which, you proceed along a semi-flat section until you come to the Pariassa stream. The trail rises amidst rocky crags (it is recommended not to leave the trail for any reason) and dense broad-leaf vegetation, until you come to the terraced meadows in front of the village of Saroun.
Features
Cross ancient terraces, mostly turned into woods, which provide parcels of land for cultivation on the steep rocky slope: these are dominated by chestnuts, ash and several sorbus trees belonging to bird catchers.
The villages of Ronginé and Saroun contain some interesting architectural features. The former, which has been completely abandoned, is large with beautiful stone dwellings and ancient inscriptions on the lintels. The latter preserves the most beautiful example of rascard in the whole of the municipal territory.
