Snowshoe hiking Lac du Loup loop

Medium-difficulty loop from Bonvillard to the snow-covered hamlet and Lac du Loup, at the foot of the 2827 m Bellachat mountain.

Caution: Do not venture onto the frozen lake, as the ice can break at any time. Don't go around the lake, the part at the foot of Bellachat mountain is an avalanche zone.

Snowshoe markers

0/ Start - From the Foyer nordique de Bonvillard parking lot, take the departmental road for 200 m, then turn right to reach the hamlet of Taramur. Continue along the balcony path to Moulin de la Settaz.
1/ At this crossroads, turn right and climb towards Les Combes.
2/ Rejoin the ridge on the path and turn right to reach Lac du Loup.
3/ Cross the small undergrowth after the lake and turn right downhill towards the hamlet and Chapelle du Loup.
4/ At the chapel, turn right, go through the small hamlet and then down the path to Taramur.
5/ From the hamlet of Taramur, return to Bonvillard by the same route as the outward journey.