Hiking to Mont Ouzon

An out-and-back hike to the summit of Mont Ouzon, from where you'll enjoy a magnificent 360° panorama of Lake Geneva to the north, the Mont-Blanc chain and the Swiss Alps to the south, and the Dent d'Oche and Cornettes de Bises to the east.

The hike begins with a forest path, then crosses the alpine pasture past the Chalets d'Ouzon to the Col Plan Champ, then a path climbs gradually until you reach the chain-linked chimney that leads to the summit just above.
CAUTION: this section is fairly technical and even dangerous for people who are not used to this type of climbing.
Made up of large boulders, the summit is quite aerial without being vertiginous.

1/ Start from the Col du Corbier parking lot
2/ Cross the road and take the metal staircase
3/ Turn right at the top of the staircase
4/ A few metres further on, take the right-hand track towards Col Plan Champ.
5/ Stay on the track as far as Chalets d'Ouzon.
6/ Continue on the track to reach Col Plan Champ.
7/ At Col Plan Champ, take the path behind the chalet.
8/ Stay on the path until you reach an isolated tree, then a rocky corridor equipped with a chain.
9/ Climb the rocky corridor
10/ At the end of the corridor, climb to the right to reach the summit.

Return along the same path