Maison Neuve, from the Saint-Vincent Thermal Baths
Edited by:
Massimo Martini
Updated at: 10/08/2026
Access
Leave the [A5] motorway at the Châtillon–Saint-Vincent toll booth and continue for 400m (400m) along Strada Barat. Join the regional road and drive up through Località Soleil for 800m (1,200m), until you reach a junction with traffic lights. Carry on straight ahead, following the signs for the spa and passing through Località Panorama [distance to be confirmed], until you reach Viale Piemonte. Follow this road for 240m (2,140m) until you reach the roundabout: take the second exit onto Via Marconi and continue for 350m (2,490m). At the next roundabout, take the third exit onto Via Conti di Challant [distance to be confirmed] and turn right onto the regional road . Continue for 900m until you reach the reserved car park on the left.
Car park
The car park 🅿️ at the Saint-Vincent Thermal Baths is free of charge, although it is formally reserved for guests of the spa. This is the starting point of the route.
Access by public transport
To reach the starting point of the route, you will need a private vehicle, as the location is not served by public transport.
Distance and journey time
🕒 Journey time: 6 minutes
📏 Distance: 3.5 km
GPS navigation
Important information
The directions provided were verified on the date the route was mapped. Before setting off, we recommend checking for any changes to the route or road conditions. For up-to-date information, please consult Google Maps or Apple Maps.
Introduction
Description
0h00' 0.00km From the car park, head to the entrance to the spa and continue for a few metres until you find the start of the mule track, which is marked by a signpost. Take the mule track and follow it briefly until you reach the junction with the regional road , where a second signpost confirms the direction to follow.
0h03' 0.11km Continue straight on, heading up the tarmac road that leads to the village of Boriolaz (660m). At the end of the climb, turn left and take a small path which soon leads back onto the regional road . Turn left and follow the regional road for a short distance until you come to the start of the path on the right. Head up the path, taking a left-hand bend, and make your way through the houses of Biéton (692m), until you reach a drinking fountain 💧 and cross the regional road again.
0h10' 0.32km Cross the regional road and head down a narrow road to the first houses in Crotache. Take a narrow path which runs flat alongside the village, leaves it and heads into the downy oak woodland (Quercus pubescens). Proceed north-west, with gentle ups and downs, ignoring the paths and tracks that cross the route, until you reach a mule track marked by a signpost.
0h20' 1.00 km (62 m ascent) (7 m descent) Turn right and, after a short climb, reach the picturesque village of Clapéon, at the edge of which there is a signpost.
[0h25’T2] 1.16km Turn left and follow a short stretch halfway up the hillside through the farmland until you reach Maison Neuve (705m) [0h30’T2] 1.30km .
The return journey follows the same route as the outward leg 0h15' 1.30km .
Places of Interest
Saint-Vincent Thermal Baths
Boriolaz
Biéton
Crotache
Clapéon
Maison Neuve
Saint-Vincent
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