International concentration and 40th anniversary of the Confrérie at Col de Plainpalais on 4 August Gathering at Lescheraines (73) from 29 July to 5 August 2012
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Presentation
The Bauges massif, located in Savoie and Haute-Savoie in the birthplace of the Club des Cent Cols, will welcome us this summer.
A presentation of the tours will be available at a later date on the website and in the annual review.
This meeting will be a bit special, as we will be celebrating the fortieth anniversary of the Club des Cent Cols with dignity (before celebrating again at the Annual General Meeting in Annecy on December 1). A festive meal is planned for 4 August after the meeting.
Following a situation beyond our control (unavailable accommodation), the Club apologises to our members who would have preferred a meeting earlier in July or further away from the date of the federal week.
Brochure and slideshow
You can now download the holiday brochure (1.7 Mio) which will be distributed to each participant thanks to the financial participation of the tourism agency for the two Savoie regions, Savoie Mont Blanc Tourisme. This brochure is in A5 format, with 2 A5 portrait pages on an A4 sheet to be printed in landscape orientation on both sides and folded in the centre. To read the brochure online, use this link A4 version (one page per sheet) (1.8 Mio).
To discover the Bauges and the Chartreuse before you set down your wheels, try this slideshow by Régis Paraz.
Accommodation and registration
To ensure maximum capacity, two types of accommodation will be offered on the same site:
To ensure maximum capacity, two types of accommodation will be offered on the same site:
- Eau Vive" holiday centre, from Sunday 29 July to Sunday 5 August (http://bauges-l-eau-vive.ternelia.com) The holiday centre is fully booked.
- The mobile homes at the campsite, available to us from Saturday 28 July to Saturday 4 August (to comply with the Saturday-to-Saturday rental rule and not to interfere with the following week's rentals) (http://www.savoie-camping.com). The mobile homes are fully booked.
The two accommodations are located side by side on the "Les Iles du Chéran" leisure park. We have therefore reserved all the available places (80) at the "Eau Vive" centre on the banks of the Lescheraines lake and the 12 comfortable mobile homes at the municipal campsite adjacent to "Eau Vive".
Accommodation at l'Eau Vive will be in rooms of 2 or 3 (no single rooms available) and each mobile home will sleep 3 people (2 bedrooms and a living room with a convertible bed can accommodate one person per room) or 4 if there is a family.
See map : http://www.savoie-camping.com/fr/locations/mobilhome.html
Meals will be served at Eau Vive for all.
For those wishing to use the mobile homes, board (meals and breakfast) will start on 28 July and a tour will be available on the 29th.
Please note: The mobile homes and the holiday centre are fully booked and no longer available. However, you can still book the festive meal or meals. It is imperative that the last reservations reach the person in charge by Wednesday 11 July at the latest. Please only complete the meal section of the registration form.
The cost of board will be the same whether you stay at the centre or in a mobile home. This accommodation is just as comfortable as that offered at "l'Eau Vive", and just as friendly, as the campsite is next to the centre and many other members will be taking part in the camping trip.
Registration for accommodation at the l'Eau Vive centre has been open since the magazine was sent out. Registrations will be processed on a first-come, first-served basis, as evidenced by the postmark. A waiting list will be set up if necessary.
For members not taking part in the holiday, don't delay in registering for the festive meal on 4 August (use the holiday registration form and fill in only this section). You can do so now, before the magazine is published, by sending in the "Mobile Homes" registration form linked above.
Access to the dead-end road leading to the "Les Iles du Chéran" leisure centre
Note from the Board of Directors: If you are arranging accommodation elsewhere than at the "l'Eau Vive" centre or in the mobile homes, please let us know that you will be attending the event, for 3 main reasons:
On the one hand, because if 15 or 20 people are added without our being informed, we won't be able to properly size the welcome and farewell drinks (no, it's not vital, but we're concerned to welcome all the participants properly and we're bound to be criticised even for this type of festivity) or the size of a room for conferences...
On the other hand, because the number of cyclists increases and, as was the case at Ripoll, the total number of participants may lead us to divide them into several groups for your safety on the road and better navigation on the mountain bike,
And lastly, because the preparation of such a gathering represents a major investment for the organisers, who will have more peace of mind if they can accurately assess all the participants.
Programme details
The list of all circuits is available, as well as separate lists for road routes and mountain bike trails. From these lists, interactive maps, route sheets and altitude profiles are also available for each route.
For those who use GPS or mapping software on their computer, the geolocation files can be downloaded. Depending on the weather, dates may be changed at short notice.
Introduction to the Bauges massif
by Annabelle POTY (3663)
The Bauges massif is one of the pre-alpine massifs along with the Bornes, Chartreuse and Vercors. It is undoubtedly the least well-known of them all. At its foot are the towns of Chambéry, Aix-les-Bains, Annecy, Albertville and the natural lakes of Le Bourget and Annecy. It straddles the Savoie and Haute Savoie regions.
Topographically, the heart of the massif is well defined, notably by the Leschaux, Chérel, Frêne, Prés and Plainpalais passes. It is drained by the torrential Chéran, which flows out of the massif through a cluse between the Semnoz and the Bange mountain to join the Fier in the Albanais plain.
In 1996, the massif was recognised as a Regional Nature Park (64 communes). Preservation of the flora and fauna is a long-standing commitment, as a national game and wildlife reserve has existed since 1955. This was designed in particular to protect the chamois. Today, the black grouse and the Venus hoof are also emblematic of the Bauges. The wolf is also present. (Certain parts of the reserve are strictly forbidden to traffic, even on foot. See mapped regulations available from the Maison du Parc in Le Châtelard).
Perhaps because of its average altitude (max. 2217 m) and difficult access, this is an area that has remained untouched by the major tourist developments in the Alps. As a result, the Bauges massif is particularly well preserved. Tourism here is "gentle". There are no imposing ski resorts, but rather snow stadiums with little or no tourist accommodation (Margériaz, Semnoz). The Revard is best known for its cross-country skiing. In summer, the main activities are hiking, cycling, fishing and hang-gliding.
The Baujue identity is strongest in the canton of Le Châtelard through its built heritage. When the monks settled in the Bauges in the 11th and 12th centuries, they shaped the landscape and left some of the most imposing monuments, such as the Benedictine priory at Bellevaux and the Charterhouse at Aillon. The latter is home to the Park's heritage centre. Discover the tavalans, typical architectural elements that make up the Baujues barns or, in the Compôte valley, the line of barns.
Today, tourism, agriculture and forestry are the main resources. Farms are mainly focused on dairy farming. This production is promoted by an AOC Tome des Bauges (not Tomme de Savoie). The Aillons cheese dairy organises visits to its production facilities.
The latest news from the massif is that it has been awarded the UNESCO "Geopark" label. The Bauges is now France's 3rd Geopark out of 87 worldwide, including 49 in Europe. This label highlights the richness of the region's emblematic geological heritage, including the Arclusaz, a highly aesthetic perched syncline. Less well known because less visible, the subsoil represents a precious resource both for the water it stores and for the development of tourism. The Revard karst contains the longest and largest caves in Savoie.
To celebrate its fortieth anniversary, the club invites you to explore a region rich in mountain passes, in an unspoilt environment with varied landscapes.
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