Snowshoeing : Un petit air de là bas

A wild loop alternating between descents and climbs to discover the enchanting forest, the hamlet of La Villette and beautiful panoramas: a complete hike that will seduce you with its variety.

You pass through an area of fields that were once cultivated in the summer. Spelt and buckwheat were used to feed men and animals during the long winter months. A time when living in autarky forced men to work hard to feed themselves and survive. Our mountain is home to many ungulates (deer, roe deer, chamois, wild boar and others). Winter is synonymous with survival for them. The species make high altitude transhumance. The snow cover is too heavy in their summer quarters, so the animals gradually move down to the areas where they do not sink so deep. Walking in the snow requires a great deal of energy and the snow-covered landscape offers little food. So the animals feed on what they can find: tree bark, bulbs found while digging, seed remains (beech fern, for example). The meadows are now out of reach and it is necessary to fight the snow, the cold, the wind, to find shelter. It is important to observe the fauna in silence, and to avoid stressing it further.