Car-free hikes 2 days & 1 night - The hut of Lou Pi, belevedere of Beaumont in the Matheysine mountains

Transport stop La Salle-en-Beaumont - Eglise (790 m) - 35 min (1.3 km, D+ 112 m)
From the stop, head northeast to the hamlet of Les Parajons on the
marked trail. Continue along the track (heading east), which first skirts the river
the river before gradually climbing up to reach the canal
du Beaumont.

1) Le Canal du Beaumont (915 m) - 1 h 15 (2.2 km, D+ 302 m, D- 12 m)
Continue up the northeast path overlooking the river
(a well-trodden path over small bars) to reach the village of
village of St Michel en Beaumont, its fountain (water refill
if you're sleeping in a hut) and its church. Just past the
the church, turn left to reach the crossroads of the
Ceintura crossroads.

2) La Ceintura - St-Michel-en-Beaumont (1206 m) - 45 min (1.9 km,
D+ 105 m, D- 33 m)
Then turn left to take the Chemin de St
direction St Laurent en Beaumont, first asphalted, then following a
which we follow until we see the Lou Pi hut on our left.
Cabane de Lou Pi on our left.

3) Cabane de Lou Pi (1273 m) - 1 h 30 (4.8 km, D- 389 m)
From the hut, return to the track and continue westwards through undergrowth
undergrowth to reach a farm. Join a wide, stony track
joining the hamlet of Les Ailloux, which becomes a tarmac
road. Follow this road to the hamlet of Chalméane then
Saint Laurent en Beaumont. On leaving the village
reach the Font Vieille bend, where you leave the road.

4) Font Vieille - St-Laurent-en-Beaumont (898 m) - 1 h 20 (4.3 km,
D+ 78 m, D- 61 m)
After a short bend, take the track leading to the Canal de
Beaumont canal. Then follow its theme trail, which tells the story
which tells the story of the canal's construction, until you reach
reach point no. 1 and return to the bus stop on the outward path.
bus stop.
Return by transport La Salle en Beaumont - Eglise (790 m)