The route leaves Thonon-les-Bains still following the shores of Lake Geneva before turning inland to meet the Rhône where it exits the lake, near Geneva. It then follows the young river through a pre-Alpine mid-mountain landscape.
Bellegarde-sur-Valserine, a town shaped by the spectacular gorges the Valserine carves before joining the Rhône, is worth a stop to see this impressive natural site, reachable via a short trail from the greenway.
Chanaz, a small riverside village on the Savières canal linking Lac du Bourget to the Rhône, precedes the arrival in Seyssel, a town straddling two departments (Ain and Haute-Savoie) known for its mountain white wine.
Indicative distance for this stretch.