Les Envers loop

This loop starts in the village to go up to the village of Les Envers, enjoy a beautiful view on the valley and go down along the Poncellamont torrent.
From the Arêches Church, go up to the top of the village to the left of the tobacco press and discover the traditional chalet and the wash place. Pass the last farm in the heart of the village and take the small path of the Ravines to the hamlet of Les Envers. On the way back, you will follow the torrent of Poncellamont which arrives straight from the dam of St Guérin.
Les Envers is the name of the hamlet located at the foot of the slope facing north overlooking Arêches. The word "reverse" (ubac), as opposed to "the sunny side" (adret), means a slope facing north.
At the foot of the slope of the Envers, on the opposite slope, were exploited,
until 1950, veins of "lean" anthracite. Four galleries - now condemned for safety reasons - were dug for mining. The ore crossed the torrent in wagons on a
wood bridge. The exploitation of this coal had its interest during
World War II then was quickly abandoned.