• Sport

Platé Desert - Hike

In front of Mont-Blanc, the geological path is a real playground with a rich and spectacular nature. Hikers who venture there feel like they are walking on a petrified glacier or even on the moon !

Sport Platé Desert - Hike Flaine

About

Departing from Flaine (74300)
Average length : 02h00
Total elevation gain : 100m
Vertical drop : 100m
Distance : 1.8km
Signed walking trail
Animals not allowed

Loop
Total elevation gain : 100m
Altitude max : 2500m
Vertical drop : 100m

Signs

Numbered wooden skittles.

Difficult passages

Bring good hiking shoes because the trail is on lapiaz.

Further informations

Rock, Ground

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    Enter the resort and take the direction of the Forum (heart of the resort) to discover the resort of Flaine, a real museum of modern art in the open air.
    Take the Grandes Platières cable car (open July and August - 19.50€ per person) and go 2,500 meters above sea level to the top of the Grandes Platières. Follow the markings and the numbered wooden skittles.

    Prices

    Adult: 19.50 € (Pedestrian price)
    Child (5-15 years): 15.50 € (Pedestrian price).

    Free entry for children < 5 years, people > 75.

    Prices for ski lifts for a pedestrian return trip.
    Free rate for children under 5 and senior +75 on presentation of proof.

    Methods of payment accepted : Check, Bank/credit card, Cash

    Reception

    Open to children
    Animals not allowed
    Languages spoken : French
    Not adapted to strollers

    Services
    • Accessible via ski lift
    Equipments
    • Car park

    Access

    Téléphérique des Grandes Platières (DMC) Flaine Forum 74300 Flaine
    Departing from : Flaine (74300)
    Latitude : 45.984165 - Longitude : 6.724231

    More informations

    Information update on 12/07/2023 by Cluses Arve & montagnes Tourisme