Top 10 hiking trails
LAKE PRESSET AND PIERRA MENTA
Beginning at the verdant alpine pastures above Roseland Lake and progressively climbing to the ‘jagged teeth’ of the Pierra Menta, everything feels unreal. Once you pass the Col de Bresson, the landscape becomes arid and rocky.
PARMELAN GREAT LOOP
This limestone plateau shaped and carved by erosion is a veritable sheet of rock that seems to go on forever.
BALCON TRAIL AND THE CARRO REFUGE
A rare cliff-top trail with little elevation gain and a great view of the glaciers. The Albaron, Vallonet, and Evettes glaciers reflect on the lake.
ALPINE LAKES TRAIL
A variety of colours like an artist’s palette—a patchwork of tints on rocks and a progression through the Chéserys and Blanc Lakes brings you to the top of the mountain.
THABOR PEAKS AND SUMMIT
This trail has a variety of terrain with lakes, alpine rubble, and pastures in the Clarée Valley.
VACHES LAKE AND THE VANOISE PASS
This hike brings you to the highest summits in the area. The trail begins in the forest along the ski piste and ends at the Barmettes Refuge.
THE MÔLE VIA SAINT-JEAN DE THOLOME
The Môle summit provides a 360° panoramic view of the Mont Blanc and Aravis ranges, the Andey Summit, and Lake Geneva.
MONAL AND THE CLOU VALLEY
The landscape is straight from a postcard: alpine chalets, dry stone walls, larch trees with leaves that turn in the fall, small ponds, and more. A hike anyone can do.
FOND DE LA COMBE
A rocky corrie with steep cliffs and tall waterfalls. An uncommon décor that will stir emotions.
MONT VEYRIER CIRCUIT
The most surprising moment is the almost-morning freshness mixed with the scents of moss and soil in the shady forest, where just a few beams of light shine through the leaves...