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Walk through La Tour, Le Collet, Le Mollard and La Chal hamlets (heritage walk) - n°2

Come discover some of Saint Jean d'Arves' hamlets.
From the hamlet of La Chal, go discover the hamlet of Le Mollard walking by Le Collet and its chapel, the hamlet of LA Tour and its church and finally toward the donkey farm.

Sport Walk through La Tour, Le Collet, Le Mollard and La Chal hamlets (heritage walk) - n°2 Saint-Jean-d'Arves

About

Departing from Saint-Jean-d'Arves (73530)
Average length : 02h00
Total elevation gain : 90m
Vertical drop : 90m
Distance : 1.6km
Animals allowed

- Round trip : 2h
- Level : Easy (slight slope)
- Shuttle stop : Marie-Miellerie (Town Hall-Honey maker house)
- Interest : Visit the honey maker house (hours ont the entertainment program). / Visit the donkey farm (hours ont the entertainment program) / Orientation table

Start from the town hall or the church.

Go up the road toward the crossroad walking by the inter-municipal school (Saint Jean d’Arves and Saint Sorlin d’Arves) where 35 kids go, as well as the public library. Cross the road towards the path bordered with ancestral willows. Keep walking up until reaching the hamlet “Le Collet”. You will arrive close to the chapel Sainte Brigide, through the door window you can have a peak inside.
Keep walking on the main road until you find yourself at the bottom of the dirt road to Le Col d’Arves that used to lead to Saint Jean de Maurienne. Keep walking on the main road until you reach the orientation table where you can read the landscape. At the end of the road, further away is the hamlet “Le Mollard”. You can walk through it and see the traditional farmhouses.
Come back down the road and when you are at the chapel, take the road on your right. 150m below, a yellow sign will indicate a shortcut to the snow front, otherwise follow the road (an extra 600m on the road).
If you parked your car next to the town hall, take a left at the end of the road.

Loop
Total elevation gain : 90m
Altitude max : 1700m
Vertical drop : 90m

Further informations

Grit, Hard coating (tar, cement, flooring), Groomed trail

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    Prices

    Free access.

    Reception

    Animals allowed
    Languages spoken : English, French

    Period of practice

    From 19/11 to 30/04.

    Subject to favorable snow and weather conditions.

    Services
    • Pets welcome
    Equipments
    • Parking nearby

    Access

    Place de l'Eglise, devant la Mairie 73530 Saint-Jean-d'Arves
    Departing from : Saint-Jean-d'Arves (73530)
    Latitude : 45.206285 - Longitude : 6.27298
    Information update on 24/04/2024 by Office de tourisme Saint-Jean-d'Arves