For days, you've had a particular word echoing in your ears: GR®5! Even if you never planned it, you can walk in the footsteps of the long-distance hikers who journey through the Haute Maurienne Vanoise every year. You've carefully packed your rucksack and you're ready to tackle the uninterrupted ascent from Loutraz: off you go on a journey through Vallon de Polset. If you make a detour to the right from Pierre Brune, you'll find a warm welcome at Orgère refuge. Take your time on this wooded trail, enjoying every step of the way. Under majestic Scots pines and lodgepole pines, whose cones crackle under the sun, the trail will occasionally surprise you with its gentle inclines. Look, a squirrel! And a crossbill over there! If you're lucky, you might even catch a glimpse of a few deer and ibex. But shh! let them come to you by surprise… This pleasant hike of one or two stages is the perfect getaway.
- Sport
By way of Polset
This mini-adventure gives you a taste of what it's like to do long-distance hikes. The perfect itinerary to explore a preserved valley and experience life in a mountain refuge. And all this at the gates of Modane and the Vanoise National Park. Pure magic!
Sport By way of Polset Modane
About
Signs
National signposting (GR)
Map references
Map and booklet "Walks and Hikes Haute Maurienne Vanoise" (sold for € 10 at the Tourist Office)
Topoguides references
Red route n°77
Further informations
Rock, Stone, Ground
To guide you in the field, consult the "step-by-step" directional diagram provided in pdf.
Prices
Free access.
Reception
Period of practice
From 01/06 to 15/10.
Subject to favorable snow and weather conditions.
Equipments
- Parking nearby
Contacts
Access
Park in the Gymnase de Loutraz car park.
