• Leisure

Circular Lake Tour

A circular walk around the Jaillet dam with fun games, information panels, picnic tables and plancha.

Leisure Circular Lake Tour Megève

About

Departing from Megève (74120)
Average length : 00h20
Total elevation gain : 100m
Vertical drop : 100m
Distance : 2km
Signed walking trail
Animals allowed

A fun itinerary of about twenty minutes near the Jaillet cable car.
Let yourself be guided towards this artificial water reservoir... Water, an essential element for producing artificial snow, is a real mirror of the Mont-Blanc massif...
Facing the French Alps, you can rest, play, barbecue...

A few explanations on pastoralism and artificial snow mark out the route and explain life in our mountain pastures and how the snow production system works.
For the little ones, a game of Goose and the "Têtes à trous" (holes in the head) allow them to discover the mountain jobs and the winter face of the Portes du Mont-Blanc ski area in a fun way.
Feeling hungry? An electric griddle is freely available from 10am to 8pm. Download the Cooxy application on your smartphone, connect via Bluetooth to the plancha and off you go for 45 minutes of heating (automatic cut-off if you stray too far). Clean it with water and a cloth after use (no chemicals).

Stroll, listen, breathe, in short... enjoy the mountain and the view

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Loop
Total elevation gain : 100m
Altitude max : 1580m
Vertical drop : 100m

Signs

Follow the directional signs for the Lake Loop

Further informations

Stone, Ground

    1 5

    1/From the arrival of the Jaillet gondola take the Nivolet road down to La Fouettaz/Le Cuchet
    2/Bifurcate to the right at 500 meters towards the lake
    3/Follow the path that goes around the lake
    4/Turn right to reach the picnic area.
    5/Return to the path of Nivolet by the same way.

    Prices

    Free access. Pass required if taking ski lifts.

    Reception

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

    Dogs on a leash on the route.

    Period of practice

    From 01/01 to 31/12.

    Services
    • Pets welcome
    Equipments
    • Covered picnic area
    • Public WC
    • Play area
    • Picnic area
    • Orientation board

    Access

    Départ au sommet de la télécabine du Jaillet 74120 Megève
    Departing from : Megève (74120)
    Latitude : 45.871872 - Longitude : 6.602412

    In season: access by the Jaillet cable car. Parking du Jaillet.
    Out of season: access on foot from the Balltrap, Jaillet or Fouettaz parking lot.

    • Not accessible in a wheelchair

    More informations

    Information update on 22/04/2024 by Mairie de Megève