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Rando'bus Désert de Platé
The Désert de Platé, a geological curiosity at an altitude of 2,500 m!
Use the destination's mobility network to hike for longer, without having to make the round trip.
About
Topoguides references
n°13 Rando'Bus in the Giffre Mountains
Further informations
Rock, Stone, Ground, Hard coating (tar, cement, flooring), Grit
Gondola departure from Samoëns - Grand Massif Express (fee payable)
Take the Chariande Express chairlift (fee payable)
Start on foot from the Tête des Saïx summit.
Follow signs for Col de Vernant, then Col des Grands Vans.
Continue towards Lanches Fleuries, then Col Pelouse to the Col de Platé, from where you can admire the desert of Platé
de Platé, a vast limestone plateau covered with countless lapiaz.
Descend towards Pierre Carré.
Then on to the Refuge de Sales.
Descend towards Le Lignon. On the way down, you can admire numerous waterfalls, notably those of La Sauffaz and La Pleureuse.
Arrival at Sixt-Fer-à-Cheval - Lignon
Return by shuttle bus.
Prices
Adult: 2 €
Child: 2 €.
Free entry for children < 6 years.
Reception
Period of practice
From 06/07 to 01/09/2024.
Contacts
Access
A shuttle bus will take you to the trailhead (Samoëns - Grand Massif Express).
Schedules to be consulted
via the information leaflet or the "agilbus jacquet" application.
DEPARTURE from the Grand Massif Express gondola lift
Every day from 9 a.m.
Fares :
16-74 years €19.50
5-15 year olds €15.50
-5 years and +74 years free
(prices subject to change)
RETURN BY SHUTTLE BUS
To Sixt-Fer-à-Cheval - Bus station
From Sixt-Fer-à-Cheval - Le Lignon stop
Line 6
12.15pm, 2.40pm, 4.40pm or 5.30pm
Connection provided
to Sixt-Fer-à-Cheval - Gare Routière
> To Taninges - Mieussy
Line 1-Y02
3.30pm or 5.23pm
> To Taninges - Châtillon-sur-Cluses
Line 2-Y94
15h26, 18h08 or 19h15*
* does not run on Sundays
- Not accessible in a wheelchair
