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Rando'bus Samoëns - Cirque du Fer à Cheval via Refuge de Bostan

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Sport Rando'bus Samoëns - Cirque du Fer à Cheval via Refuge de Bostan Samoëns
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    About

    Departing from Samoëns (74340)
    Average length : 12h00
    Total elevation gain : 1922m
    Vertical drop : 1685m
    Distance : 24km
    Signed walking trail
    Animals not allowed

    Itinerary
    Total elevation gain : 1922m
    Altitude max : 2505m
    Vertical drop : 1685m

    Difficult passages

    Beware, at the Pas du Taureau, a faint passage with steep slopes and unstable scree.

    Topoguides references

    n°12b Rando'Bus in the Giffre Mountains

    Further informations

    Stone, Grit, Hard coating (tar, cement, flooring), Rock, Ground

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      Departure on foot
      from the center of Samoëns - Office de Tourisme
      Cross the historic town of Samoëns to join the GR5 at Clévieux, follow signs for Les Fontaines.
      Follow Grand Bois then Pied du Crêt.
      At the Pied du Crêt parking lot, follow signs for Hameau des Allamands. Continue to the
      parking du Plan des Arches. You are now on the
      Tour des Dents Blanches itinerary.
      Follow signs for Refuge de Bostan.
      Continue towards the Col de Bostan.
      For the descent from the Col, follow the signs for Pas au Taureau.
      Be careful, it's not very marked, with a steep slope and unstable scree.
      Then follow Lac de la Vogealle.
      Go around the lake towards the Refuge de la Vogealle.
      Descend towards Chalet du Boret.
      Then follow signs for Bout du Monde.
      Follow signs for Chalet de Prazon, then Cirque du Fer-à-Cheval.
      Arrival at Sixt-Fer-à-Cheval - Cirque du Fer-à-Cheval / Return by shuttle bus.

      Prices

      Adult: 2 €
      Child: 2 €.

      Free entry for children < 6 years.

      Methods of payment accepted : Check, Cash, Bank/credit card

      Reception

      Animals not allowed
      Languages spoken : French
      Not adapted to strollers

      Period of practice

      From 06/07 to 01/09/2024.

      Contacts

      04 50 34 40 28

      Access

      66 place de l'office de tourisme Office de tourisme de Samoëns 74340 Samoëns
      Departing from : Samoëns (74340)
      Latitude : 46.080541 - Longitude : 6.731715

      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.

      RETURN BY SHUTTLE BUS
      To Samoëns - Offi ce de Tourisme
      From Sixt-Fer-à-Cheval - Cirque du Fer-à-Cheval stop
      Lines 1-Y02 or 2-Y94
      15h13 (L2-Y94), 15h20 (L1-Y02)
      17h10 (L1-Y02) or 17h55 (L2-Y94)

      2-DAY ALTERNATIVE
      With overnight stay at the Folly refuge
      DAY 1 - Ascent to Bostan hut
      9.5 km | 1 073 D+ | 5h30
      DAY 2 - GRP Tour des Dents
      Blanches to Cirque du Fer-à-Cheval via Lac de la Vogealle
      15.5 km | 836 D+ | 1668 D- | 6h30

      REFUGE DE BOSTAN
      Booking: refugedebostan.fr
      Phone: 07 63 44 79 16

      • Not accessible in a wheelchair
      Information update on 17/04/2024 by Office de Tourisme de Samoëns