Duration: 1h30
Elevation: 17 meters
Type of terrain: Roads and trails
Special recommendation: none
Starting point: The Grand Massif Express (GME) cable car park
Special difficulty: none
Map reference: itinerary n ° 4 topoguide Haut Giffre Valley.
Go along the Giffre to a footbridge spanning the Clévieu. Cross then take the path on the left, which takes you on the old dykes of Giffre. The path, in the undergrowth, soon joins the Giffre which we follow to the Revé bridge.
Leave the bridge on your right and take, a few meters further, the path which leaves on the left and crosses the plain of Vallon. Facing you overlooks the Criou mountain and to the right, at the bottom of the valley, the Commune mountain.
Cross the road and continue with the one just opposite which leads to Vallon d'en Haut.
In the village turn left. Observe the fountain, dated 1873 and carved from a single block of stone. Continue to Vallon d'en Bas. The chapel founded in 1636 is placed under the name of the Saints: Jacques, Philippe and Joseph, in thanks for their protection during the plague epidemic which raged in 1630.
Shortly after the chapel, turn right in front of a large pool. The road leads to a crossroads. Turn left, follow the Clévieu stream then cross the departmental road.
At the second bridge, change banks and continue along the Clévieu to find the footbridge taken on the outward journey. Continue on the path and return to the gondola parking lot.
Itinerary for guidance only.
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The village of Vallon and the Giffre dikes
Sport The village of Vallon and the Giffre dikes Samoëns
About
Signs
Road and path (way)
Topoguides references
Guide reference: Upper Giffre valley ramblers' guide.
Walk that allows you to discover the village of Vallon (Vallon from below / from above), the chapel, fountain and emblematic sculptures of Samoëns.
Prices
Free of charge.
Reception
Dogs on a leash.
Period of practice
All year round.
Services
- Pets welcome
Contacts
Access
Information update on 16/03/2024 by Office de Tourisme de Samoëns