Duration : 4hrs Distance : 15 km Positive drop : 810 m Type : outward and return
The itinerary, in the heart of the Vanoise National Park, is marked out with 8 numbered milestones which give you a lots of information about the mountain glaciers.
Arrival at the Glière refuge where you can eat (possibility to stay for the night - reservation is required). You continue to the Plan du Sel mountain pasture where Beaufort cheese is made (purchase on site) and where herds of Abondance and Tarines cows graze.
Tip for seeing marmots: prefer cooler times like in the morning or at the end of the day
Guidebook with maps/step-by-step
1/ | Point n°1 | From the Laisonnay car park (1560m), take the tarmac road for 300m; after the bridge, first turn left onto the track which then goes to the right, towards the Glière refuge (1996m). | Point n°2, n°3 et n°4 | From time to time, a trail allow you to shortcut. 2/ From the refuge, retrace your steps to get back on the track that climbs to the chapel and the lake. | Point n°5 | On the left, a fairly steep path rises up to join the track higher up; | Point n°6 | you quickly reach the Plagne mountain pasture; you pass below the Plan du Sel chalet where the mountain Beaufort cheese is made, the "Prince of Gruyères" with a registered designation of origin. 3/ The itinerary continues on a path | Point n° 7| that crosses under the chalet of Grand Plan; it rises slowly up the Combe du Grand Plan (East) to go straight under the Col de la Croix des Frêtes | Point n°8 |
Ouverture
From 01/05 to 01/11.
Subject to favorable weather.
Tarifs
Free access.
Contact et accès Parking du Laisonnay d'en bas 73350 Champagny-en-Vanoise Savoie (73)
