Haute Maurienne Vanoise

Count on five or more hours of walking for day hikes, starting from villages or accessible sites, to explore Haute Maurienne Vanoise: from the panoramic trail with view over the Vanoise to the discovery of typical alpine hamlets, from the approach of glaciers to your first climb at 3000 m... The choice is yours!

 

 16 hikes on marked trails (short hikes, portions of the GR trail) and hikes on unmarked paths (indicated on maps and itinerary guides).

 Weekly program of themed outings with the mid- and high-mountain guides: on the trail of the ibex, cultural discovery, alpine pastures and herds, approach to a glacier... 

Centers of interest

 Approch of the glaciers: Carro panoramic trail, Arnès glacier, headwaters of the Arc... Vanoise National Park: Vanoise pass, La Leisse and Rocheure glens...
 Natural environment: alpine pastures, mountain flora and fauna, mineral landscape, high mountain...
 Mountain lakes: Savine, Ambin, Noir Lakes, Blanc Lake...
 Panoramas and beautiful landscapes: Signal of Grand Mt Cenis, Ouille du Midi, view of Italy via the Tour of the Alps...
 Mountain huts for resting, snacks or meals: Arpont, Leisse, Cuchet, Avérole, Carro - Unusual discovery: the Footsteps Stone.

 

 Information and useful services


 Ask for the Hike Pack (hiking map + Explorer's Notebook), 5 € in the Tourism Offices.
 IGN Maps top 25: 3633 ET, 3634 OT
 Itinerary guides: "La Maurienne à pied" (The Maurienne on Foot) by the FFRP, "Massif et Parc national" (Massif and National Park) by the Vanoise National Park (Didier Richard editor), "Circuits pédestres Maurienne – haute Maurienne" (Pedestrian Circuits Maurienne - Haute Maurienne) by Geneviève Lecoq (Guide Franck), "Les randonnées de Vanoise - Haute Maurienne" (Hikes in Vanoise - Haute Maurienne) by Patrick Col  - free hiking map (3 €) and guide booklets are at your disposition in the Tourism Offices.
 Shuttles at villages to facilitate access to hike starting points.