17.0km
Total Distance
767m
Elevation Gain

Trail description

A walk from Les Prioux above Pralognan-la-Vanoise up the Chavière valley past the Roc de la Pêche to the Refuge de Péclet-Polset at 2,479 m, below the Aiguille de Polset in the Vanoise. About 17 km out and back with some 770 m of climbing, mostly on a broad track.

Route Map

Along the trail

  1. 1
    Drinking water
    at the start
  2. 2
    Refuge Le Repoju
    at the start · Mountain hut
  3. 3
    Drinking water · 2.7km
  4. 4
    Refuge du Roc de la Pêche · 2.7km
    Mountain hut
  5. 5
    Spring · 4.4km
    springs can run dry
  6. 6
    Refuge de Péclet-Polset · 8.5km
    Mountain hut
  7. 7
    Drinking water
    at the end
Parking
33m from the start
Path grade (SAC)
T2
Marked route
GR 55 La Vanoise

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Difficulty

4/5 · Difficult
  • Experience with long mountain hikes
  • Bring enough water - check sources along the route