Hiking to Ouillon des Arcelins via Canopée des cimes

Name: Hiking to Ouillon des Arcelins via Canopée des cimes
Address: 173 rue du vieux moulin Lanslevillard, Val-Cenis, 73500
Telephone: 04 79 05 99 06
Price range: Free entry but transport fee applies. A ticket is required to use the lifts.

Val-Cenis

Explore a slope full of exotic surprises. Taste the exhilaration of the peaks at Val Cenis and overlook one of Haute Maurienne Vanoise's most emblematic sites. Which of the region's nuggets will you discover?

Description

After an effortless ascent thanks to the lifts, you begin your escape at 2565m altitude. The temperature immediately contrasts with that of the valley, which you left just 15 minutes earlier. Climb even higher to the Col de la Met. What an exhilarating panorama from the belvedere at 2740m! On a clear day, you're guaranteed to be immersed. In front of you, 9 remarkable peaks share the limelight with Lake Mont Cenis. Can you identify them on the unusual orientation table?
Tackle the descent to the Col de la Tomba with care, so that your legs don't suffer too much from the laws of gravity.
On the Ouillon des Arcellins, the well-marked path alternates between alpine grass and unstable rock. You'll need sure-footedness and experience of aerial passages to fully savor the magic of this ridge, which is nonetheless without specific danger. If you're afraid of aerial passages, take the carriage path and temporarily deviate from the route.
A playful path cut through the high moor gradually leads to the top of the Vieux Moulin gondola.
End your escapade by sharing a wide track with regular mountain bikers. Boarding the Vieux Moulin gondola is now imminent. Unless a gourmet break awaits you at the Fema high-altitude restaurant...

Additional welcome

The duration of hiking trails is calculated using reference paces: 300 m/h ascent, 500 m/h descent and 4 km/h on the flat.

As hazards may occur at any time on the routes, the GPX tracks provided are not contractual. They are given for information only. Riders use them at their own risk, depending on their level of technological proficiency and their understanding of the terrain.

Environments

Close to a public transportation
Forest location
Near shuttle stop
Mountain view
Mountain location
Pond within 5 km

Rates

Free entry but transport fee applies. A ticket is required to use the lifts.

Itinerary

Distance 6km
Route type One-way ticket
Elevation gain 215m
Negative gradient 680m
Daily duration 02h00
Signposted itinerary Yes
Beaconing accuracy Departmental markings (yellow blade)
Nature of the land Ground, Grit, Not suitable for strollers
Maximum altitude 2740m

Opening period

From 01/07 to 31/08 daily.
Accessible by ski lift in summer.

Subject to favorable weather.

Additional opening

Subject to favorable weather

Location

The hike starts at the top of the Vieux Moulin chairlift and then the Solert chairlift.
To get there by bus: Line S53 - Vieux Moulin cable car stop
By car: park in the parking lots opposite the gondola lift.

Itinerary