The Solert descent on foot

Name: The Solert descent on foot
Address: 173 rue du vieux moulin Lanslevillard, Val-Cenis, 73500
Telephone: 04 79 05 99 06
Price range: Free entry but transport fee applies.

Val-Cenis

Take a peaceful stroll up the mountain to discover the summer side of the Val Cenis ski resort. Approach the Solert sector away from the crowds on an exclusive downhill route. A surprise awaits you in an unexpected place.

Description

With your feet barely on the ground at an altitude of 2565m after your chairlift ascent, you begin the descent with that feeling of freedom so typical of high-altitude walks. In front of you, the majestic peaks that border the Vanoise National Park seem to watch over the valley floor. You're off into the high meadows, dressed in their most beautiful summer colors. Thistle flowers, houseleeks and bellflowers flirt with the mineral world of the spectacular scree cones as far as the Arcelle chairlift. In winter, this avalanche-prone area is the object of every vigilance.
Choose to leave the access to Lac de l'Arcelle on your right, and you'll find a more bucolic atmosphere that's also enjoyed by the herds. But where does the characteristic bellowing of the tarines in the mountain pastures come from? You'll find out as you cross the Rhodos trail tunnel. Are you ready for an unusual experience?
End your escapade by sharing a wide track with regular mountain bikers. Boarding the Vieux Moulin gondola is now imminent. Or perhaps 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
Village center
Pond within 5 km

Rates

Free entry but transport fee applies.

Itinerary

Distance 3.5km
Route type One-way ticket
Negative gradient 474m
Daily duration 00h45
Signposted itinerary Yes
Beaconing accuracy Departmental markings (yellow blade)
Nature of the land Ground, Grit, Not suitable for strollers
Maximum altitude 2558m

Opening period

From 15/05 to 15/10 daily.
Accessible by ski lift in summer.

Subject to favorable snow and weather conditions.

Additional opening

Subject to favorable weather
Subject to snow conditions

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