TGV - Stage 3 - From the Refuge de l'Arpont to the Refuges d'Aussois

In the heart of the Vanoise National Park, the Tour des Glaciers de la Vanoise is one of the most beautiful and emblematic itinerant hikes in the Alps.

Description

A tour of the Vanoise ice cap, where you'll flirt with an extraordinary variety of landscapes, from alpine pastures to eternal snow.
and eternal snow.
No doubt you'll come across ibex and chamois, or for the more observant, admire the flight of the bearded vulture or golden eagle.

Environments

• Mountain view
• Mountain location

Itinerary

• Route type One-way ticket
• Elevation gain 505m
• Negative gradient 615m
• Daily duration 7:00 a.m.
• Signposted itinerary Yes
• Beaconing accuracy GR5 and GR 55 (red and white paint + yellow signs)
• Nature of the land Stone, Ground, Not suitable for strollers

Additional opening

• Subject to favorable weather

• Subject to snow conditions

Labels

Location

Top 25 map - IGN 3534 OT Trois Vallées Modane
+ a small part of the itinerary on Top 25 - IGN 3633 ET Tignes Val d'Isère Haute Maurienne
TopoGuide GR® La Vanoise - Parc national de la Vanoise.

Access by car and parking
From Albertville, take the RN 90 to Moûtiers, then follow the Bozel valley. Pralognan-la-
Vanoise is then signposted. Park at the "Parking du Bouquetin" in the village center.

Documents

• TGV - Stage 3 - From the Refuge de l'Arpont to the Refuges d'Aussois
• TOUR DES GLACIERS VANOISE (pdf)
• Tour des Glaciers de Vanoise variant (pdf)

Animals

Pets allowed : No

Vanoise National Park protected area

Guidebook with maps/step-by-step

• DAY 3: Refuge de l'Arpont (2309 m) - Refuges d'Aussois (Plan d'Amont sector) / Duration: 7 h / Difference in altitude: + 505 m / - 615 m