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Col des Saisies walks
Col de la Lézette and Chard du Beurre
Visorando member 
7.58 km
+310 m
-307 m
4 hrs
Moderate
Departure from Hauteluce (Savoie)
A lovely hike with magnificent views of Mont Blanc
Mont Clocher and Mont de Vorès from Col des Saisies
Visorando member 
16.83 km
+535 m
-526 m
6 hrs
Moderate
Departure from Hauteluce (Savoie)
Les Saisies resort is a good starting point for enjoyable snowshoe hikes. This hike takes you away from the resort and its ski lifts to an alpine pasture environment facing Mont Blanc. It is quite long, but the elevation changes are very reasonable.
Walks near Col des Saisies
Lac Tournant
Visorando member 
12.65 km
+629 m
-1,310 m
5h 25
Moderate
Departure from Beaufort (Savoie) (Savoie)
This is a circular walk based on trail 5 as promoted by the Arêches tourist board. It is well marked with yellow signs and paint flashes or markers for trail 5. There are good views over to Mont Blanc, the Beaufortain Mountains and the lake, although small, is a nice place to eat your sandwiches.
The Curé passage
Visorando member 17.14 km
+884 m
-1,280 m
7h 25
Difficult
Departure from Beaufort (Savoie) (Savoie)
Lake Gittaz and the Curé passage.
Plan de la Lai refuge - Chalet de l'Écondu
Visorando member 16.20 km
+998 m
-939 m
7h 30
Difficult
Departure from Beaufort (Savoie) (Savoie)
This is a long stage between La Lai and L'Écondu, offering superb views of Lac de Roselend at the start.
Col de la Fenetre
Visorando member 12.44 km
+395 m
-1,096 m
4h 40
Moderate
Departure from Les Contamines-Montjoie (Haute-Savoie)
This walk starts from the top of the gondola at Le Signal. It is an interesting walk, up to and through the Col de la Fenetre. The descent takes you back down through alpine pastures and into the valley leading back to Les Contamines-Montjoie.
⚠️ Please note that you need to park at (A) and not (D) for this walk ⚠️
Mont Joly from the Signal gondola lift
Visorando member 15.08 km
+781 m
-1,181 m
6h 30
Difficult
Departure from Les Contamines-Montjoie (Haute-Savoie)
This hiking route provides access to Mont Joly via the south face, bypassing the ridge between Les Croches and Le Joly. From the summit of Mont Joly, you can enjoy a magnificent panorama. Please note that the return journey involves a steep descent.
Refuge Nant Borrant - Refuge des Mottets
Visorando member 
14.35 km
+1,342 m
-900 m
7h 55
Difficult
Departure from Les Contamines-Montjoie (Haute-Savoie)
stage2 of the Tour du Mont Blanc from the Refuge de Nant Borrant (Contamines Montjoie) to the Refuge des Mottets (Bourg St-Maurice) via the Col des Fours variant.
From Albertville station to the Refuge du Soplat des Streams
Visorando member 
11.31 km
+1,273 m
-184 m
6h 50
Difficult
Departure from Albertville (Savoie)
A lovely climb starting from Albertville, passing through the medieval town of Conflans and pretty mountain hamlets with views of the Tarentaise Valley, before reaching the Refuge du Soplat des Stream. The refuge is ideally located near the Tour du Beaufortain with a beautiful view of Albertville and the Olympic Park. Hike to be done from May to November: avalanche risk in winter above 1,100 metres.
stage 3 of the TMB
Visorando member 14.76 km
+1,011 m
-1,264 m
7h 05
Difficult
Departure from Bourg-Saint-Maurice (Savoie)
stage 3 of the TMB: from the Refuge de la Croix du Bonhomme to the Elisabetta Refuge via the Col des Fours variant.
Traverse of Mont Joly and Aiguille Croche
Visorando member 
14.06 km
+932 m
-887 m
6h 40
Moderate
Departure from Saint-Gervais-les-Bains (Haute-Savoie)
A good ridge walk starting from the Bettex telecabin station at Mont d'Arbois and finishing at Le Signal telecabin station above Les-Contamines-Montjoie.