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(S) From the Alfred Wills Anterne Mountain Hut, rejoin the GR®5 heading south-east. Cross a stream and climb a stony ridge. Head east and continue climbing. Head south and reach an unnamed pass.
(1) Continue south and descend slightly. Walk alongside Lac d’Anterne on your right.
(2) At the far end of the lake, continue south-south-west and climb steadily up to the Col d’Anterne.
(3) Cross over to the opposite side and descend its steep slope. After a few hairpin bends, turn left (east) and arrive at a junction with a wide path (signpost).
(4) Continue along the GR®5 to the left (ignore the GRP® du Pays du Mont Blanc to the right). Immediately cross a torrent and reach a Fork in the road. Take the right-hand fork to reach the nearby Moëde Anterne refuge.
(5) Follow the wide path downwards (south-south-west) to a Fork in the road. At the signpost, take the path on the left. After a left-hand bend, you’ll reach a T-junction.
(6) Turn left (east-north-east). At the next fork, take the path on the right (east-south-east). Cross a stream, then follow the Moëde stream on your right. Go round the rocky outcrop of the Fonds de Moëde on the right and reach the Pont d’Arlevé.
(7) Cross the Diosaz and head uphill on the other side. After two hairpin bends, at a junction, take the path on the right (south). Climb gently along the rocky ridge of the Aiguilles Rouges and reach the ruins of the Chalets d’Arlevé.
(8) Continue straight on (south-south-east) and cross a few torrents. At an altitude of around 2,000 m, enter the steep valley of the Torrent de la Ravine (south-east; this section may still be snow-covered early in the season). Climb the valley via numerous hairpin bends to reach the Col du Brévent (beautiful view of Mont Blanc).
(9) Turn right (west) and continue along the GR®5 and GR®TMB towards the Refuge de Bellachat. Following a wide arc – which may be snow-covered – gradually head south. Climb a rocky, steep section using ladders and reach a junction at the foot of the Clocher du Brévent.
(10) Follow a well-marked path to the right (south-west) close to the ridge. This will take you to the summit of the Brévent (upper cable car station; orientation table; superb panoramic views of the Mont Blanc massif).
(11) Descend the southern ridge (ignore a path on the right leading to Lac du Brévent). Head south-west and make your way to the Tête de Bellachat.
(12) Descend south-west. At a junction, turn left and head for the Refuge de Bellachat.
(13) Continue (west-north-west) along the GR®5. Then descend the switchbacks, ignoring the side paths. Head south then south-west and continue down. Cross the Torrent de Lapaz ravine, climb up the other side and, shortly afterwards, reach a junction (signpost).
(14) Turn right (south-west) and arrive at a junction (signpost).
(15) Carry on straight ahead (ignore the path going uphill to the right). After about 200 m, you’ll reach another junction (signpost).
(16) Go straight on (ignore the path on the right) and, after about 50 metres, ignore a path on the left. About 250 m further on, ignore a path branching off to the right and continue straight on for about 100 m to reach a junction (signpost).
(17) Then take a hairpin bend to the left (east-southeast). Further down, take a hairpin bend to the right (ignore the path opposite). Descend to a road (Chemin de Merlet).
(18) Follow the road as it continues (west) and pass a car park. Immediately afterwards, leave the road and take a path that branches off sharply to the left. After a right-hand bend, resume heading west-south-west. At a junction (signpost), continue straight on along the Chemin de Coupeau to Merlet.
(19) At the next junction (signposted), leave the path and head down the hairpin bends to the left (south). You’ll reach a crossroads where the imposing statue of Christ the King stands.
(20) Take the second track on the right, heading due west. After about a hundred metres, take a sharp left-hand bend. Follow the hairpin bends downwards until you reach a junction (signposted).
(21) Turn right, continue downhill and join a small road, the Chemin des Eaux Rousses.
(22) Follow the road down to the left. After a right-hand bend, ignore a road coming from the left and pass through a hamlet. Walk alongside a railway line on your left and reach a junction at the entrance to Les Houches.
(23) Turn left onto the bridge over the railway line. Follow the road alongside the River Arve for about a hundred metres.
(24) At Les Houches station, turn left and cross the bridge over the Arve and then the motorway. After a series of bends, you’ll reach a junction.
(25) Turn right onto Avenue des Alpages and cross the Torrent de la Griaz. At the junction immediately ahead, continue straight on along Rue de l’Église.
(26) At the church forecourt, go down a flight of steps on the right. At the bottom, you’ll come out onto Allée des Sorbiers and immediately find the Michel Fago Lodge (E).
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