Lac Blanc via Lacs de Chéserys from Col des Montets

_ Start_: Park at the Col des Montets car park, which is often full of buses.
If this is the case, park 300 m downhill at the free Lac Blanc parking lot, below the Col des Montets.

(S/E) Cross the road, then turn left at the next junction onto the uphill path. You'll come to the chalet of the Aiguilles Rouges Nature Reserve. Here you join the GRP^® du Mont-Blanc.

(1) Turn left and follow the red and yellow markings on the path coming from Col des Montets. Pass through a steep gully, but well laid out with plenty of walking. Reach a small plateau.

(2) Continue on the GRP^°® for a little longer on an easier path, reaching a trail junction with a signpost.

(3) Leave the GRP^® here and turn right to reach the Lacs des Chésérys. Walk alongside them, then rejoin the GRP^® a few hundred metres further on.

(4) Turn right again and continue uphill to reach Lac Blanc and its refuge.

(5) Turn around to start the descent by the opposite route and return to the previous crossroads.

(4) Here you have 2 options:
- turn left on the lakes path,
- stay right on the GRP^®,
in both cases, return to the signposted crossroads.

(3) Follow the opposite route to the Col des Montets car park (S/E).

_ Start & Parking_: Park at the Col des Montets car park, which is often full of buses.
If this is the case, park 300 m downhill at the free Lac Blanc parking lot, below the Col des Montets.

Refreshments: Remember to bring water and a cap/hat, as you'll be in full sun for 3/4 of the hike, with no shade. No water springs on this hike in the middle of summer.

Gears___: Hiking shoes and poles strongly recommended.

Terrain___: many steps on the 1st part of the hike, in the goulet passage.

Dog policy: Dogs and gathering prohibited.

Camping policy: Bivouacs authorized between 7 p.m. and 9 a.m., except around Lac Blanc, which is totally forbidden.

Facilities: Toilets at refuge.
: No drinking water at refuge.
: Cash only, no CB at this one, to drink and/or eat something.