Lachat d'en Haut

Date of your route : Sep 05, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

The hike starts from Passy. It is mostly in the forest, and when it is not warm, you need to be well covered. Beautiful view at the top and view of Mont Blanc. The descent is quite steep in the forest and there are roots, but it's fine! The forests are beautiful!

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Date of your route : Aug 18, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

This is always a very pleasant hike, with a suitable elevation gain for an activity that is both reasonable and sufficiently challenging.
Suitable in spring and autumn and in summer. Up to a certain point, the presence of a little snow on part of the route is pleasant and manageable. However, be careful when passing under steep rocks where there is a risk of falling rocks, stones, etc.
Beautiful views throughout the route and at the Lachat d'en haut mountain pasture.
The climb is gradual and fairly easy.
For the return journey, at point 7 (Chavan), it is possible to cut across the wide track and take a narrower, more shaded path downhill. This route rejoins the wide track at La Trappe.

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Date of your route : Jun 23, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A beautiful hike through the woods and along the ridge. The arrival at Pointe de Varan is spectacular. Lunch with a view of Mont Blanc! Part of the descent is very steep but not difficult.
A real pleasure 😎

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Thank you for the information.

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I think the bird of prey is a bearded vulture, the largest of the French vultures, which eats bones! There are many of them around the Aiguille de Varan.

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Thank you for these seasonal photos, showing another aspect of this hike.

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Date of your route : Apr 19, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

A very beautiful walk without much difficulty. At this time of year (late April), the trail was still snow-covered from around 1600m (points 4 to 6), but remained very passable with good footwear (there was little snow on the well-trodden path, we didn't even need to use crampons. Walking sticks were useful as the ground was a little slippery as a result).
Beautiful panoramic views, lovely view of Mont Blanc at point 5 (we recommend stopping here for a picnic), a really very pleasant walk.
We came across a small group of ibexes near the trail, by the waterfall as we reached the foot of the peaks. There were about ten of them, including many young ones.
We also saw a very large bird of prey (an eagle?? I'll leave you a photo, you tell me ) flying overhead for a short while.

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Date of your route : Feb 17, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Hike undertaken in snow at the end of January. No tracks at the top, but easy to stay on the route with geolocation.

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Date of your route : Sep 12, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A lovely hike, perfect when the weather makes it difficult to go higher. Forest and mountain pasture atmosphere, mainly on wide paths and sometimes narrow trails. The elevation gain is perhaps a little more than expected, but it's not a big deal.

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Date of your route : Aug 23, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

This hike is undeniably very pleasant in warm weather as there are many sections through the woods. There are not many viewpoints, but those that there are are magnificent. Please note that the small car park only has four spaces, so parking can be difficult if it is full!

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Hello,
I recalculated the altitudes using the Visorando function. The result is 716 m + and 716 m -.
Knowing from experience that this function with smoothing underestimates altitudes by about 5%, the reality is closer to 750 metres, which is nearly 100 metres higher than what you found.
During this hike, I may not have calibrated the altitudes on my GPS, which may explain this difference.
However, you cannot claim that the elevation gain is only 660 metres when it is at least 716 metres.
In general, it is very difficult to give an exact figure for the positive or negative elevation gain.
Several factors can affect this accuracy: the quality of the GPS sensor, the capture interval (a track with a point every 10 metres will be more accurate than one every 50 metres), the calibration of altitudes, etc.
I don't think we can say that it lacks reliability. Personally, I always check the elevation gains, but I cannot guarantee accuracy to within 5% - 10%.
The moderators also keep an eye on this aspect.

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Date of your route : May 13, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

The elevation difference needs to be revised. In my opinion, it is only 660 metres instead of the 859 metres stated. Despite the comments left on the website, no one has seen fit to correct this.
This shows a lack of professionalism, and it's not the first time that the calculations have been incorrect, either too low or too high.
Let's be more demanding.

Thank you

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Date of your route : Jul 31, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

hello
i followed the forest track all the way. It was supposed to take 2 hours and 10 minutes, but I did it in less than 2 hours. For the descent, I took the path that leads to the Chalets des Stream. I turned off towards Chavan to make it a bit longer, as I was a little disappointed with the duration!
10.19 km, 771 m elevation gain, 4 hours and 10 minutes with a 20-minute break for lunch

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Date of your route : Jul 02, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Despite the beautiful weather, we enjoyed a hike through the flowering mountain pastures and encountered some ibex!

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Date of your route : Jun 01, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Is there a mistake? I followed the route and Visorando calculated 724 m, whereas the circuit was advertised as being over 800 m.
I'm just an average hiker... it took me 3½ hours to complete this route, whereas Visorando said it would take 5 hours!
The distance was correct!
The route is shaded, which must be pleasant in summer. Unfortunately, the promised view of the Aiguille de Warens was not to be had (fog). All the more reason to
recommend this route in good weather.

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