The blueberry trail in Montvalezan

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This is the ultimate family hike, offering cool shade in the forest via a superb balcony trail overlooking the Tarentaise Valley and Bourg-Saint-Maurice.
As you leave the forest, you will be walking among blueberry bushes.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 4.79 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 2h 05 
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    Difficulty: Easy
  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
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    Ascent: + 261 m
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    Descent: - 260 m
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    Highest point: 1,917 m
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    Lowest point: 1,679 m
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Description of the walk

(S/E) From the top of the Manessier ski lift, walk down alongside it. After 140 metres, follow the path that leads into the forest on the right. The descent is quite steep for about 500 metres. You will then come out onto a forest track with several crossroads.

(1). Turn right towards the blueberry path. Follow this path for about 1.5 km and cross a ski slope for the second time.

(2) Go up to the right for 100 metres to rejoin the path higher up on the left. Turn onto this path. Ignore the path leading off to the left and continue to the three-way junction.

(3) Climb up to the right towards the Zittieux ridge. At the top of the path, you will come out just before the road (RD1090).

(4) Turn right to stay below the road, via a balcony path. Join the road a few hundred metres further on, at the Écudets chairlift arrival station.
Walk along this road for 500 metres before taking a path on your left.

(5) Follow this path, which features wooden footbridges, back to the top of the Manessier ski lift, staying above the road (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 1,859 m - Top of the Manessier ski lift,
  2. 1 : km 0.69 - alt. 1,735 m - Right-hand intersection
  3. 2 : km 2.26 - alt. 1,779 m - Trail intersection
  4. 3 : km 2.83 - alt. 1,840 m - Right-hand intersection
  5. 4 : km 3.07 - alt. 1,908 m - Right fork
  6. 5 : km 4 - alt. 1,892 m - Left fork
  7. S/E : km 4.79 - alt. 1,859 m - Top of the Manessier ski lift,

Reviews and comments

4.8 / 5
Based on 6 reviews
Reliability of the description
5 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.5 / 5
Route interest
5 / 5
mancusoagnes
mancusoagnes

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 21, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A lovely walk in the woods with beautiful clearings to admire the landscape. A bit late for blueberries, but we found some raspberries. The final climb is quite steep but easy, and we made it to the top

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Raphaël 77
Raphaël 77

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

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

Very nice route with a beautiful section through the woods. Quite a steep climb at the end and perhaps a slight lack of signage to indicate that you need to cross the road.

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Jean-Philippe Guilloteau
Jean-Philippe Guilloteau

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 26, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

Very pleasant, not too difficult for a family.

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GrandZgueg
GrandZgueg

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 15, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Nice hike, worth repeating

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Shonshon
Shonshon

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 15, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A very enjoyable hike that we did in early March with a little snow. One section is very difficult because snow ploughs push snow onto the hiking trail. BE CAREFUL when passing through the forest if you are hiking with a crazy dog like ours. We had a very big scare when our dog fell into the ravine, but luckily onto a sort of platform that was still covered in snow, otherwise it would have been an 80-metre fall... Make sure you keep your dog on a leash!

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Marc heur
Marc heur

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 04, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Lovely walk, very pleasant in the forest.

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