The Margériaz circular loop on snowshoes

Date of your route : Mar 25, 2026
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

In fact, the route described is no longer done on snowshoes but on touring skis (or with crampons, as I did); I only saw one person on the way up; however, the route is busy on the way down; the views along the entire ridge are exceptional,

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

Snowshoe hike with good snow, but no sun hidden behind the clouds.

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Date of your route : Feb 06, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

We went on this hike outside the school holidays, so there weren’t many people around. Whether you’re wearing snowshoes or crampons, it’s a lovely hike above the clouds, offering magnificent views of the Chartreuse, the Vercors, the Ecrins, Belledonne, the Aravis and Mont Blanc.
Thanks to the author for this hike!

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Date of your route : Feb 22, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

A lovely hike done with crampons, but snowshoes would have been better, especially in the afternoon for the descent.
The snow was soft.
Otherwise, lovely views of the surrounding mountain ranges (Aravis, Beaufortain, Belledonne and Chartreuse).
I highly recommend it

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Date of your route : Jan 27, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

A lovely route, which we set out to tackle on a snowshoe hike, but as the snow turned out to be quite hard, crampons were sufficient. Highly recommended for a hike of less than four hours, and what’s more, it offers a stunning 360° view.

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Date of your route : Feb 08, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

A lovely walk with stunning views all the way up, but especially from the summit.
For the ascent, we left the “La Forêt” track just after the orange barriers on the right to take the start of the “La Marge” hiking track opposite, which takes us on a lovely climb through the forest almost to point No. 3. After that, the route is straightforward.

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Date of your route : Jan 23, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

Hello. Everything here is ‘very’ something: very, very, very busy (downhill skiing, cross-country skiing, ski touring, snowshoeing; huge car parks packed full). (Note that this was a SUNDAY in January with SNOW and SUNSHINE). Very, very well organised, with particular attention paid to the little ones.

We did the route in the direction suggested by the author: a very, very steep climb with a steep slope (but I’d rather climb this slope than go down it…). All the elevation gain mentioned is covered here.

The setting: here, it goes from ‘very’ to sublime! Views of the mountains almost constantly; on the Margériaz ridges, it’s the icing on the cake: a 360° view of the mountains and plains on either side of the ridge. It’s indescribably beautiful...

Many thanks for this absolutely lovely post.....

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