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First night at the Roc de la Pêche refuge
Second night at the Orgère mountain hut
The tour of the Pointe de l’Echelle
A circular three-day hike between the Vanoise and Maurienne regions. Significant elevation gains with three mountain passes at around 3,000 metres. Stunning panoramic views.
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Activity: Walking -
Distance: 25.17 mi -
Average duration: 3 days -
Difficulty: Difficult -
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Back to start: Yes -
Ascent: + 10,289 ft -
Descent: - 10,276 ft -
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Highest point: 9,590 ft -
Lowest point: 6,132 ft
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Stages of the route
This route needs several days, find the details below:
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Worth a visit
Alternative route via the Péclet-Polset refuge.
Possible detour via Lac de la Partie.
Reviews and comments
4.8 / 5
Based on 3 reviews
Reliability of the description
4.7 / 5
4.7 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.7 / 5
4.7 / 5
Route interest
5 / 5
5 / 5
User 13733553
Overall rating : 4.3 / 5
Date of your route : Aug 26, 2026
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No
Hello, what a superb route!
Be careful on Day 1 – you might arrive late at the ROC refuge if you set off too late in the morning, but there’s a way to shorten the route after point 6
On Day 3, the descent from the Col de la Masse is superb; however, the descent from point 10 requires a fair bit of a sense of direction, and /!\ the ‘final’ descent towards the Plan d’Amont is no longer really passable. In my opinion, it’s better to turn left at point 9 – the descent is safer.
Thanks to the author for this wonderful discovery and this challenging yet well-balanced hike.
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L'escargot
Overall rating : 5 / 5
Date of your route : Jul 22, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
A superb three-day hike. The mountain huts listed are really good.
Thank you very much for introducing me to this.
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