The southern slope of Mont Jovet with a small circular path.

This hike on the southern slope of Mont Jovet offers beautiful views of the Vanoise and beyond.
The route is well cleared and best done early in the morning or in spring after the snow has melted, or on a beautiful autumn day.

Details

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 10.02 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 5h 40 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Difficult

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 979 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 979 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 2,557 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 1,578 m
  • ⚐ Country: France
  • ⚐
    Areas: Alps, Vanoise
  • ⚐ District: Bozel (73350)
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 45.471789° / E 6.643477°
  • ❏
    IGN map(s): Ref. 3532ET, 3532ETR, 3532OT, 3532OTR
  • Hour-by-hour weather

Description of the walk

Above Bozel, head for the hamlet of La Cour, cross it to reach the Pont du Ruisseau du Jovet car park at 1, 575 m.

(S/E) From the car park, walk up the valley, keeping the Ruisseau du Jovet stream on your left, until you reach the Les Perrières intersection ( 1, 910 m).

(1) Continue climbing towards Grand Rey and join the pastoral track.

(2) Climb up the track for a short distance to go around the buildings on the right.

(3) Leave the track and take the path that passes above the buildings, following it to Petit Rey.

(4) Cross the path and continue towards Mont Jovet along the trail, then rejoin the pastoral track.

(5) Follow the track for about 150 metres until you reach a large bend to the left at the bottom of the valley.

(6) Leave the track and take a small path on the right that leads to the Mont Jovet refuge.

(7) From the refuge, climb right up an obvious route to Mont Jovet.

(8) From the summit, descend the ridge via the path on the right to Pas des Brebis.

(9) Turn south-west to descend towards the refuge. After about 250 metres, leave this direction and take a path further to the left to join a wider track.

(10) Descend gently along this path to rejoin the route you have already taken. Walk a few metres along the downhill track and rejoin the start of the path on the right.

(5) Follow this path and retrace your steps to return to the Pont du Ruisseau du Jovetcar park at 1,575 m(S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 1,579 m - Car park.
  2. 1 : km 1.11 - alt. 1,908 m - Les Perrières.
  3. 2 : km 1.52 - alt. 2,020 m - Le Grand Rey
  4. 3 : km 1.71 - alt. 2,049 m - Buildings
  5. 4 : km 2.48 - alt. 2,169 m - Le Petit Rey 2175 m.
  6. 5 : km 2.86 - alt. 2,246 m - Pastoral trail
  7. 6 : km 3.02 - alt. 2,249 m - Turn left.
  8. 7 : km 3.64 - alt. 2,346 m - Mont Jovet refuge
  9. 8 : km 4.81 - alt. 2,557 m - Mont Jovet
  10. 9 : km 5.48 - alt. 2,441 m - Pas des Brebis
  11. 10 : km 6.06 - alt. 2,343 m - Path.
  12. S/E : km 10.02 - alt. 1,578 m - Car park.

Notes

Clear and precise signposting.

Elegant Mont Jovet refuge.

Worth a visit

Visit Bozel.
Numerous variations and extensions possible.

Reviews and comments

4.8 / 5
Based on 5 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.8 / 5
Ease of following the route
5 / 5
Route interest
4.6 / 5
User 4370743

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 27, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Hello

Access to the Mont Jovet refuge via a continuous 900m climb with beautiful views and access to the pass and the La Plagne side... A cardio workout with lovely views, lots of marmots and few tourists.

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Retraité67
Retraité67

Overall rating : 5 / 5

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

There are people at the top of Mont Jovet, but the landscape is so beautiful that it's nice to be able to share it.

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Clo1
Clo1

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 11, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

The climb is quite steep at the start, then opens out onto mountain pastures. The trail is a bit monotonous until you reach the refuge.
From Mont Jovet, the view is magnificent, with Mont Blanc as the highlight.
For the descent, do not retrace your steps but take the circular route, which also offers beautiful views.

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GuyBonnet
GuyBonnet

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 27, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

A beautiful hike with magnificent views from the summit over Beaufortain, the Mont Blanc massif and the peaks and glaciers of Vanoise. Completed in 5 hours with a drink break at the refuge. Limited parking spaces. There were quite a few people at the summit.

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annieclio
annieclio

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 17, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A beautiful hike and well signposted!

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