Les Saisies - Roselette Chalet

Stage 1 of the Tour du Beaufortain, connecting Les Saisies resort to the Roselette chalet.

This walk is part of a multi-day hike: Tour du Beaufortain

Details

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 16.98 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 6h 50 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Moderate

  • ⚐
    Back to start: No
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 702 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 502 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 2,044 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 1,662 m
  • ⚐ Country: France
  • ⚐
    Areas: Alps, Beaufortain
  • ⚐ District: Hauteluce (73620)
  • ⚑
    Start: N 45.75936° / E 6.534919°
  • ⚑
    End: N 45.780794° / E 6.692247°
  • ❏
    IGN map(s): Ref. 3531ET, 3531ETR, 3531OT, 3531OTR
  • Hour-by-hour weather

Description of the walk

Park in the large car park at the exit of Les Saisies resort when coming from Beaufort.

(S) Take the wide track heading east towards the Col de la Lézette. You will find another large car park at the junction of the track and the path.

(1) Join theGRP® Tour du Beaufortain (red and yellow markings).
Take it to the right and, heading east, cross a ski lift and reach the Col de la Legette.

(2) Continue on theGRP® to the left, cross another car park and arrive above the Moilles chalets.

(3) Keep heading east and follow the wideGRP® trail to reach Mont Clocher.

(4). Continue north, ignoring the Chalet de Douce trail on your left, and cross Bellasta to reach the Col de Véry, a major trail junction.

(6) Head due east on theGRP® trail to the right. Ignore the trail on the left at the Croix de Pierre (5). Continue to the right. Walk almost along the hillside on a contour line. Reach the Chalet du Joly.

(7) Begin a very short climb followed by a slight descent. You will now head east to reach the Col du Joly, another crossroads of trails.

(8) Keep left on theGRP® Beaufortain, then turn right to walk along the small Lac de Roselette.

(9) You will soon reach the chalet of the same name, which is today's destination (E).

Waypoints

  1. S : km 0 - alt. 1,662 m - Car park - Col des Saisies
  2. 1 : km 1.45 - alt. 1,787 m - Col de la Lézette
  3. 2 : km 2.17 - alt. 1,776 m - Col de la Legette (1776m)
  4. 3 : km 3.71 - alt. 1,819 m - Les Moilles
  5. 4 : km 4.98 - alt. 1,943 m - Mont Clocher 1976m
  6. 5 : km 8.31 - alt. 1,959 m - Ignore the path on the left > - Refuge de la croix de Pierre
  7. 6 : km 8.35 - alt. 1,962 m - Col de Very 1964 m
  8. 7 : km 14.36 - alt. 2,031 m - Chalet du Joly
  9. 8 : km 15.14 - alt. 1,988 m - Col du Joly
  10. 9 : km 16.36 - alt. 1,937 m - Lac de Roselette
  11. E : km 16.98 - alt. 1,862 m - Refuge de la Roselette

Notes

No water sources.
Lodges in Bellasta shortly before the Col de Véry and at the pass itself.

Worth a visit

Les Saisies resort.

Reviews and comments

4.7 / 5
Based on 6 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.8 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.8 / 5
Route interest
4.3 / 5
Mammouthchef
Mammouthchef

Overall rating : 5 / 5

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

Very well. Simple and to the point.

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Alberto2
Alberto2

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 27, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

Hike between the Croix de Pierre refuge and the Roselette chalet. First stage of our tour of Beaufortain.
A beautiful stage and an excellent welcome at both refuges.
Lots of people from the Col du Joly, which is accessible by car.

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cthizy
cthizy

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 07, 2017
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

A lovely, somewhat long walk
so we spent the night at the ROSELETTE Refuge
and returned the same way the next day.
Waking up facing Mont Blanc was AMAZING.

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marthe56
marthe56
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Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Jul 25, 2016
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average

We made a mistake at the start: we didn't realise that the 16 km was for the outward journey, and therefore the same for the return journey!
So we walked to the Chalet des Moilles, a boring and long road despite the view, with lots of bikes.
The rest of the route was more interesting, but we didn't have time to go all the way to the end.
So we turned back and headed back along the road.
The view was superb, but the walk itself was frustrating.

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TIBUS73
TIBUS73

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 01, 2016
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

Perfectly detailed map. A lovely walk without any great difficulty, offering beautiful views, including from the Col du Joly with views of the Mont Blanc massif on a clear day.

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chyoth
chyoth

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 25, 2016
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

superb walk with views of Mont Blanc

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