This walk is part of the trek Trek from Fionay to Saas-Fee.
First stage of this trek linking Fionay village to Saas Fee. A pleasant stage reaching Louvie Hut (la Cabane de Louvie) built on the edge of Louvie Lake.
Calculated time: 3h10[?] 
Distance : 3.24km
Vertical gain : 798m
Vertical drop : 62m
Highest point : 2228m
Lowest point : 1489m Park the car at Fionay Lakes' car parks (D).
Follow the trail between the two lakes passing under the cable car service (1). Let the two crossing paths head off to the right, especially the one leading to Alpenpässe-Weg (2).
From this crossing, the trail become very windy, the slope isn't too high and allows you to easily access the cable car destination station to the right.
Keep heading upwards through the last stretch of twists and turns and reach the ledge before Louvie Hut and Lake, today's stopover (3).
Waypoints :
D : km 0 - alt. 1489m
1 : km 0.08 - alt. 1492m
2 : km 0.35 - alt. 1552m
3 : km 2.59 - alt. 2160m
A : km 3.24 - alt. 2228m
No water stops during the hike.
No other shelter than Louvie Hut, the goal of this stage.
Visorando and this author cannot be held responsible in the case of accidents or problems occuring on this walk.
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N.B. this route is outlined on Openmap which doesn't have the details of our fine IGN maps. Before being able to get your hands on a Swiss map, which are more precise, the route and GPS layouts will be handy for this pleasant trek.
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Difficulty : Average
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Arrival : N 46.046883° / E 7.306466°