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Lac des Vaches - Col de la Vanoise - outward and return walks
Access
Starting from :
Latitude :
6.735179
Longitude :
45.381007
Map ref. :
Carte des sentiers de Pralognan-la-Vanoise disponible à L'Office de Tourisme. Carte IGN 3534OT vendue à L'Office de Tourisme
Can you imagine walking on the water of a high mountain lake? Can't you? Then cross Lac des vaches, hopping across the stone slabs against the majestic backdrop of the most beautiful peaks in the Vanoise.
After walking along the drystone walls, renovated in 2004 and 2005, that once marked the salt and tomme route, you ford the Lac des Vaches on a path of cut stones, as if by magic! An itinerary steeped in history and unquestionably one of the most one of Savoie's most beautiful hikes of its highest point: La Grande Casse (3,855 m).
Services
Rates
Free access.
Period(s) of use
From 01/06 to 16/10
Subject to favorable weatherSubject to snow conditions
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