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    1. Mountet, Lac d'Arpitettaz et Roc de la Vache — sportif loop starting from Tracuit

    14.3km

    06:45

    1,070m

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    Expert hike. Very good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required.

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    January 24, 2024

    Lake Arpitettaz is a small mountain lake on the road to Cabane d’Arpitettaz. If you don't want to go to the Cabin, you can also make a loop to return to Zinal via the Roc de la Vache from the Lake.
    However, there is a trick to getting to Lac d’Arpitettaz from Zinal. If you stay on the right bank of the river, you will have to take a difficult and steep passage called “Pas du Chasseur” where you will have to hang on to chains for part of the way. This is not ideal, especially if you have young children. Instead, stay on the left bank of the river towards the Cabane du Petit Mountet and from there follow the direction of Lac d'Arpitettaz. You will cross the river on a pretty modern bridge. This will add an extra 10 minutes to your hike but above all you will have peace of mind and be able to see the Zinal Waterfall. It's really worth the detour.

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      August 3, 2019

      Lac d’Arpitettaz is a small mountain lake on your way to Cabane d’Arpitettaz. If you dont fancy heading to the Cabane, you can also make a loop back to Zinal through the Roc de la Vache from the Lake.
      There is a trick on your way to Lac d’Arpitettaz from Zinal though. If you stay on the right bank of the river, you will have to go through a difficult and steep passage called « Pas du Chasseur » where you will have to hang on to chains for a portion of the path. This is not ideal especially if you have small kids. Instead, stay on left bank of the river towards Cabane du Petit Mountet and follow signs to Lac d’Arpitettaz from there. You will cross the river on a nice and modern bridge. It will add an extra 10 minutes to your hike but most importantly you will have peace of mind and will get to see the Cascade de Zinal. Totally worth the detour.

        July 5, 2022

        Beautiful mountain lake which provides nice reflection of the Turtmann glacier. Great picknick spot :)

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