투르 앙 사부아 최고의 워킹 & 하이킹 경로

Path offering a beautiful view of the ridge, to be preferred to the stony passable path.

Splendid view, on an easy route, especially if you go up by the Piapolay chairlift.

As its name suggests, the Col des Lacs is surrounded by delightful small bodies of water, at an altitude of 2,234 meters. It is located at the foot of the Pointe de la Grande Journe.

The Pas de l’Ane is the col between La Pointe de la Grande Journée and Mount Mirantin. It's a rocky saddle at an altitude of 2,352 metres (7,717 ft) offering grand views out across the Beaufortain, to Albertville and the Massif des Bauges beyond. One of the Tour du Beaufortain variations crosses here.

Refuge les Arolles stands in an elevated position with views down into the valley and up towards La Légette du Grand Mont. Open in July and August serving drinks, snacks and meals, you can also stay here if you book in advance. The Piapolay chairlift links the village of Le Planay to a platform just below the refuge. If you take this rather than running, you'll save 1.8 kilometres (1.1 mi) of distance and 675 metres (2,215 ft) of ascent.

It is a tricky short walk that takes longer than stated. We needed to scramble on parts of the ascent along a mountain ridge on the very thin trail, and the path was not always obvious on some of the ridge sections. The descent is also very steep towards the end, though thankfully this very steep section is fairly short. The lake was more of a quagmire when we walked it in early September. Not your usual crystal clear mountain lake and not particularly photogenic! Enjoyable, but for the length of the walk I would say it’s a harder intermediate.

View from the climb to the Grande Combe.

Ridge trail to Mont Mirantin.