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Auvergne Rhône Alpes

Saint-Jean-De-Maurienne

Saint-André

Polset – Col de Chavière loop from Saint-André

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France

Auvergne Rhône Alpes

Saint-Jean-De-Maurienne

Saint-André

Polset – Col de Chavière loop from Saint-André

Hard

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Polset – Col de Chavière loop from Saint-André

09:06

20.9km

1,380m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: May 13, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

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Parc national de la Vanoise (cœur)

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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73 m

Chapelle Saint-Blaise

Highlight • Religious Site

2.03 km

La Perrière

Highlight • Mountain Hut

4.20 km

Polset

Highlight • Settlement

It is a small alpine hamlet, with very beautiful stone houses. The decor is really picturesque! There is a fountain and a restaurant, the Chalet l'Estiva.

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8.57 km

Bivouac Area Under Large Rock (Parc National de la Vanoise)

Highlight • Natural

On the right side of the path when you come from Refugiul d'Orgerie on a large boulder.

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8.96 km

View of Lac de la Partie

Highlight • Viewpoint

Pretty lake that is worth the little detour.

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10.8 km

Ascent to the Col de Chavière

Highlight • Mountain Pass

The climb to the pass takes place in a completely lunar universe. Rocks, snowfields and small lakes characterize this ascent. Follow the cairns so you don't get lost! And keep …

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11.0 km

Col de Chavière

Highlight • Mountain Pass

It is a magnificent pass, at an altitude of 2,796 meters. The landscape is very surprising, almost lunar. It is not uncommon to see ibex and marmots there!

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20.9 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

12.9 km

5.07 km

1.57 km

1.25 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

13.7 km

3.83 km

1.68 km

1.57 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Sunday 28 June

22°C

11°C

73 %

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Polset – Col de Chavière loop from Saint-André

Chapelle Saint-Blaise

La Perrière

Polset

Bivouac Area Under Large Rock (Parc National de la Vanoise)

View of Lac de la Partie

Ascent to the Col de Chavière

Col de Chavière

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