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Auvergne Rhône Alpes

Saint-Jean-De-Maurienne

Aussois

The Pointe de l'Observatoire via Aussois - Vanoise National Park - Loop

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France

Auvergne Rhône Alpes

Saint-Jean-De-Maurienne

Aussois

The Pointe de l'Observatoire via Aussois - Vanoise National Park - Loop

Hard

4.8

(33)

354

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The Pointe de l'Observatoire via Aussois - Vanoise National Park - Loop

06:01

16.4km

1,110m

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: August 14, 2024

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Your route passes through a protected area

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Parc national de la Vanoise (cœur)

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1.28 km

Plan d'Amont Lake

Highlight • Lake

At 2,078 meters above sea level, the Plan d'Amont reservoir is nestled in an absolutely sumptuous setting, at the foot of a handful of peaks over 3,000 meters. It is …

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2.54 km

Bridge over the Saint-Benoît brook

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Here, we cross the Saint-Benoit stream. The setting is really bucolic!

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3.96 km

Le Fond d'Aussois

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Magnificent alpine valley that leads to the Fond d'Aussois refuge.

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4.36 km

Refuge du Fond d'Aussois

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Located in the heart of an alpine pasture, the refuge serves as a base camp for enthusiasts of all kinds of activities, from hiking to mountaineering, climbing and ski touring. …

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7.63 km

Pointe de l'Observatoire

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At 3,015 meters above sea level, the Pointe de l'Observatoire offers an incredible panorama of Mont Blanc, the Péclet Polset massif, the Vanoise glaciers and the Chavière valley.

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13.1 km

Dent Parrachée Refuge

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The atmosphere is very warm in this refuge which bears the name of the summit which overlooks it at an altitude of 3,697 meters. Alpinists, hikers, climbers rub shoulders and …

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16.4 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

14.0 km

2.00 km

213 m

184 m

Surfaces

13.7 km

2.41 km

209 m

< 100 m

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Highest point (2,940 m)

Lowest point (2,030 m)

Weather

Thursday 7 May

16°C

3°C

35 %

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Trail Reviews

Thierry

July 10, 2021, La pointe de l'observatoire

SENSATIONNEEEEEELLLLL 🤩🤩🤩🤙. Nice climb in the névés, there is still a lot of snow at this time. Once at the Col d'Aussois, a breathtaking panorama of Mont Blanc. The Vanoise park is grandiose 🤙

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The Pointe de l'Observatoire via Aussois - Vanoise National Park - Loop

Plan d'Amont Lake

Bridge over the Saint-Benoît brook

Le Fond d'Aussois

Refuge du Fond d'Aussois

Pointe de l'Observatoire

Dent Parrachée Refuge

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