Comfort walk - Les Aiguilles d'Arves

This easy-going walk is accessible to all-comers, taking you to the heart of the Montrond plateau, in alpine pastures and amongst abandoned mountain chalets that were once inhabited during the summer months, at the foot of the Aiguilles d'Arves known as "the majestics".
From the Relais TV PRM parking lot (above the village of Chalmieu, a hamlet of Albiez), this walk offers breathtaking panoramic views of the majestic Aiguilles d'Arves, and invites you to discover the testimonies of local people.

Whether shepherds, farmers, mountaineers, guides or storytellers, they'll share their tales of yesterday and today, and above all their love of the plateau. In the midst of the remains of alpine chalets, sound benches and symbolic objects tell you all about this land of legends and oral tradition, with great sensitivity.
Disabled people and senior citizens with special needs are allowed to park in the second parking lot (access strictly reserved for these users).

Guidebook with maps/step-by-step

Départ : Parking PMR du relai TV.
1/ Prendre la piste forestière à gauche.
2/ Prenez à droite un petit sentier vous permettant de traverser la pairie jusqu'au Lissolet.
3/ Tournez à droite sur la piste pour rejoindre le parking.

Itinerary

Daily duration : 1h 30m
Distance : 1.2 km
Change in altitude : 40 m
Change in altitude (uphill) : 40 m
Maximum altitude : 1950 m
Type of itinerary : Boucle
Marked itinerary : Balisé
Topographical guide references : Topoguide Pays des aiguilles d'Arves - Albiez-Montrond / Albiez-le-Jeune available for €5 at Explore Maurienne Tourist Offices during opening hours.
Map references : IGN map no. 3435ETR: Valloire - Aiguilles d'Arves/Col du Galibier

Benefits

Services

  • Pets welcome

Further information

Pets allowed : Yes - Pets allowed on leash only.
Publics : Level green – easy
Adapted tourism : Accessible for self-propelled wheelchairs, Reserved space 330 cm wide < 100 m from the site, Possibility of drop-off in front of the site