Crêta de Vella

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Logo Crêta de Vella
Tour data
5.05km
1,271 - 2,516m
Distance
1,243hm
Ascent
02:45h
 
Duration
Brief description

Nice hike partly in the forest to reach a well known summit in the region.

Difficulty
medium
Rating
Technique
Fitness
Landscape
Experience
Starting point

Dranse

Route
Liddes
Café de Dranse
0.1 km
Dranse (Liddes)
0.2 km
Chez Petit
0.6 km
Le Tomeley (1,718 m)
1.7 km


Best season
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan
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Mar
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Jul
Directions

Go south-west up through the meadows to the ridge at the place called "Tomelet". Then head due south and cross the plateau of Plan Devant and reach the summit by the northeast ridge.

Highest point
2,516 m
Endpoint

Dranse

Height profile
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Safety instructions
These routes are neither marked nor secure. Anyone using ski touring routes is solely responsible for their own actions. Le Pays du St-Bernard declines all responsibility in the event of an accident and gives no guarantee as to the topicality, accuracy or completeness of the information provided.

Click here to read the avalanche bulletin!

Tips

Be accompanied by a certified mountain guide. Find their contact details by clicking here.


Directions
Exit the motorway at Martigny.

Follow the direction Grand-Saint-Bernard to Liddes.

Turn right after the tourist office.

Join Dranse and go up to the departure of the chairlift of Vichères-Liddes.

Public transportation
Take the train to Orsières and then the bus to Dranse (only in winter).

Consult the timetables on www.cff.ch

Parking

Free parking in Dranse


Author
The tour Crêta de Vella is used by outdooractive.com provided.

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