"Arpette" vallon

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Tour data

6.34km

1,496 - 2,191m

Distance

655hm

Ascent

01:50h

Duration

Pays du St-Bernard

Brief description: Nice descent through the unspoilt nature of the Val d'Arpette.
Difficulty: easy
Rating: Technique

Fitness

Landscape

Experience
Starting point: top of La Breya chairlift
Route: La Breya aerialway station

Breya restaurant
0.0 km

Arpette hamlet
4.5 km

Champex (télésiège) (1,485 m)aerialway station
6.3 km
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Description: After an ascent by chairlift, descend along the Val d'Arpette through forest and meadows. The valley is a nature reserve of rare plants managed by Pro Natura.
The hike will end along the small brook that will take you back to the resort.
Directions: Take the chairlift up to La Breya, where you can admire a magnificent panorama and eat at the La Breya café-restaurant.
Then descend on an unpaved road in the Val d'Arpette to the Relais d'Arpette with the possibility of visiting the domestic mini-zoo, then take the path of the small stream to the bottom of the chairlift.

Pleasant walk in the middle of nature, to be done with children.
Highest point: 2,191 m
Endpoint: Departure from La Breya chairlift
Height profile: © outdooractive.com
Equipment: Good walking shoes recommended
Tips: Enjoy the incredible panorama from the La Breya restaurant at the top of the chairlift.
At 3/4 of the way, stop at the Relais d'Arpette to taste the famous blueberry tart.
Directions: Exit the motorway at Martigny.
Follow the direction Grand-Saint-Bernard then leave the main road at Orsières and follow Champex-Lac.

It is also possible to leave the main road at Bovernier and go through Les Valettes but the road is narrow and very winding.
Public transportation: Take the train to Orsières and then the bus to Champex-télé.
Consult timetables on www.cff.ch
Parking: Park at the bottom of the ski lifts for free