Praz de Lys up the stone path

Name: Praz de Lys up the stone path
Address: Parking de la Place du château, Taninges, 74440
Telephone: 04 50 34 25 05
Price range: Free access.

Informations techniques

Distance 11km
Type d'itinéraire ALLER_RETOUR
Dénivelé positif 900m
Dénivelé négatif 900m
Durée journalière 04h50
Itinéraire balisé : BALISE
Nature du terrain : Stone
Nature du terrain : Ground
Nature du terrain : Hard coating (tar, cement, flooring)
Altitude max. : 1527 m

These stones were laid according to Roman techniques and the path was first used in the Middle Ages by the monks from the Chartreuse de Mélan to access Praz de Lys pastures 1,000m further up. For a long time, this was the only access to Praz de Lys.

Description

Along this itinerary, the landscapes are varied, between the villages, forests and pastures, as well as some magnificent viewpoints from the heights of Taninges and Praz de Lys, over the Mont-Blanc and Chablais mountains.

Animaux

Animaux acceptés : Oui

Animaux acceptés avec supplément : Non

Équipements

Public WC
Car park

Multimédia

Services

Pets welcome

Environnements

Mountain location

Tarifs

Free access.

Période d'ouverture

From 15/05 to 15/11.

Subject to favorable snow and weather conditions.

Ouverture complémentaire

Subject to favorable weather
Subject to snow conditions

Type de clientèle

Walkers/hikers
Level red – hard

Thèmes

Guidebook with maps/step-by-step : From the Place du Château, follow the Montée du Sapeur (“Praz de Lys up the stone path”) on a small tarmac road and then carry on up a footpath. The stone path leads through the forest before reaching Pontet, at an altitude of 1,300m.
1/ The path then continues across the Praz de Lys pastures and you have the choice between heading towards Grand Planey and the Pic de Marcelly, or the centre of the resort.
2/ It is possible to walk up to Praz de Lys and come back down the same way.

CCMG
Parking de la Place du château
74440 Taninges

04 50 34 25 05

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