Distance: 64.2 km
Elevation: 767 m
NOT AVAILABLE
This route is a grandiose extension of the Circuit du Giffre n ° 39 from the charming village of Samoëns. It allows you to admire the Fer-à-Cheval which is the largest mountain circus in the Alps.
Direction of travel: clockwise
Landmarks and connections: Châtillon-sur-Cluses; Taninges (separation with the Circuit de la Ramaz n ° 38 and the Circuit de Joux-Plane n ° 36); Samoëns (separation then junction with the Circuit du Giffre n ° 39)
Description: Largest mountain circus in the Alps, Fer-à-Cheval is made up of 5km of walls reaching up to 700m high and dominated by 3000m peaks. It is in June, when the snowmelt is maximum, that the spectacle is the most spectacular, with about thirty waterfalls that leap along these impressive vertical cliffs included in the Sixt-Fer nature reserve. on horseback. The route to see the circus is shared with the Circuit du Giffre n ° 39 as far as Samoëns then continues back and forth to Plan des Lac (end of the road). It therefore includes the easy crossing of the Col de Châtillon and the crossing of Taninges. After Samoëns, the slope steepens somewhat as we go up the upper valley of Giffre to its source. The return after Samoëns takes place on the left bank until the RD902 which allows you to cross the Col de Châtillon again to finish down to Cluses.
Route
the Tourist Office
In detail
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- the Tourist Office
- Distance: 64.2 km
- Markup: NON_DISPONIBLE
- Positive elevation: 767 m
- Type of route: GO_RETOUR
Opening
From 15 / 03 to 30 / 10.
Passable outside the snowfall period and depending on weather conditions. Check with the Tourist Office beforehand on current conditions.
