Praz de Lys up the stone path

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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.

Comforts

Services

  • Pets welcome

Furniture

  • Car park
  • Public WC

Itinerary

  • Distance: 11 km
  • Duration: 4h50
  • Type of land: Stone, Ground, Hard coating (tar, cement, flooring)
  • Maximum altitude: 1527 m
  • Elevation: 900 m
  • Vertical drop: 900 m
  • Positive elevation: 900 m

Services provided

Visits

  • Group visit duration: 290 min

Prices

Free access.

Opening

From 15/05 to 15/11.

Subject to favorable snow and weather conditions.

Subject to favorable weather

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Guidebook with maps/step-by-step

1/ 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. 2/ 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. 3/ It is possible to walk up to Praz de Lys and come back down the same way.