Col de Leschaux Pass - Return walk

Limestone, gypsum, quartzite metamorphic rock, this hike offers amazing panoramic views of the mountains surrounding Pralognan, and feels like a life-sized textbook about the area’s fascinating geology.

Admire the expanse of the Vanoise glaciers, the Chavière valley, the Péclet-Polset massif and the slopes of the opposite bank, remarkable for their variety of rocks. From the limestones of Grand Marchet and Roc de la Valette to the gypsum of Petit Mont Blanc and Mont Charvet, the quartzites of Napremont and the metamorphic rocks of Péclet-Polset... This itinerary, at the gateway to the Vanoise National Park, offers an exceptional panorama of the massifs, like an open book of geology! We advise you to set off early in the morning, as the trail has very little shade.