Walking route: L'Alpage de Lécheron

Medium
2h45min
5.82km
Round trip
+615m
-615m
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Description

Starting point: Champagny Le Haut, car park in the hamlet Le Bois
Arrival: idem
Duration: 2:45 hrs (1:45 uphill)

Life in the mountain pastures of Lécheron: at this altitude, without electricity or mechanical means, life in this mountain pasture takes place over a period of 4 months in very difficult conditions; it is punctuated by the care of the animals, milking and the production of cheese (tommes). Direct sales are possible.

Guided steps

1/ From the car park in the hamlet of Le Bois (near the refuge), take the road in the direction of the hamlet and along the church (signposted "Lécheron/Boucle de l'Adret/Les Teppes"). At the crossroads (admire the façade of the "Plancher des vaches"!), turn right towards the meadows. Instead of taking the "Promenade confort" path, turn left towards Lécheron.

2/ The path starts and rises above the village. First, the path zigzags through the forest and then, above it, moves between boulders on grassy slopes leading to the Lécheron alpine chalet (alt. 2094 m). From the end of June to the beginning of September, a farmer lives here with her herd of goats and a few cows.....

Descent: by the same route.

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Address
Route du Col du Palet Parking du Bois, Hameau Le Bois, Champagny le Haut, 73350, Champagny-en-Vanoise
Opening
From 01/05 to 01/11 daily. Subject to favorable snow and weather conditions.

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