Between resurgences and waterfalls, the ascent to the little Sales valley offers beautiful panoramic views. Relax in the Alpine pastures or continue to the Dérochoir to admire a plunging view over the Mont Blanc valley.
The departure point is the Lignon car park above the Rouget waterfall. Pass the beautiful Sauffaz and Pleureuse waterfalls, then go right and follow the path alongside the mountain stream. The path leads to the "Clos de Sales", a wide bench where there was once a lake, overlooked by the face of the Pointe de Sales on the left.
After a footbridge, continue on the "Pas de Sales", a secured path on the rock face. Equipped with guardrails, the path presents no real difficulty. The Sales waterfall is on your left and if you look behind you you'll see the glacier and the Ruan massif. Follow the path up to the Trainant waterfall and onto the Sales mountain pasture where you'll find the Sales refuge just a few metres away.
This relatively easy hike takes about 4 1/2 hours, including the return trip via the same route.
DOGS ARE NOT ALLOWED IN THE NATURE RESERVE
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Refuge located in a preserved valley in the heart of the Sixt-Fer-à-Cheval nature reserve. Family hike appreciated for its numerous waterfalls amidst ibex, chamois and marmots.Occupied by former alpine chalets, the Vallon de Sales is known for its access dotted with waterfalls, for the Dérochoir and its view of the Mont-Blanc massif and for the Platé Desert, geological curiosity. Roland and Elisabeth Mogenier created the refuge out of love for the mountains and nature in 1981, they were the guardians of the place for 32 years. Their children continued their family activity with the same values of simplicity, authenticity and respect for nature, while adding a touch of modernity, fantasy and dynamism.
The Sauffaz's waterfall is fed by the torrent of the small valley of Sales, low forming the Cascade du Rouget. The Pleureuse's waterfall owes its name with the fact that the water which feeds it, comes from the resurgences pointing out the flow of tears.Sauffraz waterfall gets its source from the torrent in the small valley of Sales, leading to Rouget waterfall lower down. The Pleureuse waterfall owes its name to its water source coming from seeping water that resembles tears (pleurer = 'to cry' in French).
It is a beautiful waterfall collecting the water of the whole small valley of Sales, which culminates with 2500m.
it is the resurgence of the underground river feeding the torrent of Sales, then penetrates in the moutain pastures.
3 km after the Cascade du Rouget, come and eat in an authentic setting in the Nature Reserve Sixt.
Phone : 09 88 18 42 93
From 13/06 to 30/09.
Subject to favorable snow and weather conditions.
Conseil Départemental de la Haute-Savoie - 12/12/2023
www.hautesavoiexperience.fr
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