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Tour des Fiz - Stage 3 - Refuge de Sales > Refuge de Platé (2032m)
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Description
This is a short stage. Make the most of it to recuperate, walk more slowly - your last stage will mark the ascension of the Tête du Colonney, a very pretty route at 2692 m altitude.
From the Refuge de Sales, continue due south, leaving the Passage du Dérochoir on your right.
the Dérochoir pass to your right, and continue on to the Col de Portette (2364 m).
you the Pointe de Platé (2554 m). Admire and observe this area of Lapiaz, a geological formation resembling crevasses but made of
of limestone rock. Rainwater runoff dissolves the rock, giving it its remarkable characteristics. Cross the pass and descend to the Platé refuge (2032 m).
Technical Information
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Starting point
Date and time
- From 15/06/2026 to 30/09/2026
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Mountain location
Updated by
Conseil Départemental de la Haute-Savoie - 20/11/2025
www.hautesavoiexperience.fr
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Open period
From 15/06 to 30/09.
Topo guides and map references
Map references :
IGN Top 25 IGN 3630 OT and 3530 ET
Contact
Phone : 04 50 58 80 52
Email : info@passy-mont-blanc.com
Website : http://www.passy-mont-blanc.com
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Tricky passages
Depending on weather conditions, some sections may be tricky.
Guidebook with maps/step-by-step
1) From the Refuge de Sales, follow the signs for the Refuge de Platé, the final destination of this third stage. You'll pass through Le Grand Pré and Combe à l'Ours.
2) At Combe à l'Ours, head for Lac des Laouchets. Once at the lake, complete the ascent to the Col de la Portette, the highest point of the Tour des Fiz at 2,354 meters.
3) From the Col, descend to the Refuge de Platé via Les Fortiers.
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