Hike: Mont Buet from the Grenairon Refuge
Description
It is the highest peak in the limestone Alps. The grandiose view of the Mont Blanc range from the summit lives up to its reputation.
Technical informations
8 km
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min. 99999 m
1130 m
1130 m
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Public : Reserved for experts/confirmed | ||||
Altimetric profile
Starting point
Points of interest
Grenairon mountain refuge
Enjoy 360° panoramic views of Mont Buet, the valley of Anterne and the majestic Fiz mountain range with Mont Blanc in the background. The villages of Samoëns and Sixt and the Giffre Valley can be seen below.It is a stage on itinerant tours or summits (Tour des Fiz, tour du Ruan, Mont Buet, Cheval Blanc, ...). With family or friends, the Grenairon refuge is accessible to everyone, for the day or for an evening. After the effort comes comfort! The caretakers offer you a menu of homemade dishes and desserts to perk you up. To discover: La Chèvrerie de l'Alpage du Grenairon offers these cheeses made on site. The refuge has a room open in winter.
Dôme géodésique
Passez une nuit insolite « la tête dans les étoiles » Dôme géodésique privatif pour 2 personnes. Face au mont blanc et à la chaine des Fiz.
Additional information
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Haut-Giffre Tourisme - 29/03/2024
www.haut-giffre.fr
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Guidebook with maps/step-by-step
From Grenairon Refuge, follow the path towards the Buet, heading up the grassy slopes among the boulders. You'll then reach the Frêtes du Grenier, which you'll cross from one end to the other in a decor of rock (magnificent view of the Cirque des Fonts and the west face of the Buet). Afterwards, the path goes gently downhill to the small lake at the "Plan du Buet". At the intersection, just beyond the lake, ignore the path on the left leading up under the high-voltage power lines to the Buet valley, and take the right-hand path which zig-zags steeply up to the Buet ridge. Follow the ridge (aerial sections equipped with cables) to reach the Buet summit: you've made it to the top of Sixt!
The view of the Mont-Blanc massif is stunning. You can also see the Valais mountains on the Swiss side, some of them close, others in the distance, not to mention all the summits of Haute-Savoie: Aiguilles Rouges, Fiz, Aravis, Bargy, Chablais, etc.
Return to Grenairon Refuge by the same route, then descend to La Feulatière car park (2 possible routes, the narrow path, or the vehicle track).
Open period
From 01/06 to 01/11/2024.
Contact
Phone : 04 50 34 49 36
Email : contact@haut-giffre-tourisme.fr
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