Le Truc and Miage hike

At the foot of the Miage glacier, this high mountain pasture offers 360° panoramic views of the glacier, the Mont Joly, the Platé, the Aravis range and the Sallanches valley.

The augerge is situated on the plateau du Truc with a magnificent panorama from the Dômes de Miage to the Aravis mountains. Take part in the evening milking of the cows from 17h30 in the alpine farm next to the auberge : July and Augustan hour and a half walk from Les Contamines leaving from the Frasse parking. The Auberge du Truc is on the Tour of Mont Blanc circuit and the GR5. Restaurant open to general public at lunchtime. Evening for auberge guests only. - selective refuse - solar panels

The Nature Reserve of Les Contamines-Montjoie covers the left side of the valley when you enter the village. Forests, pastures, torrents, rocks, snow and glaciers offer a fragile but wonderful alpine environment.This protected area of 5,500 ha, located within the commune of Les Contamines-Montjoie is a haven of calm and tranquillity. It is classed as a “Nature Reserve” to protect it from development, which all too often ravages the countryside and natural environment. Here you can admire nature in its unspoiled state. Take time to enjoy and savour its many different facets (lakes, mountain pastures, cliffs, glaciers). Appreciate its varied fauna and flora: chamois, ibexes and black grouse live among the gentians and rhododendrons. The natural environment is fragile and animal life is easily disturbed, so please help us by being very careful not to interfere with the natural equilibrium. Help preserve nature for our own and future generations. Nature Reserves are part of the very rare areas of Haute-Savoie where nature has remained “unspoiled” by human contact. So enjoy them! Savour the silence and don’t forget that the rules exist to remind us that nature must be respected!