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Hicking trail from top of Jaillet to the village
Description
Easy walk offering fantastic views over the village, Mont Blanc and Chamonix aiguilles.
Take the Jaillet cable car (open only during the summer season); outside the season, you can walk up via the Petite Ravine footpath or the TPMB. From the top station, take the path on the right as you descend, heading into the pine forest to join the forest track.
Technical Information
Altimetric profile
Starting point
Points of interest
Date and time
- From 20/04/2026 to 30/11/2026
- From 20/04/2027 to 30/11/2027
Additional information
Tips
Free Meg-bus to go to the Jaillet gondola.
Updated by
Mairie de Megève - 15/06/2026
mairie.megeve.fr
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Environments
Close to a public transportation
Near shuttle stop
Open period
From 20/04 to 30/11 daily.
Subject to favorable weather.
Contact
Phone : 04 50 21 27 28
Email : megeve@megeve.com
Type of land
Ground
Not suitable for strollers
Location complements
Meg-bus stop "Télécabine du Jaillet", access to the trailhead via the télécabine du jaillet (in season) or via the sentier du jaillet (out of season due to lift closure).
Topo guides and map references
Topo guides references :
Page 9 of the hiking guide, under the heading ‘Megève Chalet de la Vieille’
Guidebook with maps/step-by-step
0/ Take the Jaillet gondola or walk up the TPMB along the gondola.
1/ From the top station, a path follows the "Les Près" ski run down to the left, into a fir-tree forest.
2/ Join the forest track.
3/ At the end of the path, continue along the route du Jaillet, which gradually slopes down to the center of Megève.
Animals
Yes. Dogs on leash only
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