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Use the destination's mobility network to hike for longer, without having to make the round trip.
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max. 2537 m
min. 713 m
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The Fer à Cheval is the largest mountain cirque in the Alps. Ringed by towering cliffs, the cirque is breathtakingly beautiful throughout the year but it is most spectacular in the spring, when melting snow swells its waterfalls to majestic proportions.Lying at the eastern end of the Giffre Valley, the cirque forms an immense amphitheatre almost 5 km across and bounded by 500- to 700-m high limestone cliffs. In June, dozens of waterfalls cascade down these huge walls. The Fer à Cheval attracts large numbers of visitors and is twinned with the Gavarnie Cirque in the Pyrenees.
Located in the Sixt-Fer-à-Cheval nature reserve, this refuge is accessible in 3-4 hours of walking from the Fer-à-Cheval cirque.Comfortable and ideally located for hiking or stopping off on various alpine and wild circuits.
Above Samoëns and isolated in the mountains, the Bostan refuge is the ideal place to welcome hikers for a short break or for the night. Accommodation and catering in the mountains. Home and local products. Pleasure for the eyes and taste buds. .It overlooks the Giffre valley and the town of Samoëns. - In summer, it is easily accessible on foot, for everyone in around 1 hour 45 minutes from the Allamands car park and gives the possibility of trekking in a loop for a day or over several days. - In winter, the valley is a classic for all levels, both on skis and on snowshoes (Col de Bostan - head of Bostan) - about 2 hours. At the refuge, you will find a warm welcome in a friendly atmosphere. You can eat at noon, and in the evening you quench your thirst at any time and sleep (it is recommended to book in advance).
Office de Tourisme de Samoëns - 25/04/2024
www.samoens.com
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Departure on foot
from the center of Samoëns - Office de Tourisme
Cross the historic town of Samoëns to join the GR5 at Clévieux, follow signs for Les Fontaines.
Follow Grand Bois then Pied du Crêt.
At the Pied du Crêt parking lot, follow signs for Hameau des Allamands. Continue to the
parking du Plan des Arches. You are now on the
Tour des Dents Blanches itinerary.
Follow signs for Refuge de Bostan.
Continue towards the Col de Bostan.
For the descent from the Col, follow the signs for Pas au Taureau.
Be careful, it's not very marked, with a steep slope and unstable scree.
Then follow Lac de la Vogealle.
Go around the lake towards the Refuge de la Vogealle.
Descend towards Chalet du Boret.
Then follow signs for Bout du Monde.
Follow signs for Chalet de Prazon, then Cirque du Fer-à-Cheval.
Arrival at Sixt-Fer-à-Cheval - Cirque du Fer-à-Cheval / Return by shuttle bus.
From 06/07 to 01/09/2024.
Phone : 04 50 34 40 28