A lovely family walk through the forest towards the Lac des Pierres Blanches
A lovely walk to enjoy the peace and quiet of the forest before arriving at the Pierres Blanches lake and enjoying a magnificent view of our beautiful valley while picnicking on our airs around the lake.
From 27/06 to 29/08/2026.
You can drive to Plan Bois. From Les Coches, take the road to Les Bauches valley (speed limit 30 km/h). Go past the Vanoise Express and continue along the road to a junction marked "Le Sauget" and turn right (speed limit 30 km/h) to take you past Le Sauget and Les Praizes to the end of the road at Plan Bois (chalet Chez Laurette) Walk up a track to the left towards a covered ski carpet and, from there, you will see the gondola or the chairlift and you can start the hike.
Office de Tourisme de la Grande Plagne - 06/05/2026
www.la-plagne.com
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Mountain view
Panoramic view
Mountain location
Lake -5km away
Phone : 04 79 07 82 82
Email : info.montchavin@la-plagne.com
Website : https://www.la-plagne.com/montchavin-les-coches
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Stone
Ground
Not suitable for strollers
Park either in the Montchavin car parks and then enter the village in the direction of the Coches telecabin and then take the Telebufette and the Plan Bois chairlift or in the car park in Les Coches by taking the 1st exit on your right at the roundabout and then at the 2nd roundabout take the 2nd exit and park in the car parks and enter the centre of Les Coches.
Map references :
IGN map Les Arcs La Plagne 3532ET on sale in sports stores and newsagents - You can also find all our itineraries on sale in our tourist offices (€3).
Whenever you go hiking, remember to take cereal bars, plenty of water, sunglasses, sun cream and a small first aid kit, as well as suitable clothes for your outing, according to the season and the weather forecast.
The last section is a steep climb before reaching the Pierres Blanches lake.
Departure from Plan Bois
1/ Take the Lac Noir cable car or go to Plan Bois by car.
2/ At the cable car exit, turn left
3/ Go up the myrtilles piste
4/ At the top of the climb (Les Myrtilles sign - blue slope), take the slope on your right.
5/ Pass under the Pierres Blanches chairlift and from there turn left into the lake.
Yes. Keeping a leash on the gondola