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Day 1: Plainpalais to Place à Baban
Description
After surveying the Margériaz cliffs, the exit at the top of the ridges offers a magnificent panorama of the Bauges and as far as Mont-Blanc. The old Baban hut, now restored as a bivouac site, promises a rustic evening.
Technical Information
Altimetric profile
Date and time
- From 01/06/2026 to 30/09/2026
Additional information
Open period
From 01/06 to 30/09.
Updated by
Agence alpine des territoires - 14/10/2025
www.agate-territoires.fr
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Contact
Phone :
04 79 33 42 47
04 79 54 84 28
04 79 54 63 65
04 79 54 86 40
Email :
accueil.chambery@chamberymontagnes.com
accueil.lesaillons@chamberymontagnes.com
info@parcdesbauges.com
Website : http://www.parcdesbauges.com
Guidebook with maps/step-by-step
DEPARTURE: Plainpalais - Parking du trou de l'agneau 1/ 1- From the Plainpalais pass, follow the specific caving trail markings, which first follow the GRP route towards La Labiaz. - 2- Turn left at the crossroads with an old ski run and climb it for a few hundred metres. - 3- Turn right on the path that climbs through the forest, crosses the Carres clearing and reaches the scree at the foot of Roc de Margériaz. - 4- Climb the scree to reach the Golet de l'Agneau and the ladder over the cliff. - 5- Follow the path through the "fault" that cuts into the limestone cliff and leads to the ridge at the top of the Aillons-Margériaz 1400 slopes. - 6- Follow the ridge to the south until you reach the Tannes et Glacières trail. - 7- Turn left towards the Margériaz chalets and the bivouac area at Place à Baban (8).
Location complements
The trou de l'Agneau parking lot at Col de Plainpalais is located on the D912 linking Chambéry to La Féclaz. It is served by local public transport (synchro.grandchambery.fr/).
Reception complements
The bivouac space at Baban is limited to 15 people.
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Animals
Yes. Dogs must be kept on a leash in mountain pastures (presence of herds).
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