The Best Hiking Trails in Hautes-Alpes
Explore Hiking TrailsTop 3 hiking trails in Hautes-Alpes
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Refuge Chancel
Provided the La Grave cable car is open, this is a cruisy hike which provides amazing rewards for little effort. The cable car is generally running from mid June to mid September, and it's recommended to not only ride it to the mid station (the start and finish point for this hike) but also to detour to the very top of the lift system at 3200m....
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Via Alpina: Savoy to the Hautes Alps
This route is full of gorgeous landscapes and brings you to remote alpine settlements in Italy and France. Plus, there’s a bonus challenge for the mega fit- summiting Mount Thabor!
**Day 1**
Begin at Modane- a border town in the French Savoie close to Italy, which is easily accessible by train from Chambery, Lyon, or Turin....
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Approach to the Pelvoux Hut
Start from the summer hamlet of Ailefroide. This is a justifiably popular spot in summer, with its lovely campsite, fantastic local single and multi-pitch cragging, great walking and mountaineering. The lack of lift infrastructure adds to the appeal and tranquility and, being on a dead end road, there is very little traffic pollution in this area....
Top regions for hiking trails on Strava
- Albertville
- Alpes-Maritimes
- Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
- Annecy
- Arve Valley
- Barcelonnette
- Bernex
- Briançon
- Chambéry
- Chamonix
- Corsica
- Doubs
- Grand Massif
- Grenoble
- Haute-Corse
- Haute-Savoie
- Hautes-Alpes
- Isère
- La Clusaz & Le Grand Bornand
- La Féclaz
- Le Grand Bornand
- Les Contamines
- Les Deux Alpes and La Grave
- Megève Evasion Mont Blanc
- Passy - Plaine Joux
- Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne
- Saint-Julien-en-Genevois
- Sainte Foy
- Savoie
- Serre Chevalier
- Tignes and Val d'Isère