Activity Snapshot
Activity description
Discover, this winter, a snowshoe hike in altitude at the Montagne des Auges near Annecy, with your guide Alexandre.
Feel the feeling of freedom while snowshoeing in the mountains of Haute-Savoie, with the advice of your mountain guide on the local fauna and flora.
Facing the Aravis mountain range and the Mont Blanc, you will enjoy a breathtaking panorama!
The snowshoeing itinerary starts at the Foyer de Ski de Fond du plateau des Glières in Haute-Savoie, near Annecy.
You will walk through the forest to the Pas du Loup (1780m). There you will find a magnificent panorama of the Chaîne des Avrais and the Mont Blanc, the highest peak in the Alps!
The snowshoeing trail continues to the Montagne des Auges plateau, a long mountain surrounded by the Glières plateau, the Borne valley, Mont Lachat and the Pointes des Ovenettes and Puvat.
You will enjoy a picnic near the snow-covered chalets of Les Auges.
On the way back, the same path will be taken, you will however pass in front of the national monument to the Resistance of the Plateau des Glières.
This is a 9km hike, with a maximum altitude of 1822m and a difference in altitude of 500m!
So, put on your snowshoes and get away from it all for a winter mountain hike with your guide! Haute-Savoie is full of enchanting landscapes, let yourself be guided and leave with a head full of memories!
- Meeting point at 10:30 am at the Foyer de Ski de Fond du Plateau des Glières, car park
- Departure for a 3h30 walk
- Start of the itinerary in the forest
- Leave the forest at 1780m to reach the Pas du Loup
- Continuation of the route towards the Montagne des Auges plateau
- Picnic towards the snowy Chalets des Auges
- Return by the same route, passing in front of the national monument to the Resistance
- End of the hike around 3.15 pm at the Plateau des Glières
- No physical condition is required for this activity, you just need to be at least 6 years old.
- Hiking level: WT2 Hiking (max. 25 degrees of slope, steep slope nearby).
- This itinerary is provided as an indication only: depending on the weather, snow conditions, the group and operational and logistical hazards, your mountain leader may modify or cancel this itinerary, for your safety and that of the group.
- Guide
- Snowshoes
- Hiking sticks
- Ski clothing
- Suitable shoes
- Picnic lunch
- Water bottle
