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Col du Palet – Palet Refuge loop from Champagny-en-Vanoise

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Col du Palet – Palet Refuge loop from Champagny-en-Vanoise

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Col du Palet – Palet Refuge loop from Champagny-en-Vanoise

08:41

23.3km

1,260m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: May 28, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Parc national de la Vanoise (cœur)

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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43 m

Col de Plan Séry

Highlight • Mountain Pass

Waterfalls, torrents, streams, lakes, marmots, edelweiss, views of glaciers and high peaks. A beautiful hike to discover from the beautiful valley of Champagny-le-Haut, in the heart of the Vanoise massif.

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484 m

Laisonnay d'en Haut Refuge

Highlight • Other

At the foot of a waterfall that descends from Lac de la Plagne, here is a superb view of the mountain of la grande casse.

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10.9 km

Col du Palet

Highlight • Mountain Pass

The Col du Palet, which peaks at 2,652 metres, is located at the end of the Ponturin valley, which allows you to admire the Grande Motte in the background. It …

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11.2 km

Palet Refuge

Highlight • Mountain Hut

The Col du Palet refuge is a mountain refuge located at 2,587 m above sea level, in the Vanoise massif, in the French department of Savoy.

It is open and …

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11.5 km

View of Lake Garattaleu

Highlight • Lake

Below the Col du Palet, Lake Garattaleu is a gem. At 2,517 meters above sea level, its verdigris colors reflect the greenery that proliferates between the great mountains of the Vanoise.

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13.7 km

Ascent towards Col de la Grassaz and Lac Verdet

Highlight • Trail

14.2 km

Col de la Grassaz

Mountain Pass

18.6 km

The Chapel of La Glière

Highlight • Religious Site

22.6 km

Refuge du Laisonnay

Highlight • Mountain Hut

In the heart of the classified valley of Champagny Le Haut, at the foot of the Py waterfall and a few meters from the Vanoise National Park, the Laisonnay refuge …

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23.3 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

9.70 km

7.93 km

4.75 km

829 m

160 m

Surfaces

9.85 km

8.03 km

4.48 km

896 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Wednesday 8 July

17°C

9°C

16 %

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Col du Palet – Palet Refuge loop from Champagny-en-Vanoise

Col de Plan Séry

Laisonnay d'en Haut Refuge

Col du Palet

Palet Refuge

View of Lake Garattaleu

Ascent towards Col de la Grassaz and Lac Verdet

The Chapel of La Glière

Refuge du Laisonnay

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