Pas de l'Ours – Petite Sambuy loop from Seythenex

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Pas de l'Ours – Petite Sambuy loop from Seythenex

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Pas de l'Ours – Petite Sambuy loop from Seythenex

05:19

12.8km

960m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 7, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment that may be dangerous

A part of this route comprises technical, difficult, or hazardous terrain. Specialist equipment and prior experience may be required.

After 2.51 km for 70 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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108 m

La Sambuy Base Station

Highlight • Rest Area

Popular, small winter and summer sports area.
The lift can be used daily between 10:00 am and 5:30 pm.

In addition to the ski lift, there is also a refreshment …

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2.53 km

Pas de l'Ours

Highlight • Gorge

Section of the Pas de l'ours, where you have to hold on to the cable to cross this passage 😅

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3.39 km

View of Mont Blanc

Highlight • Viewpoint

A beautiful view of the Mont Blanc Massif

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5.43 km

Scenic Trail Section in Parc Naturel Régional du Massif des Bauges

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Pleasant and pretty passage

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5.96 km

Nice view of the resort

Highlight • Other

Wild valley to the summit from the top of the resort

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6.77 km

Petite Sambuy

Highlight • Natural Monument

It is a superb summit, at 2,107 meters above sea level. From there, we have an incredible view of the Bauges, Semnoz, Tournette, Lake Annecy, the Aravis mountain range, Beaufortain, and Mont Blanc.

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8.09 km

Haute Sambuy Ski Resort

Highlight • Trail

In addition to the fantastic views, the mountain station also has a paraglider launch point and drinks are sold.
From here you can do small hikes without having to cope …

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12.8 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.62 km

2.97 km

2.14 km

112 m

Surfaces

9.31 km

1.97 km

1.28 km

184 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (2,030 m)

Lowest point (1,150 m)

Weather

Monday 12 October

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Comments

June 27, 2023,🇨🇵 - Pointe de la Sambuy

After yesterday's sloppy day, today was of course another hiking tour 🙂
Unfortunately, cloudy weather was predicted and it came as it had to come, the summits were covered by clouds again and again when approaching the parking lot.
So we climbed up from the "Station de La Sambuy" valley station, hoping to catch a glimpse of cloud at the …

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July 16, 2024,La Sambuy

We actually wanted to take the chairlift to the mountain station and then do the via ferrata.
Unfortunately, both the chairlift and the via ferrata have been out of service/closed since September 2023.
Still a nice tour with a small via ferrata section on the way down.
Be careful of the sheepdogs near the herds. Very aggressive!

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