4.8
(39)
584
hikers
Loop of Lac de Vieux d'Emosson
05:35
12.4km
860m
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: August 13, 2024
Waypoints
Start point
Parking
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5.86 km
Lac du Vieux Emosson
Highlight • Lake
Warning: Do not try to hike the other shore of Lac du Vieux Emosson unless you have good alpine gear and hiking exeprience. There are unpaved roads and dead-end paths so you cannot walk around.
Tip by
6.91 km
Vieux-Emosson Dinosaur Footprints Site
Highlight • Natural Monument
Tip by
11.0 km
Lac d'Émosson
Highlight • Lake
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Tip by
12.4 km
End point
Parking
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
9.52 km
1.87 km
545 m
185 m
139 m
< 100 m
Surfaces
10.1 km
1.96 km
233 m
< 100 m
< 100 m
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Elevation
Highest point (2,500 m)
Lowest point (1,850 m)
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Wednesday 3 June
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Trail Reviews
Course that is not easy. Diversified trails in difficulty especially on the return where to find the trail (with the first snow and a little ice) required a good concentration 😄.
Very beautiful hike, but in my opinion it is more of a T3 difficulty (acseng part). I caught the last warm day and it started raining on the last 1/3 of descent. It was interesting to see the footprints of real dinosaur ancestors, their paws were the size of my size 40 boot 😁
Pay attention to the direction because there are quite a few Névés on the descent Simon crampons required