Mont Buet via Vallorcine - Chamonix-Mont-Blanc

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Mont Buet via Vallorcine - Chamonix-Mont-Blanc

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Mont Buet via Vallorcine - Chamonix-Mont-Blanc

08:07

19.8km

1,730m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 24, 2024

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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462 m

La Poya

Highlight • Settlement

It is a typical hamlet of the valley, which is transformed in winter into a small family ski resort.

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794 m

Bérard Waterfall

Highlight • Waterfall

It is a very beautiful waterfall and a magnificent site with a great restaurant to take a break.

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1.01 km

Along the Eau de Bérard

Highlight (Segment) • River

Here, we hike following this pretty torrent whose origin is the melting of the Bérard glacier. It is a very pleasant bucolic section!

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5.26 km

Refuge de la Pierre at Bérard

Highlight • Mountain Hut

A small, warm refuge, perfect for a break on the way to the Col de Salenton or Mont Buet. The fruit tarts are highly recommended!

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9.70 km

At 3,098 meters above sea level, Mont Buet offers an incredible panorama of the Mont-Blanc massif, the Aiguilles Rouges and the Haut-Giffre. Mont Buet is nicknamed "the Mont Blanc des Dames" in homage to the sisters Mary and Elizabeth Parminter who reached the summit in 1786.

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19.8 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

16.6 km

2.42 km

732 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

18.5 km

968 m

191 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Tuesday 13 October

17°C

8°C

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Comments

July 2, 2022,Le Mont Buet depuis "Le Buet" et cascade de Bérard

(hike made on 2.07.22)

Long hike with a lot of elevation which makes it its main difficulty.
Nicknamed hike:
Mont Blanc des Dames.

Varied hike:
Departure in the forest, the path follows a torrent, evolving towards a recessed valley where the trees give way to bushes.
After the refuge, the stone replaces the trees then evolution towards slates up to …

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