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France
Auvergne Rhône Alpes
Saint-Jean-De-Maurienne
Saint-François-Longchamp

The Black Horse by the Blue Lake and the White Lake

Hard

4.6

(13)

134

hikers

The Black Horse by the Blue Lake and the White Lake

05:35

13.0km

1,190m

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: June 6, 2024

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Your route passes through a protected area

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Parc national de la Vanoise (aire d'adhésion)

Waypoints

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Start point

Parking

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3.86 km

Lac Bleu

Highlight • Lake

A small lake at 2,137 meters. The color of the water is amazing!

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2

4.09 km

Lac Blanc

Highlight • Lake

At 2,139 meters, this lake is located near a rocky outcrop. It turns blue-black after the avalanches melt.

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3

5.42 km

The ridge

Highlight • Other

Incredible views of the mountains and the lake from the ridge just below the top of the Cheval Noir.

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4

6.48 km

The Black Horse

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At 2,832 meters, this summit, still little known, offers a 360° panorama at the top. Incredible views.

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13.0 km

End point

Parking

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.13 km

5.51 km

182 m

110 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

8.23 km

4.25 km

182 m

147 m

128 m

< 100 m

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Thursday 28 May

21°C

8°C

39 %

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Trail Reviews

Stéphane
August 15, 2023, Cheval noir - lac blanc et lac bleu

An accessible hike. Magnificent panorama of the Vanoise and Mont Blanc massifs from the top of the black horse.

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Difficult climb for the uninitiated. In the photo tour version, they took us all day.

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Celine
August 3, 2022, Le Cheval Noir

Difficult hikes, magnificent landscape that said, the beautiful view arrived at the black horse Not very well indicated for the return to certain places Did it at least once, not twice for us 😊

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