Click to see the excursion map.
Click here to see a txt file with the way points of the path. .
This is a medium size round trip of about 13km length and without any special technical difficulty. Here is the proposal:
| Date: | Sunday, 6 July 2003 |
| Site: | Col de Pavis(1944m)-Lac Darbon-P.de Benevent(2069m) |
| Classification: | Fairly easy |
| Altitude: | 2069 m (highest point) |
| Climbing up distance: | 572m + 255m. |
| Climbing time: | 2h30 |
| Total hiking time: | 5h |
| Starting point: | Lac de Fontaine(1384 m). |
| Meeting point: | CERN Main Cafeteria, on Sunday at 8.30 am |
| Remarks: | Nice lake, swiming, Bouquetins. |
| Access: | To reach Fontaine, take the Autoroute Blanche and get out at the high of Cluses. Take road D902 to Taninges. Continue along the road D902 for about 16 km passing by or close to Les Gets, Morzine and St-Jean-d'Aulps. Continue along the same road. You will drive across the tunnel des Tines. 1 km after the tunnel take road to the right hand side (D332) that leads to Le Biot. Once in Le Biot follow road D32 in direction to Col du Corbier (+5km) and to Bonnevaux(+5km). Continue for less that 1 km untill reaching the site of "La Solitude" taking road D22 to the left side. 1 km after the cross point we arrive to the site "L'Essertillet" where we must take a country road to the right which drives to "Centfontaine" and "La Revenette". Here we must take another county road to the right driving to Lac de Fontaine et chalets de Bise. Parking near by the lake de Fontaine. The trip from CERN to Lac de Fontaine may easily take about 1h50 |
Click to see the excursion map.
Click here to see a txt file with the way points of the path. .
It is convenient to emphasize some useful items: please do not forget to carry on (wear) raincoat, hat/cap and sun glasses, warm gloves, hiking boots or sport-footwear with thick and non-slipping sole, enough food and drinks for the own consumption. Spear dry clothes and after excursion confortable shoes are very convenient.
Have a lovely weekend! Cheers! Jose.