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Wednesday 09 July updated on 07-09-2025 at 8:06
Wednesday 09 July updated on 07-09-2025 at 8:06
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Whether you prefer family walks or challenging hikes, the summer domain of Les Arcs offers more than 200 km of hiking trails with a total elevation gain of 6700m. A true natural playground for exploration, there's something for everyone to enjoy...
Hiking with others becomes a moment of sharing and connection. You can also be accompanied by professionals who will guide you, offer advice, and help you discover our region and its hidden treasures. To do so, you can contact our specialized partners.
The free hiking map helps you explore trails in the Les Arcs, Peisey-Vallandry, Villaroger, and Bourg Saint Maurice areas. Additionally, an IGN-style 1:35,000 map is available with over 60 marked trails on the Les Arcs side and the Sun side. Available for purchase at Tourist Offices.
Signposted path accessible to pedestrians from 5 July 2025 from the Transarc intermediary (departure from Arc 1800) or the top of the Vallandry cable car.
Level green – easy
1.84 km
90m D+
60m D-
Durée : 30min
Altitude maximum : 2179m
Type de parcours :
Transarc or the summit of Vallandry is the starting point for a somewhat original
original exploration begins.
Greeted on one side by Thetys the Giant and on the other by an inuksuk, a stone statue from another time, young and old are invited to follow in the footsteps of a civilisation that disappeared thousands of years ago.
millennia ago.
Stone sculptures that seem to defy the laws of nature, strange engravings and marine remains bear witness to the existence of an ancient learned people who lived here at a time when the ocean covered the mountains.
Interactive and fun, these meeting points with the past offer families the chance to take part in the construction of a stone vault, a cairn, or to try out a Japanese step course.
After this adventure, rich in discovery and reflection on the history of the mountain
and the traces left by every species, human or otherwise, visitors will be able to extend
visitors will have the chance to extend their exploration with the Mineral Gallery or the Mountain Animal Museum.
From 05/07 to 14/09 daily.
Subject to favorable weather.
L'itinéraire est balisé.
Panneaux domaine de montagne
