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The Désert de Platé, a geological curiosity at an altitude of 2,500 m!
Use the destination's mobility network to hike for longer, without having to make the round trip.
Age minimum : 12 ans
Comforts
Services
- The Platé Desert is part of the Passy Nature Reserve. Unfortunately, pets are not allowed in the area. Thank you for your understanding
Accessibility
- Not accessible in a wheelchair
Itinerary
- Distance: 15.2 km
- Duration: 6h20
- Type of land: Rock, Stone, Ground, Hard coating (tar, cement, flooring), Grit, Not suitable for strollers
- Markup: Wooden posts and yellow signs, indicating the names of the localities and the remaining journey time.
- Maximum altitude: 2356 m
- Elevation: 686 m
- Vertical drop: 1619 m
- Positive elevation: 686 m
Services provided
Visits
- Group visit duration: 380 min
Prices
Free entry but transport fee applies. Adults: €2
Children: €2
Free for children under 6.
Means of payment
- Check
- Cash
- Bank/credit card
Opening
From 05/07 to 31/08 daily.
Multimedia
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Complementary services
Guidebook with maps/step-by-step
Gondola departure from Samoëns - Grand Massif Express (fee payable)
Take the Chariande Express chairlift (fee payable)
Start on foot from the Tête des Saïx summit.
Follow signs for Col de Vernant, then Col des Grands Vans.
Continue towards Lanches Fleuries, then Col Pelouse to the Col de Platé, from where you can admire the desert of Platé
de Platé, a vast limestone plateau covered with countless lapiaz.
Descend towards Pierre Carré.
Then on to the Refuge de Sales.
Descend towards Le Lignon. On the way down, you can admire numerous waterfalls, notably those of La Sauffaz and La Pleureuse.
Arrival at Sixt-Fer-à-Cheval - Lignon
Return by shuttle bus.