Rando’bus: Les Balcons de Sixt 11A

Sixt-Fer-à-Cheval

Sixt-Fer-à-Cheval

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Rando’bus is a unique way to hike in the Giffre Mountains using the summer shuttle service. Take advantage of the destination’s public transportation network to hike longer without having to walk the entire round trip.

Part of the route is located within the Sixt-Fer-à-Cheval/Passy Nature Reserve and is therefore subject to regulations designed to protect natural habitats, landscapes, and species. Be sure to check the guidelines before you go.

Comforts

Services

  • Dogs not classified as Category 1 are allowed on the shuttles. Dogs not in a carrier must be kept on a leash and muzzled (except for guide dogs). Category 1 dogs are strictly prohibited.

Furniture

  • Play area
  • Picnic area
  • Public WC
  • Parking nearby
  • Charging stations for electric vehicles

Itinerary

  • Distance: 13.6 km
  • Duration: 6h20
  • Type of land: Rock, Stone, Ground, Grit, Not suitable for strollers
  • Maximum altitude: 2284 m
  • Elevation: 845 m
  • Vertical drop: 1028 m
  • Positive elevation: 845 m

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Services provided

Visits

  • Group visit duration: 380 min

Prices

Means of payment

  • Check
  • Cash

Opening

From 06/07 to 01/09 daily.

Complementary services

Guidebook with maps/step-by-step

Shuttle Departure - Sixt-Fer-à-Cheval Bus Station Departure from Cirque du Fer-à-Cheval Head toward Camping du Pelly, then continue toward Penté Rocher to reach Praz de Commune, where you can admire some charming traditional chalets. Continue by crossing the Commune mountain pasture toward Les Vagnys. Head up toward Nant Sec, then descend via the trail that zigzags toward Feulatière. Reach the hamlet of Salvagny. Follow the departmental road to the town of Sixt-Fer-à-Cheval, where you can admire, among other sights, the 12th-century abbey. Arrival at the Sixt-Fer-à-Cheval bus station—return by shuttle Part of the route is located within the Sixt-Fer-à-Cheval/Passy Nature Reserve and is therefore subject to regulations designed to protect natural habitats, landscapes, and species. Be sure to check the guidelines carefully before heading there.