Pas de Sales – Refuge de Sales loop from Le Lignon d'en Haut

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Pas de Sales – Refuge de Sales loop from Le Lignon d'en Haut

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Pas de Sales – Refuge de Sales loop from Le Lignon d'en Haut

08:17

18.8km

1,150m

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: October 16, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Réserve naturelle de Sixt-Passy

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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1.33 km

View of the Sauffaz and Pleureuse waterfalls

Highlight • Waterfall

These two waterfalls are side by side, and impress with their flow. The setting is exceptional!

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2.68 km

Pas de Sales

Highlight • Mountain Pass

It's a superb passage! The trail is right on the rock which is really cool.

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3.61 km

The Sales waterfall is in the middle of several hikes leading to... other waterfalls: that of the Savez and that of the Pleureuse. The setting is just amazing! Take a moment to hydrate and admire the scenery.

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4.50 km

Sales Chapel

Highlight • Other

Cultural site of Savoy with its altar engraved in the rock (savoie-mont-blanc.com/sites-culturels/chapelle-de-sales-220592/)

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4.75 km

Refuge de Sales

Highlight • Mountain Hut

It is a superb family refuge, located at an altitude of 1,877 meters in the heart of the Sixt-Passy nature reserve. You can eat there as well as spend the night there.

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5.85 km

Grand Pré

Highlight • Natural

The Grand Pré is a natural site which includes a few ponds with newts. From here, you can enjoy an incredible view of the Rochers des Fiz.

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9.00 km

Portette Pass

Highlight • Other

The Col de la Portette is located at an altitude of 2,354 metres. From there, you have a superb view of the Desert of Platé and the Massif des Fiz.

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10.9 km

Passage du Dérochoir

Mountain Pass

17.2 km

Sixt-Passy Nature Reserve Waterfall

Highlight • Waterfall

18.8 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

14.1 km

2.85 km

1.70 km

149 m

Surfaces

7.37 km

6.11 km

4.74 km

439 m

149 m

Elevation

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Weather

Wednesday 21 October

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Comments

October 4, 2023,Tour des Fiz - Jour 2 - De La Cote à Sixt-Fer-à-Cheval

Woke up at dawn this morning. Our tent is sloping. Our water reserves are dry and our water filter is capricious. We filter the stagnant water from the lake, it has clearly not seen rain for a long time. And we decamp after a coffee with an aftertaste of mud. The GR®96 takes us through the Platé desert. After a …

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