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Auvergne Rhône Alpes
Thonon-Les-Bains
Châtel

Wonderfull view – Lac des Plagnes loop from Col de Bassachaux

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Hiking trails & Routes
France
Auvergne Rhône Alpes
Thonon-Les-Bains
Châtel

Wonderfull view – Lac des Plagnes loop from Col de Bassachaux

Hard

4.8

(4)

113

hikers

Wonderfull view – Lac des Plagnes loop from Col de Bassachaux

04:35

12.3km

690m

Hiking

Hard hike. Good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: April 15, 2026

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Includes a segment that may be dangerous

A part of this route comprises technical, difficult, or hazardous terrain. Specialist equipment and prior experience may be required.

After 2.94 km for 872 m

Waypoints

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Start point

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1

82 m

Bassachaux - Lindaret/chevre with telesiege- Chalet de Lens - Bassachaux

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2

184 m

The Col de Bassachaux peaks at 1,777 meters above sea level. It is accessible by road from the town of Châtel only.

The pass offers superb unobstructed views of Lake …

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538 m

Wonderfull view

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4

2.30 km

Aup Couti Pass

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A small pass before entering the Aulps valley and descending towards Lake Montriond

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3.77 km

Tinderets Refuge

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A beautiful mountain refuge located in the village of Abondance, in Haute-Savoie, an hour's walk from the Lac des Plagnes. A refuge that is visited by many hikers, as the …

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5.31 km

Tourbière du Cubourré.

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THE DESTINY OF UPPER LAKES

Mountain streams erode the terrain they cross and carry sand, gravel and pebbles. This alluvium threatens the lakes in which they are deposited. When the …

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5.46 km

Cubourré Waterfall

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CUBOURRE WATERFALL

If you take the descending path, you can find the "Cubourré" waterfall. The watercourse digs its way. The break in slope existing between the two old glacial lakes then generates a waterfall. Cubourré lock.

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6.54 km

Lac des Plagnes

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12.3 km

End point

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Way Types & Surfaces

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5.21 km

4.06 km

2.29 km

432 m

269 m

Surfaces

4.91 km

3.51 km

2.05 km

1.25 km

419 m

133 m

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Highest point (1,790 m)

Lowest point (1,180 m)

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Saturday 27 June

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18 %

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