La Repose walking trail

Name: La Repose walking trail
Address: Arrivée du télésiège de la Repose, La Norma, 73500
Telephone: 04 79 05 99 06
Price range: Free access.

La Norma

Enjoy this mostly downhill route for an immersive experience in the vast forest of La Norma. It can be accessed from the chairlifts, for an easier excursion. Enjoy the sights as you breathe in the fresh mountain air!

Description

At the top of the cable car, you still have a little blimb before you reach a height of over 2,200 metres of altitude, where a breathtaking view of the valley awaits you.
Now that you're far from the chairlifts, you might even spot a Black Grouse... This creature is very much at home here. To avoid disturbing the birds, tread carefully until you reach the Arolla pine forest in the Arlette area. Listen... There's a Spotted Nutcracker nearby. Can you hear his cry, a hoarse "cray-cray-cray"? With its strong beak, this clever bird can extract vast quantities of seeds from the Arolla pine cones. Storing them away safely in hundreds of hiding places, he creates food reserves for the winter. He'll find his loot even when everything's covered in snow! But he can be a bit of an airhead. By the time the spring comes, he'll have forgotten some of his hiding places, and the abandoned seeds will give birth to new sprouts. Round off your exploration day with a visit to the Sainte-Anne Chapel, and then you'll definitely deserve a bit of fun on the "Norma Loops" sledging track!

Additional welcome

The duration of hiking trails is calculated using reference paces: 300 m/h ascent, 500 m/h descent and 4 km/h on the flat.

As hazards may occur at any time on the routes, the GPX tracks provided are not contractual. They are given for information only. Riders use them at their own risk, depending on their level of technological proficiency and their understanding of the terrain.

Minimum age: 10 years

Environments

Forest location
Mountain view
Mountain location
Close to GR footpath
Presence of livestock and guard dogs

Rates

Free access.

Itinerary

Distance 8.3km
Route type One-way ticket
Elevation gain 320m
Negative gradient 950m
Daily duration 03h00
Signposted itinerary Yes
Beaconing accuracy Departmental signposting (PR)
Nature of the land Ground, Not suitable for strollers
Maximum altitude 2280m

Opening period

Closed temporarily.

Additional opening

Subject to favorable weather
Subject to snow conditions

Location

Hike starting from the Mélezet cable car.
By bus: Line 1 - Rond-point La Norma stop.
By car: park in the parking lot at the Les Avenières leisure center.

Itinerary