Plateau du Mauvais Berger

I remember one autumn morning when only the grouse disturbed the silence of the alder tree. When I arrived at the Col du Barbier before sunrise, there was a high altitude cloud ceiling. When the sun rose from the crests of the Italian border, its rays lit the clouds, setting the alpine pastures and walls of the Rateau d´Aussois ablaze with orange and hues of purple. There was not a soul in sight, just silence. It was magnificent. Pierre Lacosse, Vanoise National Park ranger

The Plan d’Aval Dam

View over the village of Aussois

The black grouse

The alder

The wolf

The patou dog

Goats and sheep

The bearded vulture

The Fond d’Aussois and the dams

Vanoise National Park

The cembra pine

The Plan d’Amont Dam

Rhodora
Description
- Departure : Car park at the Plan d’Amont dam (Aussois)
- Arrival : Car park at the Plan d’Amont dam (Aussois)
- Towns crossed : AUSSOIS
Altimetric profile
Recommandations
Information desks
43 route des Barrages<br>73500 Aussois,
http://www.aussois.com
info@aussois.com
04 79 20 30 80
Transport
Rail connection to Modane. Information: www.voyages-sncf.com
Then transport by coach to the administrative centre of Aussois. Information: www.transavoie.com
No public transport between Aussois and the dam site.
Suggested hitchhiking organised in the Haute-Maurienne valley. Information: www.rezopouce.fr
Access and parking
At Modane, take the D 215 in the direction of Aussois. Once you’ve arrived in Aussois, go to the top of the village and take the small road that rises towards the dams. Leave a panoramic viewpoint on the left and take a steep road on the right for 100 m to reach the dam.
Parking :
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