Trail of Crève-Tête

Starting from the Beach volley-ball pitch, take a first, quite steep, path up through agricultural lands, forests and alpine pasture lands.

After the first 3.4kms, arrive at the Bachals chalet (1620m) onto a gravel road for a few hundred meters. Then begins the uphill trail which will take you to the Col du Gollet (1980m) through the “hunter’s” path.

Reach Crève-Tête (2384m) (literally “Punctured-head”) after a challenging 1.7 km and 360 m+ incline.

The fantastic 360° view is one of the most sought-after spots of the area: the Lozière Massif and the Morel Valley on one side, the Belleville Valley and the Vanoise glaciers behind and, to the east, the Nâves Valley and the Mont-Blanc.

 After a break at the top, start back off with running along the ridge between the Morel Valley and the Belleville Valley.

The way down goes through a technical woodland path. After going past the Pierre Larron chalet and taking a right turn at the 4 Chemins (4 paths), descend to the Charmettes hamlet (1220m), lowest point of the trail. Join back up with Valmorel 3km further on.