Grand Tour de Tarentaise - 4. Le Villaret du Nial -> Val d'Isère
- 8.4 mi
- one way
- 1,836 ft
- climb
- 9,173 ft
- high point
- Point to point
- route
Grand Tour de Tarentaise - 4. Le Villaret du Nial -> Val d'Isère is a 8.4-mile point-to-point route in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, inside Réserve naturelle de la Grande Sassière. It runs between about 5,950 ft and 9,170 ft above sea level, with roughly 1,840 ft of climbing one way. It is mapped as a named hiking route, with the sections joined into one trail here. The nearest town is La Daille, about 2.5 miles northeast of the trailhead. Peaks within about 3 miles include Pointe de Picheru, Petit Dôme and Aiguille du Dome. Cascade du Fornet and Petite cascade are within about 3 miles. For camping, Les Richardes and Camping municipal de Tignes are within about 6 miles. Distances, elevations and the route shape here come from OpenStreetMap and the Copernicus 90 m elevation model. Trails, access rules and conditions change, so check locally before you go.
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Photo: Rémih, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)Pointe de Picheru
~2 min drive
Photo: Tiia Monto, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)Sentier Balcon
~4 min drive
Photo: Tiia Monto, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)Les Richardes
~5 min drive
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Cascade du Fornet
~5 min drive
Photo: Tiia Monto, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)Refuge de Prariond
~7 min drive
Conditions and forecast
Daily highs and lows, wind and the chance of precipitation at Grand Tour de Tarentaise - 4. Le Villaret du Nial -> Val d'Isère for the next 7 days, from the Open-Meteo model.
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