Path to Montenvers
Guide
Photo: Rémih · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
FreeWalkAllow 2.5–4 h upPut together by AI from open data
What you'll see
A steady zigzag path up through larch and pine forest from the edge of town to the Montenvers terrace and the glacier view, about 900 m of climbing; many walk up and take the train down, or the reverse.
A brief history
This was the route of the first tourists to the Mer de Glace in the 1700s, on foot or by mule, long before the railway.
Tips
- Best time
- Morning, before the heat; bring water
- Cost
- Free; a one-way train ticket if you don't walk both ways (check)
- Allow
- 2.5–4 h up
- Free days
- Always free
- Hours
- A mountain path, usually clear of snow from about June to October (check)
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Good to know
- Area
- Montenvers and the Mer de Glace: The glacier and its viewing terrace above the east side of the valley, by rack railway or a long forest path.
- Access
- Not step-free (stairs)
- Indoors or out
- Outdoors
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