Petit Balcon Sud
Guide
Photo: Guilhem Vellut from Annecy, France · CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
FreeWalkAllow 1.5–3 hPut together by AI from open data
What you'll see
An easy, mostly level path along the sunny side of the valley a little above the town, through woods and meadows, with Mont Blanc's glaciers opposite and hamlets below.
A brief history
The 'balcony' paths on both sides of the valley follow old routes between hamlets and summer pastures.
Tips
- Best time
- Any dry day; a good choice when the peaks are in cloud
- Cost
- Free; hop on a valley bus or train back
- Allow
- 1.5–3 h
- Free days
- Always free
- Hours
- A low path, usually clear of snow from about May to October (check)
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Good to know
- Area
- Les Praz and the north of the valley: Quieter hamlets up the valley towards Argentière, with the Flégère lift, the riverside woods and a few hostels and gîtes on the bus line.
- Access
- Not step-free (stairs)
- Indoors or out
- Outdoors
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