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Itinerary:
Verbier – Télécabine de Savoleyres – Savoleyres – Les Etablons – La Tzoumaz - Le Drotsé - Les Crettaux - Haute-Nendaz – Télécabine de Tracouet - Tracouet – Sofleu - Siviez –
Télésiège de Tortin - Tortin – Téléphérique des Gentianes - Col des Gentianes - La Chaux - Les Ruinettes – Verbier
Short description:
More than 3000 meters decent for just 444 meters of uphill, who could ask for any thing better ? This tour offer about 50km of High Mountain trails without the fatigue. The
pleasure of an excursion with the magnificent views from Savoleyres, Tracouet or the Col des Gentianes, is priceless. The last decent, a serpentine mountain trail, will no doubt
be an unforgettable one.
Distance: 48.58 km Season: July-August
Elevation difference: +511m / -3256m
Highlights: The descent from the Col des Gentianes with the amazing view of the
Duration: 3:45 - 5:30 h. on bike / 8:30 h. total
Massif du Mont-Blanc is one of the highlights of this tour.
Physical level:
Remarks: The length of time noted consists only of the time spent on your bike.
Technical level: Breaks and lift transport have not been accounted for. Therefore it is
very important to leave early in the morning.
Panorama:
Adventure: Emergency number: call 144
Km Alti. Type Direct. Remarks Location Signs Km Alti. Type Direct. Remarks Location Signs
0.00 1522 SR Verbier – Médran Follow route de Ransou 47.70 1610 DR Follow trottinettes
gondola trail
48.58 1522 Verbier – Médran Cross the parking to
0.92 1543 SR Route des Creux gondola the start point
1.41 1590 Savoleyres gondola
1.41 2354 DR Top of Savoleyres Follow the road on the
gondola edge
2.25 2230 TR Buvette de la Croix Turn left – Follow
de Coeur trotinettes trail
3.45 2080 DR Les Etablons Leave trotinette trail
3.89 2070 DR Route de la Croix Follow
de Cœur Grand Raid Cristalp
11.03 1510 SR La Tzoumaz Follow Centre
12.03 1471 SR Nendaz
DR
Cristalp
15.02 1292 DR Le Drotsé Haute-Nendaz
15.12 1290 SR Pont de la Scie Nendaz
19.06 1517 SR Centre forestier de Haute-Nendaz
Nendaz
21.27 1380 Haute-Nendaz
Tracouet gondola
21.27 2200 DR Tracouet – top of Ride towards the Dent
gondola de Nendaz and the
Tracouet Lake
22.12 2125 DR Tsâblo Plan
22.96 2030 DR Alpage ski slope
23.33 2050 DR La Maretse
26.59 1676 DR Sofleu Siviez
28.09 1626 DR Tsableau Perru Siviez
30.77 1700 DR Forêt des Eaux Follow , join the
SR main road to Siviez and
continue uphill
31.48 1733 Siviez – Tortin Take the Tortin chairlift
chairlift and then the Gentianes
Gondola
31.48 2894 DR Col des Gentianes Follow the only road MR = Main road SR = Secondary road
that descends to
DR = Dirt road / forest road TR = Trail
Verbier
38.49 2218 DR Follow = Uphill section (normal, steep, very steep)
38.98 2245 DR La Chaux = Downhill section (normal, steep, very steep)
4097 2192 DR Les Ruinettes Follow Verbier = Uphill & downhill
= Flat
45.98 1756 DR Ride above the golf
course
Legend
St-Pierrre-de-Clages
de-Clages
ag
St-Pierre-de-Clages
Tour du Mont-Fort
e
ôn Brignon
Alternative Rh
Leytron
L yt n
ytr
y Le Fey
y
Cablecars transporting bikes
Nendaz
19 6 5 Intersections
1380
Beuson
Restaurant
Cabin m
Condémines
Saclentse
Parking Riddes
R
Rid s 1517 1676
Danger 1490
Caution pedestrians
2030
2125
2050 1626
2200
Tracouet
Isérables
a
2436
Dent de Nendaz
Villard
r
Balavaux
2456
Pointe de Bala
Balavaux
avaux
o
Planchouet
1290 Prarion
o
m
La Tzoumaz 1292
1510
1
Le
e Drotsé La Dzora
1471 1700
1728
1733
Siviez
2070
70
2667
Mont Gond
2608
v
Savoleyres 2354 La Cr
L Croix
rroix de Coeur Le Fou
2173
2619
2416
Dents Rousses
Têtes des
e Etablons
2742
Pte des Champs
p Ferret Tortin
2045
2396
L‘Arpette
Lac
de C
Lac
a des Vaux
leus
2694
on
Montt Rogneux
M R
1590
Verbier
V Les Attelas
3023
Mont Gelé
START
1522
2
Médières
Les Ruinettes
2192 32 3 2
Becs des Etagnes
Fontenelle
Fo
Fo
ontenelle
2894
Cotterg
t
Villette
e
2266
2 Gentianes
ntianes 3328
Le C
Châble 2245
Mont Fort
x 2218
La Chaux
n
Montagnier
3223
Bec des Rosses
Prarreyer
Versegères
