The essential Tour des Fiz family tour with 1 night's accommodation in a refuge
Day 1: Plaine-Joux - Platé - Sales - Alfred Wills
Depart from Passy Plaine-Joux and climb to the Platé refuge. Then on to the Alfred Wills hut, via the Col de la Portette, the Sales hut and the Pleureuse and Sauffaz waterfalls. Overnight stay at the Alfred Wills refuge.
> approx. 8 hrs. 18km. Total ascent: 1530m - Total descent: 1150m.
> Equivalent in effort km: 36.
Day 2: Alfred Wills - Anterne - Pormenaz - Lac Vert - Plaine-Joux
On the second day, return to Plaine-Joux via Lac d'Anterne and Col d'Anterne. The Plaine-Joux resort can then be reached via the Argentières trail, the Chorde trail or the 4×4 track. The Argentières and Chorde trails take you close to Lac de Pormenaz.
> 5h approx. 12.5km. Ascent: 620m - Descent: 1100m
> Equivalent in effort km: 21.
Plain text period
From 15/06 to 10/09 daily.
Check shelter openings at www.monrefugeaupaysdumontblanc.com
From November to May, the route is cleared. Snow may still be present in spring.
In winter, access to the Tour des Fiz is not recommended (high-level ski mountaineering only).
Accessible outside the snow season and depending on weather conditions. Please check with the Tourist Offices beforehand for current access conditions and the opening hours of refuges along the route.