Hikes near Cordon

Cordon (911 m) sits in Savoie Mont Blanc, France. MR. ALPS lists 12 waymarked hiking trails starting from or crossing the area, 273 km of marked route in total. They run from 4.6 km to 175.6 km, the longest being GR 96. 12 of them record their elevation gain, between 134 m and 12247 m.

• Les alpages du Lachat d'en Haut

  10.8 km · +710 m · ≈ 3 h 21

  The route climbs through forest on the recently restored Sentier des Gardes et des Harkis — a path of remarkable heritage value — before breaking out onto the high summer pastures of Lachat d'en Haut, where a panoramic view opens over the Aiguille de Varan (2547 m), the Aravis range, and the town of Sallanches below.

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• Balade panoramique du Haut-Combloux

  5.4 km · +371 m · ≈ 1 h 42

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• La Croix des Salles

  7.6 km · +973 m · ≈ 3 h 09

  A loop through the heart of Haute-Savoie, this route passes through varied landscapes of alpine pastures and dense forests, with views stretching across the Aravis and Mont Blanc ranges.

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• Boucle du Petit Pâtre

  9.1 km · +1364 m · ≈ 4 h 06

  From the hamlet of Les Mouilles, the route climbs through forest before breaking out onto the open Plateau des Bénés at around 1800m, where a 360° panorama sweeps across the Aravis, the Vallée de l'Arve, and the full face of the Mont Blanc massif. A broad ridge path leads to the Cabane du Petit Pâtre, a traditional shepherd's hut set beneath the 2236m peak of Grand Croisse Baulet, where cows and sheep graze the alpine pastures.

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• Boucle des Bénés

  9.8 km · +1499 m · ≈ 4 h 28

  The route climbs to a plateau at around 1,800m, tracing a wide ridge between the eastern slopes of the Aravis range and the Arve valley, where the view of the Mont-Blanc massif is unobstructed. This sunny hillside, shaped by traditional mountain agriculture, opens the whole of the Mont-Blanc region to view.

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• Vallée de Cœur - Col de Niard

  19.1 km · +2136 m · ≈ 7 h 23

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• Sentier du Gypaète

  7.6 km · +1461 m · ≈ 3 h 57

  A two-day route through the Doran mountain pastures, set within an imposing cirque dominated by the Pointe Percée — at 2750m, the highest peak in the Aravis range — where ancestral cheese-making activities can be observed from June to September.

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• GR 96

  175.6 km · +12247 m · ≈ 10 days at 6 h/day

  From Samoëns to Aix-les-Bains

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• Boucle des Balcons d'Assy

  7.2 km · +822 m · ≈ 2 h 49

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• Balade du Plateau d'Assy au Lac Vert

  4.6 km · +134 m · ≈ 1 h 09

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• Boucle l'alpage et son histoire

  7.1 km · +476 m · ≈ 2 h 13

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• Boucle Touvière-Caronière

  9.3 km · +594 m · ≈ 2 h 51

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