Hikes near Les Arcs
Les Arcs (1800 m) sits in Savoie Mont Blanc, France. MR. ALPS lists 15 waymarked hiking trails starting from or crossing the area, 131 km of marked route in total. They run from 1.7 km to 45.4 km, the longest being Chemin de Szombathely, Col du Petit Saint-Bernard - Moûtiers. 15 of them record their elevation gain, between 109 m and 2954 m.
The trail network at a glance
- Waymarked trails
- 15
- Total marked distance
- 131 km
- Shortest route
- 1.7 km
- Longest route
- 45.4 km
- Elevation gain
- 109–2954 m (on 15 trails)
- Route maps available
- on 15 trails
Walking times are estimates calculated from distance and elevation gain using Naismith's rule, and exclude stops.
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Notre-Dame des Vernettes
A loop through forest and mountain pastures in Peisey-Nancroix, this trail leads to the Notre-Dame des Vernettes sanctuary, with a detour to a "Source Miraculeuse" on the return. Vanoise National Park ranger Benjamin Plumecocq notes that here, peaks, alpine pastures, and religious buildings conspire toward contemplation — rewarding naturalists and photographers alike.
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Chemin de Szombathely, Col du Petit Saint-Bernard - Moûtiers
From Col du Petit Saint-Bernard to Moûtiers
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Sentier des lacs
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Tour du Golf
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La Maïtaz
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K2 - Landry Aiguille Grive
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BSM <> Arc 1600 par Plan Devin
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Circuit du Ragairon
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BSM <> Arc 1600 par Courbaton
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Sentier des Écureuils
A shaded loop through the Forêt de Malgovert — a mix of fir, spruce, and larch — the trail traces the banks of the Isère, whose waters shelter a population of Mediterranean-strain brown trout alongside their Atlantic cousins. The route crosses the river twice and passes a youth hostel, threading between cool forest and the flat haymeadows that line the right bank.
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Boucle de Roche de Mio
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L'Aiguille Percée
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Boucle du Carroley
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Boucle du Cavard
From Plagne 1800 to Plagne Bellecote
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Circuit de la Comtesse Cécile
More hiking near Les Arcs
Other walking bases within 40 km of Les Arcs, each with its own trail list:
- Peisey-Vallandry, Savoie Mont Blanc — 15 trails, 5 km away
- Bourg-Saint-Maurice (Bourg-St-Maurice / Bourg St. Maurice), Savoie Mont Blanc — 11 trails, 6 km away
- Sainte-Foy-Tarentaise, Savoie Mont Blanc — 12 trails, 6.2 km away
- La Rosière, Savoie Mont Blanc — 10 trails, 7 km away
- La Plagne, Savoie Mont Blanc — 13 trails, 10.8 km away
- Tignes, Savoie Mont Blanc — 9 trails, 13.7 km away