Hikes near Les Menuires
Les Menuires (1850 m) sits in Savoie Mont Blanc, France. MR. ALPS lists 17 waymarked hiking trails starting from or crossing the area, 153 km of marked route in total. They run from 3.6 km to 16.2 km, the longest being Mont de la Chambre au départ des Ménuires. 17 of them record their elevation gain, between 128 m and 1775 m.
The trail network at a glance
- Waymarked trails
- 17
- Total marked distance
- 153 km
- Shortest route
- 3.6 km
- Longest route
- 16.2 km
- Elevation gain
- 128–1775 m (on 17 trails)
- Route maps available
- on 17 trails
Walking times are estimates calculated from distance and elevation gain using Naismith's rule, and exclude stops.
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Le Sentier Balcon
From Parking du Brelin to Grand Lac
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Circuit des Lacs des Menuires
From the télécabine de La Masse, the route climbs in zigzags before detouring to Le Teurre, where a sweeping viewpoint opens over the Vallée des Belleville; the trail then drifts gently from one mountain lake to the next.
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Boucle de Roche Jaille
From Plan d'Eau des Bruyères to Roche Jaille
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Le Cochet
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Sentier Balcon de la Masse
From Sommet télécabine Masse 1 to Refuge du Lac du Lou
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Val Thorens - Les Ménuires
This walking and cycling loop threads through three major French Alpine ski resorts — Méribel, Val Thorens, and Les Ménuires — within the Vanoise National Park, delivering sweeping views of the region's high peaks and glaciers along the way.
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Tougnète 1
From Sommet du village des Granges to Chemin de Crête
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Mont de la Chambre au départ des Ménuires
This out-and-back route climbs from the Savoyard ski resort of Les Ménuires through the Tarentaise region to the summit of Mont de la Chambre, set within Vanoise National Park.
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Mont de la Chambre au départ de Val Thorens
From Caserne des Pompiers to Mont de la Chambre
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Lac de Montaulever
The trail passes the pretty Lac du Montaulever at 2560m, set among the high terrain of the Péclet-Polset massif and its glaciers, before opening onto sweeping views over the Belleville and Allues valleys.
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Sentier Balcon du Lou
From Val Thorens to Refuge du Lac du Lou
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Lac du Lou
A well-marked trail climbs from the Plan de l'Eau parking area to a glacial lake sitting at 2,035 m, with views over the Masse massif. The route lies within Vanoise National Park and is popular in both summer and winter, when hikers share the path with snowshoers.
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Col de la Vallée Étroite
From Plan de l'Eau des Bruyères to Col de la Vallée Étroite
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Lac de la Montagnette
From Caseblanche to Lac de la Montagnette
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Circuit des Lacs de Val Thorens
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Lac Blanc
From Immeuble Le Gébroulaz (Val Thorens) to Hôtel Alberta (Val Thorens)
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Lac de la Portette
More hiking near Les Menuires
Other walking bases within 40 km of Les Menuires, each with its own trail list:
- Les Trois Vallées, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes — 7 trails, 4 km away
- Saint-Martin-de-Belleville, Savoie Mont Blanc — 12 trails, 6 km away
- Val Thorens, Savoie Mont Blanc — 15 trails, 6.5 km away
- Méribel, Savoie Mont Blanc — 4 trails, 7.9 km away
- Orelle, Savoie Mont Blanc — 13 trails, 13.4 km away
- Courchevel, Savoie Mont Blanc — 3 trails, 13.4 km away