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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
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Parking Riddes
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Danger 1490

Caution pedestrians
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2125
2050 1626
2200
Tracouet
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2436

Dent de Nendaz

Villard
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Balavaux
2456

Pointe de Bala
Balavaux
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Planchouet
1290 Prarion
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La Tzoumaz 1292
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1471 1700

1728

1733
Siviez
2070
70
2667

Mont Gond

2608

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Savoleyres 2354 La Cr
L Croix
rroix de Coeur Le Fou
2173
2619
2416
Dents Rousses
Têtes des
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2742

Pte des Champs

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2045
2396

L‘Arpette
Lac
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Lac
a des Vaux
leus

2694
on

Montt Rogneux
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1590

Verbier
V Les Attelas

3023

Mont Gelé
START
1522
2
Médières
Les Ruinettes
2192 32 3 2

Becs des Etagnes

Fontenelle
Fo
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2894
Cotterg
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Villette
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2266
2 Gentianes
ntianes 3328

Le C
Châble 2245
Mont Fort

x 2218
La Chaux
n
Montagnier

3223

Bec des Rosses

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