Around le Col des Saisies in the Beaufortain Mountains you can find and enjoy a wonderful playground for walking discovering. Little hiking in the forest and mountain fields for beginners, or harder and longer trekking in the higher mountains to come up to a summit or a lake... You can enjoy all this kind of walks in Le Beaufortain and much more...
Close hiking around the resort : We suggest you about 10 different walks around Les Saisies. Various level of difficulty but all walks are enough easy to enjoy it with friends or family. You can buy the hiking trail map at the Tourist Office (2 €).
"LES ARPELIERES" WALKNew
Thanks to this thematic walk you can discover and understand the mountain fauna. - Where: start at "Nant Rouge" little bridge on the D71a (road in direction of Crest Voland / first road on your left when you go out of the resort in direction of Val d'Arly). - When: you can do this walk by yourself or fallow the guide for a free visit, on Monday, Wednesday & Friday 2:30 pm from July 07th to August 29th. - Difficulty & time of walking: easy level, 2h30 walking (4,2 Km). - Rates: free access, open to everybody.
THE "TOURBIERES" FLORA WALK
This walk makes you discover the unique ecosystem of one of the biggest Alps "Tourbière". A "Tourbière" is a king of swamp due to the former glacier period. This protected area, welcomes some rare sort of flora, like the carnivorous plant. - Where: in the resort take the little road of l'Echellier just in front of the church, the walk start is located at the end of the Olympic stadium. - When: you can do this walk by yourself or fallow the guide for a free visit, on Tuesday & Thursday 2:30 pm from July 07th to August 29th. - Difficulty & time of walking: easy level, about 1h walking. - Rates: free access, open to everybody.
You can buy the "Tourbière" flora's book (6 €) or the poster (2 €) at the Tourist Office. Information & group booking : Tourist Office +33.(0)4.79.38.90.30.
CHAIRLIFT
An easy way to get to the top of the "Légette" summit is to take the chairlift open sometime during the week. From their, at 1865 m, you can discover a beautiful point of view on the Mont-Blanc, Beaufortain and Aravis mountains. - Where : Légette chairlift down in the resort on your left hand side before going out of Les Saisies in direction of Hauteluce & Beaufort villages. - When : from July the 10th to August the 30th, only Tuesday & Thursday from 11 am to 4 pm. - Rates :
1 children way up: 3,50 €
1 children* way up: 3 €
1 day pass: 7,50 €
Children* 1 day pass: 6,50 €
*Children under 14 years old / Free for children under 6 years old / You can buy the tickets down in the chairlift. - Complementary information : the chairlift can not work in case of bad weather forecast or storm risks.
BEAUFORTAIN TOUR With this beautiful GR (Grande Randonnée walk) you will discover the wildness and preserved Beaufortain massif. Summits, lakes, dizzy crests or green mountain pastures... You will never forget this walk. - Where: in Le Beaufortain massif between Queige, Arêches- Beaufort and Les Saisies villages... - When: from the end of June to the beginning of October (according to weather conditions). If you want to do all the tour it will takes you from 6 to 8 days. But you can do every stage separately - Complementary information: you can buy the guide book (Sentiers de Grande Randonnée (ref. 731) : Tour du Beaufortain) in the Beaufortain Tourist Offices, in the tabaco or press shops.
To download Beaufortain panorama please click here.
TRANSBEAUFORTAINE From Albertville to the Beaufortain heart this pedestrian, mountain biking & horse riding track will makes you discover or beautiful massif with its numerous villages and typical hamlets.
To doxnload the Transbeaufortaine document please click here.
Discovery outings and snowshoe or foot hikes: if you want to share a mountain outing with your family, discover animal snow prints, admire Mont Blanc, discover local life or let off steam... in a warm atmosphere. Program on line on our website, registration at the Tourism Office. Afternoon (2 hours 30) or day (5 hours) outings.
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Opening : Summer, Winter 
