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Bois de la Glière theme trails - Walking trails
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Description
Two interpretive trails through Glière forest to enjoy as a family.
Educational trail (time: 1.5 hrs):
Through twelve interpretive signs with educational displays learn everything that you have always wanted to know about the mountains.
Sensory trail (time: 1hr)
A genuine sensory trail with more than twenty stations that will awaken your senses; experience nature in a different way.
Technical Information
Altimetric profile
Starting point
Points of interest
Date and time
- From 15/05/2025 to 30/09/2025
Additional information
Updated by
Office de Tourisme de Pralognan-la-Vanoise - 19/07/2024
www.pralognan.com
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Guidebook with maps/step-by-step
1. From the hamlet of Fontanettes, follow the forest road which passes in front of the playground.
2. After the barrier, continue for about 350 m. The start of the trail is indicated by a large sign on the left, so just follow “the guides”: a hand for the sensory trail, a little elf for the thematic trail. No particular difficulty, the paths are first in the forest in the wood of Glière then open in the circus of Arcelin, at the gates of the Vanoise National Park.
3. We assure you of a contrast of “atmospheres”. The first, thematic itinerary offers reading tables; the second, which will delight your children, is sensory for a tactile, sensual, visual, fragrant approach... an original vision of our environment.
4. In the Cirque de l'Arcelin you are in a natural amphitheater which offers a striking view of the large vertical walls of Moriond, the Aiguilles de l'Arcelin and the Grand Marchet.
5. From the sensory path, you can climb the 78 steps to the Belvédère du Rocher de l'Arcelin, a remarkable viewpoint over the canopy of the Bois de la Glière.
6. For the descent join the Arcelin forest road and return to the hamlet of Fontanettes via the Creuset bridge.
In winter, in this sector, the ESF supervises snowshoe outings.
Descent variants:
6. In the circus, take the path on your right and go down the Toboggan run.
In winter it is an off-piste ski route through the conifers, very popular with young people from Pralogna.
7. In the circus, take the path on your left to head towards the Dou de l’Écu “artificial snow” factory, then join the car park via the GR 55.
Open period
From 15/05 to 30/09.
Summer.
Contact
Phone : 04 79 08 79 08
Email : info@pralognan.com
Website : www.pralognan.com
