Le chemin du petit bonheur
Description
The Chemin du Petit Bonheur can be adapted to your desires: you can do a 1h or 2h section, a half-day or a full day. But it's also possible to choose to discover the entire trail over several days!
Discover an emblematic trail in Haute Maurienne Vanoise.
The backbone of the region, it takes you on an unforgettable journey. Every step of the way, you'll find unusual experiences to delight young and old alike.
From Modane to the hamlet of l'Ecot, 50km of valley-bottom track, alternating between typical villages and moments in the heart of nature.
As you progress, you gain altitude and follow the evolution of nature, from forests to alpine meadows at over 2000m, passing through the meadows around the villages. The route is always surrounded by peaks over 3000m.
In the summer of 2023, the Chemin du Petit Bonheur has taken on a new form. While the route of this ancestral trail has not changed and continues to link Modane to the hamlet of l'Écot over a distance of 50 km, the path itself has been adorned with new colors, new facilities and atypical proposals.
At first, you're carried away by this luminous yellow, the color painted on the ends of footbridges, bridges and logs. Color takes on the role of guide, indicating where you've come from and where you're going.
Technical Information
Altimetric profile
Starting point
Points of interest
Chemin du petit bonheur gate - Modane
Gateway to the path of little happiness.
Swing forest
Swing and play on the "chemin du petit bonheur" in the middle of the forest. Enjoy the view of Haute Maurienne Vanoise from La Norma.
Forest cabin
To play hide-and-seek or hide-and-go-seek in the forest along the Chemin du Petit Bonheur.
XXL banquet table
For meals and card games for 1, 2, 10 or 28 people along the chemin du petit bonheur.
XL banquet table
For meals, card parties and heated debates with 1, 2, 10 or 20 people along the "chemin du petit bonheur".
XL banquet table
For meals, card parties, heated debates with 1, 6 or 20 people on the road to happiness.
Small steps
Hundreds of small steps to take on a climb through the Lanslevillard forest.
Prairie hut
To play hide-and-seek or hide-and-go-seek in the meadow along the chemin du petit bonheur.
Banquet table L
For meals, a break from the fiery descents of the Espace VTT Chantelouve for up to 12 people on the chemin du petit bonheur.
XXL banquet table
For meals, card parties and heated debates with 1, 2, 10 or 28 people along the path to happiness.
Solarium
Giant solarium for a moment of relaxation and/or contemplation in the heart of Haute Maurienne Vanoise on the chemin du petit bonheur. Along the way, let the yellow color guide you to the end.
Salon de sylvothérapie
For a moment of rejuvenation on the path to happiness in the middle of the forest. It's just you and nature.
Wind revealer
To see the wind in a way other than by straining your ear or watching the trees bend. This is just one of the many improvements made to the Chemin du Petit Bonheur.
Solarium
Giant solarium for a moment of relaxation and/or contemplation in the heart of Haute Maurienne Vanoise on the chemin du petit bonheur. Along the way, let the yellow color guide you to the end.
Boîte à petits bonheurs
This geocache awaits you along the path to happiness. You can leave your little happiness for posterity by dropping whatever comes to mind, something happy written in a few lines on one of the cards provided in the box.Over a hundred messages were collected by the end of the first season (2023).
Solarium
Giant solarium for a moment of relaxation and/or contemplation in the heart of Haute Maurienne Vanoise on the chemin du petit bonheur. Along the way, let the yellow color guide you to the end.
Boite à petits bonheurs
This geocache awaits you along the path to happiness. You can leave your little happiness for posterity by dropping whatever comes to mind, something happy written in a few lines on one of the cards provided in the box.Over a hundred messages were collected by the end of the first season (2023).
Boîte à petits bonheurs
This geocache awaits you along the path to happiness. You can leave your little happiness for posterity by dropping whatever comes to mind, something happy written in a few lines on one of the cards provided in the box.Over a hundred messages were collected by the end of the first season (2023).
Boîte à petits bonheurs
This geocache awaits you along the path to happiness. You can leave your little happiness for posterity by dropping whatever comes to mind, something happy written in a few lines on one of the cards provided in the box.Over a hundred messages were collected by the end of the first season (2023).
Chemin du petit bonheur gate - l'Ecot
Gateway to the path of little happiness.
Additional information
Updated by
Communauté de communes Haute Maurienne Vanoise - 28/06/2024
www.cchautemaurienne.com
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Open period
All year round.
Subject to snow conditions and practicability of path. Crampons or snowshoes may be required in winter.
Contact
Phone : 04 79 05 99 06
Email : info@hautemaurienne.com
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