Loop walk – Montaimont via the cirque des Nants

This half-day excursion is an ideal for exploring the mountains as a family, and a great preview to longer adventures.

On the edge of the Vanoise National Park (marked by blue, white and red markers painted on the rocks), walk through the cirque des Nants (patois for stream), where shrubbery gradually gives way to meadows. And as every effort deserves comfort, the banks of the Lac de Tsayé Clou (patois for “enclosed meadow”), known by Pralognan locals as “le lac des tétards” (the tadpoles’ lake), are the ideal place for a picnic or a packed lunch…. In Montaimont, alpine chalets bear witness to ancestral farming practices. In fact, before the advent of electric pens, the halls of Montaimont were used to milk cattle, sheltered from the elements. With a little discretion, admire the marmots that live here… The perfect family hike!

Guidebook with maps/step-by-step :

Take the path through the Bévériers alder grove to the Valette refuge (path no. 38), via the Nants bridge/Just before the Pont des Nants bridge, rejoin the trail (trail no. 40)/From the cirque des Nants, the trail alternates between ascents and descents to reach the Tsayé Clou lake and the Plan des Bôs/After the Plan des Bôs, continue on the new pastoral road towards the Montaimont chalets/As you descend, follow the pastoral path to the Pont de la Pêche parking lot, then join the Prioux car park 10 minutes further on.