Le Pain de Sucre from Poingt Ravier - hiking trail

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Distance 6.63km
Altitude maximum 1969m
Altitude minimum n/c
Marche 03h00
Dénivelé positif 378m
Dénivelé négatif 378m
Commune de départ Valloire
Nature du terrain Cailloux / Non adapté aux poussettes / Rocher / Terre

Description

Climbing up to Pain de Sucre is the promise of a lovely walk in the delicious heat of a summer's day, discovering alpine pastures and mountain villages with their gentle way of life.

Tips

Please note: this itinerary includes a passage with a footbridge which is removed during the winter, making the hike inaccessible during this season. The footbridge is reinstalled at the end of June. Please contact the Tourist Office to confirm whether the footbridge is currently installed.

Your safety: - Bear in mind that you are hiking in mountainous areas, with trails that are sometimes technical, with significant differences in altitude, and where weather conditions can change rapidly. - Don't overestimate your abilities - Check the local weather forecast before setting off / www.meteofrance.com / tel: 3250 - Anticipate and adapt your clothing to the areas you will be covering, and bring a survival blanket, windbreaker and whistle. - If you're going off on your own, be sure to provide those around you with information about your itinerary, and make sure you have a charged cell phone. - Always carry a supply of water. - Stay on marked paths. - Watch out for electric fences. - Make your presence known during hunting season (September to January) and in the vicinity of big game drives. - Help: in an emergency, call 112 Your environment : - Respect private property. - Don't light fires. - Keep your garbage and take it away. - Respect fruit crops and do not cross cultivated fields. - Don't frighten livestock. - Close park gates after passing through. Respect the direction of routes. Be careful and courteous when overtaking and crossing hikers.

Guidebook with maps/step-by-step

Start: Fontaine de Poingt Ravier
1/ Take the path to the right, then turn right again at the next junction.
2/ After three kilometers, climb towards Pain de Sucre.
3/ At the summit, retrace your steps and turn left towards "Château Bernard", then back down to Poingt Ravier.