​

la Plaine de Bessans

Loop Walk

200

XP

about 1 h 40 min walking

7.59 km
Loop
0 km1 km2 km3 km4 km5 km6 km7 km

1839 m

1744 m

1649 m

Move along the chart to follow it on the map

Heights: Copernicus DEM GLO-30 © DLR e.V. 2010–2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014–2018, provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA.

Navigate to the start
Google MapsApple MapsWaze
Weather at the start

Rolling walk

Gentle ups and downs, nothing steep.

Climb

85 m

Drop

90 m

Highest

1771 m

Lowest

1672 m

Walking time

about 1 h 40 min

Which way round

Clockwise: Easy first 3.2 km, no steep climbing, no steep descents.

Anticlockwise: Easy first 1.4 km, no steep climbing, no steep descents.

No steep ground — the same effort whichever way you go.

Main descent: km 4.6–6.2, from 1766 m to 1680 m.

How the 7.6 km splits

Flat

3.3 km

Climbing

2.4 km

Descending

1.9 km

Link it with other walks

le Chemin du Petit Bonheur

Shares 4.0 km of path · meets at km 3.0, 4.6

49.56 km

Du Hameau de Villaron au Refuge de Vallonbrun

Shares 3.1 km of path · meets at km 0.0, 7.5

10.37 km

Tour de Méan Martin

Shares 3.1 km of path · meets at km 0.0

91.26 km

Sentier des Alpes

Shares 2.3 km of path · meets at km 4.8

9.28 km

Tour de Haute Maurienne Vanoise

Shares 2.1 km of path · meets at km 0.0, 1.1, 1.4…

151.62 km

le Lac de Soliet et la Vallée du Ribon

Shares 1.3 km of path · meets at km 3.2, 4.2

9.21 km

Sentier de la Lavesse

Shares 0.6 km of path · meets at km 3.2

8.1 km

Sentier Nature

Shares 0.6 km of path · meets at km 3.2

3.1 km

Randonnée Géologique Autour de Bessans

Shares 0.5 km of path · meets at km 3.0, 3.3

7.89 km

Alpage du Vallon

Shares 0.2 km of path · meets at km 3.0

4.97 km

About AVANDRA

Your ultimate trip planner for adventurous getaways.

Quick Links

Trips

Connect With Us

© 2026 AVANDRA. All rights reserved.