Le Prarion 1969 m

Bellevue - Le Prarion  - Les Houches

• Your hiking begins at cable car station Téléphérique de Bellevue in Les Houches.

• Take the Bellevue cable car up to the Bellevue plateau  (1 800m). Here you start your walking.

• When you got of the cable car turn right and go downhill towards the Col de Voza.

• From the Col de Voza your hike begins uphill towards the Prarion gondola lift station
  You reach the top of the Le Prarion in 25 minutes from here (forest walk on the ridge) 

• At the top you will see the great 360 ° view over the Alps
  *- check the "Help" page for the explanation of this term

Walking back from Le Prarion:

•  Take the same path downhill to the Les Houches- Prarion gondola lift station.

• Turn right and go the Prarion 1860 Hotel (prarion.com) there you turn left

• Follow Chem. du Delevret path to the Col de Voza facing the Mont Blanc massif.

• Before the Col de Voza turn left and follow the path toward Maison Neuve /Les Houches Chef- lieu.

• At the Bellface sign turn right and follow Chemin du Bonnet directly to the parking lot or a bus stop at the Téléphérique de Bellevue in Les Houches (ca 20 min). You can also continue to follow the car road to reach the main street Rue de Bellevue in Les Houches.

Variants:

1) If you feel tired- go down to the Les Houches- Prarion gondola lift station and take a gondola to get to the Les Houches. Then, if you came here by car take a walk to the parking lot at the Téléphérique de Bellevue. Otherwise you can take a bus nearby the Prarion gondola lift.

2) Go down to the Col de Voza and take the Mount Blanc tramway to the Bellevue and then
the Bellevue cable car down to the Les Houches.

Moderate* This trail's distance makes it a moderate hike (you can make it shorter by taking the Le Prarion gondola lift
back to Les Houches)

The path from the Télècabine du Prarion  to the top of Le Prarion is different from the path we have been on so far.
You will walk now in the forest on the ridge and steep uphill path there can be a little challenge for you who are afraid of heights. A tiny bit of trail can be just slightly demanding (you find the photo of this place on the map marked as diamond on the red circle)

Check the departing time of the last cable car/gondola lift downhill
(if you are not going to walk down the last part of your hiking)

Les Houches is a starting point for the one of the most popular long-distance walks in Europe- Tour du Mont Blanc (TMB)

Your hiking begins at Tèlèphèrique de Bellevue in Les Houches. You can get there :

By car: you park your car at the Téléphérique de Bellevue in Les Houches.
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You find another big car parking at the Le Prarion gondola lift (1 km far away)
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By bus: The bus stop available at the Téléphérique de Bellevue 

Chamonix Bus: www.montblancbus.transdev.com/en/reseau/chamonix-bus/

By train: after have come to the train station in Les Houches you can take walk to the Téléphérique de Bellevue (1,5 km)

SNCF: https://www.sncf.com/en/stations/les-houches/OCE87746743/departures-arrivals/gl/arrivals

Téléphérique de Bellevue in Les Houches
09.15-17.00 (mon-sun)
77 Pl. de la Fruitière, 74310 Les Houches  
+33 4 50 54 70 93

Tèlècabine  du Prarion in Les Houches
09.15-17.00 (mon-sun)
117 Pl. du Prarion, 74310 Les Houches  
+33 4 50 54 42 65

La Rioule (Col de Voza)

+33450180390
Prarion 1860 Hotel prarion.com (near to the Les Houches- Prarion gondola lift station)
+33450544007

Carrefour Contact

Mon-Sat 08.00- 20.00   (midday closed)

Sun 08.00- 13.00  and 16.00- 20.00 in high season

Opening times may be changed at short notice!

32 Pl. de la Mairie, 74310 Les Houches

+33  4 50 54 40 26

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Super U

Mon-Sat 08.00- 19.30 (midday closed)

Sun 08.00- 12.30  and 16.00- 19.30 in high season

Opening times may be changed at short notice!

956 Av. des Alpages, 74310 Les Houches 

+ 33 4 50 55 51 70

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