No. 12 - La Fouly- Prayon
La Fouly
5/13°
This route, located in the middle of the Val Ferret, connects the main resort of La Fouly to the small hamlet of Branche d'en Haut.
Difficulty
IntermediateLength
5.98 kmDuration
1:45 h
Description
From La Fouly, you will cross forests and pastures passing through pretty typical small hamlets of the Val Ferret. The mountain is magnificent with, among others, the famous Amônaz slab, renowned among climbers and, in the backdrop, especially visible on the return heading south, the majestic Mont Dolent, the border point between France, Italy and Switzerland.
Midway, you arrive at the hamlet of Prayon. You can either return the same way before turning off staying on the upstream side of the cantonal road, or take the bus from the Prayon bus stop.
Turn-by-turn directions
From the center of La Fouly, follow the road north to the Grand Hôtel du Val Ferret. Just after the large parking lot, turn left to the west onto the road that descends to the edge of the water intake, then turn right to the north to enter the forest. At the northern edge of the forest, facing a chalet, turn east to climb back up to the cantonal road. Cross it carefully to continue through the meadows and two torrents before passing among the chalets of Seilo.
Join the cantonal road to use the bridge, then immediately take east and north/northeast through the scattered chalets of Prayon, then descend north/northwest to reach the cantonal road, the bus stop, and the café-restaurant of Prayon.
The return is by the same path for the first part. After crossing the bridge and the two torrents again, the path turns south with a slight ascent to cross the forest and lead you to the entrance of La Fouly. You reach the heart of the resort by following the main road.
Start
La Fouly bus stop (1601m)
Destination
La Fouly bus stop (1595m)
Author's recommendation
La Fouly and the various hamlets along the path are the origin of the mayens: pastures with small chalets allowing herds of cattle to feed in spring and autumn.
Technical information
Altitude
1602m
1460m
Ascent
+142m
Descent
-142m
Technique
Stamina
Experience
Landscape
Best time of the year
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
Tags
Public transport
From Martigny, take the train to Sembrancher then Orsières. Then take the bus to La Fouly. Check schedules at www.cff.ch
Approach
Exit the motorway at Martigny at interchange 22-Gd-St-Bernard, use the right lane to follow E27 towards Chamonix/Gd-St-Bernard/Verbier/Martigny-Expo. At the exit of the Martigny bypass tunnel, head towards Grand-Saint-Bernard/Italy then exit the main road at Orsières and follow La Fouly/Val Ferret.
Parking
Source
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