Multi-activity guidebook to the Haute Maurienne region of south east
France. The book describes a wide range of the finest day walks,
scrambles, rock climbs, via ferratas, treks and mountain biking and
road cycling routes, offering all the inspiration needed for a
multi-activity or family holiday. The Maurienne valley is served by
good transport links, Modane serves as the gateway to the upper valley
with links from Paris and Turin served by the TGV. Lanslebourg is the
largest village after Modane and offers plenty of choice of
accommodation, and Termignon is a reasonably central base for
exploring the Haute Maurienne. Routes vary from pretty Alpine lake
rambles to mammoth mountain bike routes and include the normal route
to the summit of Dent Parrachee, the Matterhorn of the valley that can
be reached without crossing a glacier, and arranged by difficulty.
Information about facilities and grades for each activity are
carefully explained and routes are illustrated with sketch maps, topos
and profiles and inspiring photographs. The Vanoise massif is a
beautiful range of mountains bounded by the valleys of the Maurienne
and the Tarentaise. Sitting on the French-Italian border, the Upper
Maurienne (Haute Maurienne) has a southern boundary bordering the
Italian region of Piedmont. Its northern border is less pronounced, as
the massif of the Vanoise blurs the boundary with the Tarentaise
valley.
Les mer
Summer routes for a multi-activity holiday in the French Alps
Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9781849657556
Publisert
2013
Utgave
1. utgave
Utgiver
Cicerone Press Ltd
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
Antall sider
192
Forfatter