Detail
Saanen - Les Rodomonts (1878 M.a.s.l)
5,37 km
2:13 hrs.
919 m
51 m
79
TOP Moderate
Best season
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Starting point of the tour
Saanen (1011 M.a.s.l)
Destination of the tour
Les Rodomonts (1878 M.a.s.l)
Lowest point
1.010 m
Highest point
1.878 m
Properties
- Scenic
- Summit route
- Clear area
- Forest
Low-lying peak in peaceful and calming surroundings above Saanen and Rougemont.
The route starts in the village of Saanen and leads via Unterbort to the Grischbach valley. The tour continues through the forest and along the road, which is not passable in winter, via the points Pont de la Scie and Recardets to Sassalas d'en Bas. There you leave the road in a westerly direction and the real climb begins. During the ascent you pass several alpine huts until you reach the summit at 1878 meters above sea level.
The descent leads either along the ascent track or southwest via Pra Borni, Le Leyti and Grans Plans down to Rougemont.
Properties
Saanen - Unterbort - Recardets - Les Pingaires - Les Rodomonts
Equipment
We recommend:
- Ski touring equipment: touring ski-boots, touring skis with touring bindings, ski poles, skins, ski crampons
- Climbing harness
- Avalanche transeiver
- Backpack, shovel, probe
- Warm weatherproof clothing
- Warm gloves and warm hat
- Sunglasses and sunscreen
- Warm drinks
- Snack (high energy foods such as chocolate, dried fruit etc.)
Safety information
- Plan every mountain tour carefully and adapt to participants’ fitness level as well as the weather and season.
- Weather conditions can change quickly in the mountains. Appropriate clothing is therefore essential, along with adequate supplies of food and water. In uncertain weather, turn back in good time.
- Inform others of planned route, and whenever possible avoid going alone.
- It is forbidden to walk on the ski pistes.
- Please be considerate to other walkers and to plants and animals.
- Take note of the warning signs drawing attention to the constant danger in river beds and along watercourses below dams and reservoirs.
Public Transit
Saanen, Train Station
Parking
There are several parking facilities in the village of Saanen:
Parking Zentrum, Bahnhofplatz, Märetplatz, Pfrundmätteli or Floraplatz.
Getting There
The Destination Gstaad is located in the south-west of Switzerland right on the border to the French-speaking part of the country. The Destination is easily accessed by rail or car from the regions around Lake Thun and Lake Geneva and the Gruyere region Direct connections to the European high-speed rail network and all international airports in Switzerland guarantee a time-saving and pleasant journey. The main means of transport in the destination of Gstaad are the "MOB" (Montreux-Oberland Bernois) train and numerous post bus lines.
More information on gstaad.ch: Travel & Public Transport.
Additional Information
Further ski tours can be found under the following link:
https://www.gstaad.ch/en/winter/skiing-snowboarding/ski-tours.html
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