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Distance
5.01 mi
Elevation gain
335 ft
Technical difficulty
Easy
Elevation loss
335 ft
Max elevation
7,404 ft
TrailRank 
38
Min elevation
7,178 ft
Trail type
Loop
Moving time
one hour 51 minutes
Time
3 hours 6 minutes
Coordinates
1432
Uploaded
February 24, 2024
Recorded
February 2024
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near La Ruinette, Canton du Valais (Switzerland)

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English (castellano debajo):
We didn't park in Verbier as in winter there is usually not much space available and there is a lot of traffic (although it is a very good option for the summer when the parking lots are also free). We decided to park all the way down in Le Chable in the designated parking lots and go up by cable car (3.2 CHF to Verbier and the same going down). We also used the cable car to go up to Ruinettes where we started (this other section will be 9 chf more each way).

The path itself is the sculpture trail enabled for snowshoes, although they are not really necessary and we did it with normal shoes.

It really is a very very easy walk that can be done with children. We did it twice, once before and once after eating.

You can continue to the Mont Fort hut but having been under construction in the summer and not being sure if it would be open we did not want to go there.


Castellano:
No aparcamos en el pueblo ya que en invierno no suele haber mucho sitio y sí bastante tráfico (aunque es muy buena opción para el verano cuando además los parkings son gratuitos). Decidimos aparcar abajo en los parkings habilitados para ello y subir en telecabina (3,2 CHF hasta Verbier y lo mismo la bajada). También usamos el teleférico para subir hasta Ruinettes donde empezamo (este otro tramo serán 9 chf más por trayecto).

El camino en sí es el sendero de esculturas habilitado para raquetas de nieve, aunque en realidad no hacen falta y lo hicimos con zapatillas normales.

Realmente es un paseo muy muy fácil que se puede hacer con niños. Lo hicimos dos veces, una antes y otra después de comer.

Se puede seguir hasta la cabaña de Mont Fort pero al haber estado en obras en verano y no estar seguro de si estaría abierta no quisimos llegar hasta allí.

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