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Towards Branche-d'En-BasPhoto: Pays du St-Bernard
The route starts at Orsières station and sets off towards Somlaproz via Route de Ferret, which you follow throughout your progress in Val Ferret. The ascent is only gently sloping and allows you to pedal at a good pace across the meadows while admiring the many peaks surrounding the valley connecting Switzerland to Italy. Mont Dolent and the Aiguille d'Argentière are among the most remarkable nearby. On the way up towards the hamlet of Ferret, you will also pass typical villages such as Praz-de-Fort and La Fouly. This preserved and relatively unknown valley is worth discovering by bike, as it offers a reasonable ascent difficulty along with safe roads with little traffic.
Author’s recommendation
Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.
Track types
Safety information
For your safety, wearing a helmet is strongly recommended.Roadbook
From Orsières station, turn left onto Route de Ferret to reach the hamlet of Somlaproz. Continue on this road for about 15 kilometers, then you will pass through the hamlets of Praz-de-Fort and Branche-d’en-Haut before reaching the village of La Fouly. Close to the tourist office, stay to the left to follow the road for 2 kilometers that leads to the hamlet of Ferret.
Parking Orsières 1
Parking La Fouly 2
Tourism office La Fouly
Buvette de l'Alpage des Ars
Public transport
Public-transport-friendly
Take the train to Orsières
Check schedules on www.cff.ch
Get Timetable to destination
Directions
Via the A9 motorway from Lausanne or Sierre, take the Martigny-Grand-St-Bernard exit towards Sembrancher, then Orsières via the Great St. Bernard Route (Route 21).
Parking
You can park at Orsières station in the free white parking spaces.Coordinates
Book recommendation by the author
Topographic map 1:25,000 St-Bernard region
Author’s map recommendations
Localization
Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.
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