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From La Forclaz on the SW and S face Col de Bréonna 2915 m

  • Difficulty
    PD-
  • Ascent
    4–5 h, 1180 m
  • Descent
    1180 m
  • Exposure
    S, SW

The starting point is La Forclaz. The route goes on gentle slopes, especially in the middle part. You traverse the pretty Mayens de Bréonna with its old wooden houses, then the alp with the same name. Finally it goes on the S face between Serra Neire and Couronne de Bréonna and into the col.

Route description

La Forclaz - Bréonna - Col de Bréonna
From La Forclaz (1730 m) follow the road south-eastward. From P. 1747 the ascent actually begins on the left-hand side by following the road. Then ascend directly through the clearing which leads up to Mayens de Bréonna (2090 m) and Bréonna. Continue north-north-eastward across a wide terrace to reach the water intake. Turning right, ascend to Remointse de Bréonna (2435 m). Now ascend north-east and then northward to Col de Bréonna on an increasingly steep slope.
Descent
On the ascent.

Additional information

Departure and arrival point

La Forclaz VS (Val d’Hérens) (1725 m)

Route number

528b

Author

Georges Sanga

Georges Sanga, active alpinist in both summer and winter, is the author of several ski tour and alpine hiking guides and an editor of the swisstopo ski tour maps. His passion for the mountains, and mountain photography, takes him to every corner of Switzerland.

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