The Blue Lake

Start from the Plan de l’Aiguille refuge
Small, pretty lake below the Aiguilles de Chamonix
From the refuge, walk up towards the middle station of the Aiguille du Midi cable car. Go and stay left as you approach it, more or less on the level by the path that turns below the refreshment bar. After a small flat, the path turns left then curves between grass terraces and granite zones. The lake appears at the last moment.
Surrounded by its tangled rock falls, the transparency of the water is surprising and the reflection of the Aiguilles de Chamonix magnificent!
Ideal walk for children of all ages.
Go back the same way.

The stages of the journey

stage 1

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Refuge du Plan de l'Aiguille
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stage 1
Refuge du Plan de l'Aiguille
Departure arrival2207 m
Arrival altitude2300 m
Elevation gain/loss93 m
Time1h30 environ (A/R)
DifficultyEasy
Season
Communauté de Communes Pays du Mont-Blanc
Vallée de Chamonix Mont-Blanc
Espace Mont-Blanc
Combloux
Cordon
Demi-Quartier
Domancy
Les Houches Mont-Blanc
L'assemblée des Pays de Savoie
Vallorcine Mont-Blanc
Les Contamines
Passy Mont-Blanc
Praz-sur-Arly
Saint Gervais
Sallanche
Servoz  Mont-Blanc
Megêve
Région Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Creation: Alliance Réseaux