Mont Joly
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View of Mont Blanc from Mont Joly

Difficulty: 3 out of 4. Ascent : 1100m; Route condition: Good. Walking time: Ascent - 2h45. Descent: 1h45.
Start at La Croix in St-Nicolas de Véroce: 1435m; Highest point - Mont Joly: 2525m;
Trail marking: Easy to find the footpath. Follow the chairlift, climb to the arrival of chairlift, see the point A in the photo bottom left, continue scramble further up the slope, see the white line in the same photo, south direction.

Route direction: La Croix - Le Vanay(1680m, 30minutes) - Mont Géroux (2288m, 2h15) - Mont Joly (2525m, 2h45).

Scenery
- One of the best panoramas in the French Alps.
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360° Panoramic view over Mont Blanc Massif, Chamonix Valley, Mégéve, Les Arvais.

Access: by car. Geneva -> A40 -> Saint-Gervais -> Saint-Nicolas-De-Véroce -> La Croix. (86km from Geneva)

 

Hiking date: 23 October 2004
Uploaded on 24 October 2004

 
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