Excursion 05

Sunday, 4 July 1999

Dear colleagues,

Dear friends, Here is my proposal for this second "easy" mountain trip of this session:


Date: Sunday, 4 July 1999
Site: Lacs Jovet (2174 m)
Classification: Easy
Altitude: 2200 m (highest point)
Climbing up distance: 990 m.
Climbing time: 3.30 hours
Total hiking time: 5.30 hours
Starting point: Chapelle de N.D. de la Gorge (1210 m).
Meeting point: CERN Main Cafeteria, on Sunday at 8.30 am
Remarks: Roman way, Historical pass to Italy.
Access: Take the motorway in direction to Chamonix and come out ofit at the high of "Le Fayet". There take road D902 to St. Gervais-les-Bains and continue by the same road till "Les Contamines-Montjoie". Take the road that drives to "La chapelle de N.D. de la Gorge". Park somewhere there.

The trip from CERN to N.D. de la Gorge should take about 1h20

Click to see the excursion map.
Click here to see a txt file with the way points of the path. .


In the web address "http://home.cern.ch/~salicio" you can find the map for this trip. Please, be in time for the appointment at the cafeteria.

It is convenient to emphasize some useful items: please do not forget to carry on (wear) raincoat, hat/cap and sun glasses, warm gloves, hiking boots or sport-footwear with thick and non-slipping sole, enough food and drinks for the own consumption. Spear dry clothes and after excursion confortable shoes are very convenient.

I hope weather conditions will allow an enjoyable excursion! Cheers! Jose.