Excursion 06

Sunday, 11 July 1999

Dear colleagues,

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


Date: Sunday, 11 July 1999
Site: Le mont de Grange (2432 m)
Classification: Easy
Altitude: 2432 m (highest point)
Climbing up distance: 1272 m.
Climbing time: 4 hours
Total hiking time: 7 hours
Starting point: Tres les Pierres (1160 m).
Meeting point: CERN Main Cafeteria, on Sunday at 8.30 am
Remarks: Chamois, bouquetins, mouflons.
Access: Take motorway to Montreux. Continue till Bex (beforeSt.Maurice) and drive out of the motorway. Take the road to Monthey and then to the French border (Chatel). 12 km after Monthey we find the last Suisse village before France, Morgins. Chatel is 3 km far from Morgins and Tres les Pierres is 3 km far from Chatel following road D228 to the south. Park in Tres les Pierres.

The trip from CERN to Tres les Pierres should take about 1h30

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.