Tour du Grand Château

Starting from Jorasse, take the path leading to the Petit Pré mountain pasture at the foot of the Grand Château. The trail climbs towards the Grand Pré d'Euloi, a stunning meadow guarded by the sleek outline of the Tita Séri. Leaving the Fenestral route, the Tour heads into a mineral universe, a rugged and secluded stretch. Grassy slopes, craggy rocks and scree take you up to the pass at 2,400m, nestled between the Petit and the Grand Château. To the North, the Muverans massif commands with all its magnificence. Rock walls cleave the horizon with their striking verticality. They stretch from the Dent Favre to the Haut de Cry and include the Petit and Grand Muveran. To the West, the eastern face of the Grand Chavalard, has rocks and scree scattered across its slopes. To the South, one’s gaze is drawn to the Valais Alps, standing like faithful sentinels. The landscape is rather barren as one heads back through Les Creux du Bouis. One returns to civilisation at the Par di Modzons chalet, just before suddenly coming upon the Gîte de Lui d'Août and its terrace. From Lui d'Août one quickly returns to Petit Pré and the path towards Jorasse and the chairlift back to Ovronnaz.