16 TRAIL RUNNING ROUTES
STARTING FROM MORZINE TOWN CENTRE
DEDICATED ROUTES FOR EVERY LEVEL
4 discovery route in Vallée de la Manche, from 6 to 28km, in concentric loop for a more gradual approach
2 routes of 12 and 18 km in Vallée des Ardoisières
1 ‘vertical kilometer’ workshop on Ressachaux to work on the rise
3 new ‘Enduro Trail’ routes, to start with a ride on the lift
3 options of distance and difficulty in the competition Trail des Hauts Forts
New discovery roads in Morzine and the surrounding areas
SPECIFIC TRAIL RUNNING MARKING
A color coded marking according to difficulty (green, blue, red and black) and regularly placed signposts giving information on the distance and altitude gain.
MULTIMEDIA MAP TO EASE THE ORIENTATION
Folding and waterproof mini-map: small, light and resistant to rain and sweat, the perfect map to go run with.
Mobile website: at first advised to run with for safety reason, a smartphone can become an orientation too (map, geo-tracking, detailed information…)
Itineraries available to download on your GPS in GPX format
VALLEE DE LA MANCHE
1. GREEN. NYON LOOP
Tourist Office – Retour des Nants – Nyon foot bridge – la Bray – la Boucherie – return through Promenade du Renard – rue Bidon – Church
6,5 km | 290 m. D+
2. BLUE. LES BAUTS - LA MOUILLETTE
Tourist Office – Retour des Nants – Nyon foot bridge – la Bray – Vé des Gardes – Plan des Follys – les Bô – la Mouillette – return through Promenade du Renard – rue Bidon – Church
13,3 km | 485 m. D+
3. RED. CHARDONNIÈRE - MINES D’OR LAKE
Tourist Office – Retour des Nants – Nyon foot bridge – la Bray – Vé des Gardes – Plan des Follys – les Bô – Cuidex Chalets – Bo Morand – Vigny – La Chardonnière Bridge – Chardonnière refuge – Fréterolles – Mines d’Or lake – Chardonnières Bridge – la Frasse – L’Erignée – La Mouillette – return through Promenade du Renard – rue Bidon – Church
26 km | 1 330 m. D+
4. BLACK. COL DE COU - FORNET
Tourist Office – Retour des Nants – Nyon foot bridge – la Bray – Vé des Gardes – Plan des Follys – les Bô – Cuidex Chalets – Bo Morand – Vigny – La Chardonnière Bridge – Chardonnière refuge – Col de Cou – Arrête du Vanet – Pointe de la Léchère – Col du Fornet - L’Aiguille Chalet – Fréterolles – Mines d’Or Lake – Pont de Chardonnière – La Frasse – L’Erignée – La Mouillette - return through Promenade du Renard – rue Bidon – Church
32 km | 2 000 m. D+
VALLEE Des ardoisières
5. BLUE. MORZINETTE
Church – les Putheys – Les Meuniers – l’Acquy – Morzinette – en Ly – l’Acquy – Return by same route
11,8 km | 710 m. D+
6. RED. MORZINETTE - AVORIAZ
Church – les Putheys – Les Meuniers – l’Acquy – Morzinette – les Crozats – Avoriaz – sentier de La Lappiaz – Creux de la Joux – Maison de Zore – la Croix – la Salle – return Church.
13,3 km | 485 m. D+
7. PURPLE. RESSACHAUX
Church – Bois des Chables – l’Apliot – le Creux – Pointe de Ressachaux – le Creux – Return by same route
9 km | 1 185 m. D+
+ GPX
+ TRACE DE TRAIL
+ ROAD BOOK
KILOMETRE VERTICAL DE RESSACHAUX
7. PURPLE VERTICAL KILOMETRE
Eglise - Bois des Chables - l'Apliot - le Creux - Pointe de Ressachaux - le Creux - retour par le même chemin.
9 km | 1 185 m. D+
ENDURO TRAIL
GREEN Enduro Trail Avoriaz-Morzinette
church –Avoriaz shuttle –Prodains cable car – Avoriaz – Les Crozats – Morzinette – Les Meuniers – church
9,4 km | 276 m. D+
BLUE Enduro Trail des crêtes de Super Morzine
Tourist office –Zore chair lift – La Joux verte – la combe aux Fys –Lindarets chair lift – Avoriaz – Le creux de le joue –Super Morzine cable car – church
14 km | 280 m. D+
+ ROAD BOOK
BLUE Enduro Trail Nyon - Joux Plane
church –renard path –Nyon cable car –Nyon’s lake – Tête du Vuargne –Ranfolly pass – Le Pleney –Pleney cable car – tourist office
11 km | 580 m. D+
+ ROAD BOOK
The unavoidable
7 blUE Montriond’s lake
church – La Glière – Le Dravachet –Montriond’s lake – Montriond – church
12,7 km | 303 m. D+
9 blUE Les bords de Dranse
Church – Palais des sports –Derêches’s park – Saint Jean d’Aulps in round trip
14,5km | 246 m. D+
+ ROAD BOOK
TRAIL DES HAUTS FORTS
12 blUE Trail des Hauts Forts – Young race
Mines d’Or’s lake –Cou pass –Fornet pass –Avoriaz’s tourist office
9,5 km | 930 m. D+
11 rED Trail des Hauts Forts – Short race
Palais des Sports – la Mouillette – Chalet de Bon Morand –Mines d’Or’s lake – Cou pass –Fornet pass– Avoriaz’s lake – Avoriaz’ tourist office
26,7 km | 1995 m. D+
+ ROAD BOOK
10 BLACK Trail des Hauts Forts - LONG TRAIL RACE
Palais des Sports – Le Pleney – Passerelle de Nyon – La Mouillette – Chalet de Bon Morand –Mines d’Or’s lake –Cou pass–Fornet pass –Avoriaz’s lake – Morzinette – Les Covagnes –Avoriaz tourist office
43,7 km | 3288 m. D+
VALLEE DE LA MANCHE
VALLEE DES ARDOISIERES
Vertical Kilometre
EnDURO TRAIL
The unavoidable
Trail des Hauts Forts
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