Hiking in Switzerland | Lac Bleu via Zau des Têtes | Swiss Alps Canton Valais | 2020 (4K-Video)

Majestic hike through yellow larch forest in Val d’Hérens to Lac Bleu (the blue lake). We started our hike at the La Gouille rest area and followed the mountain river La Borgne d’Arolla up-stream. At the village Pramousse the path leads uphill and soon we reached the larch forests. In the early morning sun, all the larch trees were glowing in bright yellow and orange colours. Just before reaching the village of Arolla a difficult high mountain trail branches off the main route and we followed that challenging path all the way to Lac Bleu. The trail continues through wonderful larch forests high above the valley. There were some challenging parts on the way with a narrow passage next to a steep cliff and some moderate climbing down over rocks. After a final steep ascent, we reached to popular mountain lake Lac Bleu. We had a stunning view of the surrounding mountains beautifully reflecting in the clear water. From Lac Bleu we slowly descended and hiked back down into the valley.

Tour itinerary
Our hike starts at the La Gouille rest area (1835m). We follow the path along the La Borgne d’Arolla river up-stream to the village Pramousse (1837m). There we continue on the other side of the valley all the way up to Zau des Tête (2037m) where the high alpine branches off the path to Arolla. From there the path leads directly to Lac Bleu (2091m). From Lac Bleu we follow the path further north and back down into the valley at La Gouille where we started.

Tour date: October 25, 2020
Distance: 9,1 km
Duration: 3h 30min
Elevation: 630m up/down 630m
Difficulty: medium

Links to hiking website and map
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Schweizmobil.ch

Map
https://map.schweizmobil.ch/?lang=de&photos=yes&bgLayer=pk&logo=yes&season=summer&resolution=3.02&E=2603537&N=1099251&layers=Wanderland&trackId=77223644

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Видео Hiking in Switzerland | Lac Bleu via Zau des Têtes | Swiss Alps Canton Valais | 2020 (4K-Video) канала Sandra & Markus Trachsel