Cross the road and head towards the centre of the village. At the fountain, go left up a one-way street and follow a minor road to a pale-yellow house.During the last glaciation a 200-metre thick glacier covered Arâches. An gentle stroll starting in the village of Arâches.Once upon a time, a giant came down from Flaine to the valley. At Laya, just outside Arâches, he was brought to a halt by a stone digging into his foot. He took off his boot and emptied out a huge rock, which embedded itself into the ground. The giant’s stone still lies in that field at Laya, were it is known as the Pierre à Laya.and the Arve Valley. Type of itinerary : circuit. Maps: IGN Top 25 n° 3530 ET Samoëns Haut-Giffre
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The Alpine Meadows of Arâches
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The Pierre à Laya is a “glacial erratic” deposited as the ice retreated.
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Sport The Alpine Meadows of Arâches Les Carroz-d'Arâches
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Ground, Hard coating (tar, cement, flooring)
Prices
Free access.
Reception
Period of practice
From 15/05 to 01/11.
Subject to favorable snow and weather conditions.
Services
- Pets welcome
- Free car park
- Car park
Contacts
Access
Cluses – Arâches: 11 km. Take the N205 out of Cluses, and then turn onto the D6 to Arâches. Park at the church in Arâches.
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