Touring the Aiguilles d'Arves is an adventure you won't soon forget! This alpine hike, for experienced hikers only, will plunge you into a sumptuous setting of mountain pastures, mineral peaks and welcoming refuges.

Septentrional, centrale and méridionale culminating at 3,514 meters above sea level, but also known as 'Tête de Chat' or 'Petit Jean', 'Gros Jean' and 'Jean Jean', these three emblematic mountains were conquered in 1893 by Valloire residents hunting chamois, and made famous by William Coolidge's ascents in 1873.

The Tour des Aiguilles d'Arves, a hiking itinerary between Savoie and Hautes-Alpes, takes you into a wilderness atmosphere, immersed far from everything, in a succession of high-altitude passes, panoramic ridges and flower-filled mountain pastures on whose slopes graze numerous herds of cattle, goats and sheep.

This interdepartmental itinerary, dedicated to the very best mountain hikers, combines history and trade, wars and peddlers, between the former State of Savoy and the Kingdom of France. Cross the border on these ancient paths steeped in history, on these slopes and crests!