Dent de Verreu – Revisted after 6 years
The hike up to the Dent de Verreu (1901m) was one of the first ‘serious’ walks that we completed following our move to Samoëns in January 2011 (see our previous post) and we’d actually forgotten how stunningly beautiful the walk was.
Starting at Le Mont (980m) with its stunning church and bread-oven you walk up past the Fromagerie de Chèvre (and plenty of goats) on then up through the forest to the alpine pastures of Verreu where you start to get a glimpse of the views to come.
As you reach the peak, the Dent de Verreu at 1901m, then you are suddenly hit by the dramatic panoramic views stretching 180 degrees from Mont Blanc, across the top of the Grand Massif and right down the Giffre Valley in the direction of Geneva with the snow covered peaks of the Jura in the background.
The views are more than enough reward for the 2.5 hour hike-up and the peak makes the perfect spot for a picnic lunch!
