Discovery Savoyard walk in Saint-Guérin. in Arêches-Beaufort

Distance: 3 km

Elevation: 100 D +

Not recommended in bad weather

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Lake or body of water within 300 m

Lake view

Mountain view

But tell me, this Saint-Guérin lake doesn't look like a small mountain lake… Why is there so much water here? How did she get there? Come as a family to find the answers to all these questions and many more, in a grandiose landscape.

Discovery Savoyard walk in Saint-Guérin.

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Do you feel more like a drop of water rushing in the current or rather an engineer in charge of the titanic construction site of a dam?

When you have chosen your destiny (for the day), equip yourself accordingly and set off on the journey of adventure!

If you opt to follow Guérinette the droplet, with your game bag, you will have to rack your brains a bit and show some imagination along the way.

But what are these barbaric things such as: hydroelectricity, a penstock, an impoundment? You will learn it while walking along the water reservoir.

Sensation guaranteed by crossing the Himalayan footbridge which spans the lake! it rocks a little… but it's so cool to walk above the water.

If you choose to take on the engineering challenge using your tablet or smartphone, then you'll have to rack your brains in order to erect the dam.

It's fun to see how the valley was before being covered by these millions of cubic meters of water.

A little further on, a torrent rushing down the slope will bring you some freshness. And here you are back, unbeatable on arch dams!

Take part in the construction of the Saint-Guérin dam, in the shoes of an EDF engineer, with whom you will discover all the specificities of this profession and the steps to arrive at this wonder of Beaufortain (from 12 years old).

Free information :
The game kit is on sale at the tourist offices of Arêches and Beaufort

Tips and Suggestions
You can buy the "guerinette" bundle for 5 € with surprises inside so that you don't miss a thing during your walk with your children! Available at Tourist Offices and at "l'Edelweiss" in St Guérin.

Topo / step by step
Departure: At the Saint Guérin car park, two discovery trails on hydroelectricity are available to you: Guérinette la Gouttelette game from 7 years old (solid line on the map) 1/ Descend towards the 1576m dam 2/ After having crossed the dam, turn around until the crossing. 1559m 3/ Turn right to walk along the lake on the east bank 4/ Take the small bridge and continue towards the water inlet. 1557m 5/ When the water arrives, continue towards the Himalayan footbridge 6/ Cross the footbridge, 1557m 7/ Arrival at the end of the lake where the Louze stream flows and return by the same path. The second game "the challenge of Saint-Guérin" (drawn in dotted lines) is done by downloading the mobile application l'Empreinte des Grandes Alpes.

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