Saille tour
From the moment you reach the summit via the Jorasse chairlift, a dirt track guides you effortlessly to the Bougnonne stables. This mountain pasture, owned by Leytron, was managed independently until 1963. Today, it is the second most important alpine pasture after Odonne. The gently sloping route takes you to the banks of the Salentse, an inescapable river which, by turns discreet and impetuous, shapes the life of Leytron and Ovronnaz.
The old stables of Saille can be seen below, then the path continues to climb towards the Rambert hut, as far as the Pierre à Vatserou. Sitting on this imposing stone, the chief shepherd once kept watch over his flock.
Leaving this path, you take a magnificent path along the hillside, winding between rocky bars and scree at the foot of the Pointe d'Aufalle ridge. Larches, alders, bilberries and wooded pastures then guide you towards Larzay and Chavanne Neuve, where an old coach house once stood on the Bougnonne mountain pasture. Your tour ends at the top of the Jorasse chairlift.
Access to the Tour via the Jorasse chairlift.
Car park at the start of the chairlift.
Catering: Jorasse mountain restaurant.
Features
Length
14.50 km
Difficulty
Medium / T2 until Fenestral
Difficult / T4 from Fenestral
Duration
4h (one way)
2h (return)
Height difference
+1220 m / -1220 m
Minimum altitude
1947 m
Maximum altitude
2961 m
Starting point
Jorasse arrival of the chairlift
Point of arrival
Jorasse arrival of the chairlift
Period
July to October depending on snow conditions
Did you know ?
There are two Dents de Morcles: the petite (2,936m) and the grande (2,969m). It is the large tooth that offers the ascent.
Unlike most glaciers, which accumulate their ice upstream and then flow downstream, the Martinets glacier follows its own path. It stores its ice on the shady side and zigzags away from the rock faces.
The village of "Morcles", nestling at the foot of the Dents that gave it its name, is one of the oldest in the Vaud Alps. It dates back as far as 1,043 BC.
