Category: Activities

There are loads of lovely Summer walks around Praz with amazing views, and do doubt plenty more in Megeve and the other local towns.

Click here to see some recommended by the Official Praz website.

Our first attempt was the “kid friendly” Les Granges in the hills on the other side of the valley (see above). Maybe not so great for a 3 year old, or even adults in flip flops, with not enough water on a hot day – but we did make it around alive! You can stop off at the farm house for a drink or ice-cream.

We’ve also taken the Cret du Midi chairlift to the top of the mountain in Summer (above). The lift is open several days of the week  and opens up a number of paths with sunning views at the top. Great for a picnic but make sure you make it back to the lift before it shuts (around 4pm I think) – once we missed it and had to walk all the way down (see below)! It was great fun but exhausting after we’d already done a lot of walking.

Another great activity we’re fond of is river walking along the shallow Arly. put on suitable footware (crocs, wellies, flip-flops) and typically start from the Praz games area, stick in hand walking back towards the apartment, usually taking the tributary before the bridge. Loads of fun!

 

There are dozens of mountain biking tracks in the picturesque hills near the apartmen and the surrounding Val d’Arly, and many more at the top of lifts which are open in Summer in the surrounding resorts.

The French Alps is the natural home of Mountain biking – or VTT as they say in France (for vélo tout terrain).  In Summer there are almost as many people of saddles in the area as there are on skis in the Winter.

Bikes can be hired in many places locally but our friend Stuart has always hired from Derby Sports, which just 5 mins from the apartment. His preference is now for e-bikes, which can give an extra boost when the going gets tough. 

Check out the official VTT routes:

Local mountain biking map