Hiking Guide - Lakes and Waterfalls around Mont Blanc, the Most Beautiful Hikes | Glénat

35 itineraries to discover the lakes and waterfalls around Mont Blanc.

Is there a more soothing pleasure than contemplating the reflection of peaks in the crystal-clear waters of a mountain lake? Perhaps letting oneself be carried away by meditation by the perpetual sound of a waterfall and the sight of these seemingly endless waves… With Albert Camus, in his Myth of Sisyphus, we admit that the struggle towards the summits is enough to fill the human heart. However, we can consider that the spectacle of a body of water soothes it; gentleness, silence, serenity, tranquility—these are the generous gifts that Mother Nature offers us!
There are grandiose lakes, mysterious lakes, high-altitude lakes, limpid sheets, and others colonized by vegetation. They are sometimes in danger of disappearing, like that of Charamillon, at the Col de Balme, or that of the Marmotte, in Val Veni. Others are born from the melting of the ice, like at Bionnassay, or under the terminal tongue of the Mer de Glace. Paradise for children, where they spontaneously develop their playgrounds, or sources of inspiration for artists, let us celebrate their existence, let us feel this wave of well-being delivered by contemplation alone!
No need to be an ultra-trained walker to discover the 35 routes that Pierre Million offers us in his guide. The Arve and its source near the Col de Balme will be the subject of the first chapter, with the Catogne lake. Why also ignore the Arveyron waterfall, its little brother, and the two small lakes born from the "disappearance" of the Mer de Glace? The author's inventory is limited to the Mont Blanc region, both on the French side and in our neighboring areas of Val Ferret, Val Veni, and the Émosson reservoir.