• Maison Vieille hut - Chécrouit lake

Maison Vieille hut - Chécrouit lake

Resorts: Courmayeur

From the beginning of July to the end of August, you can use the lifts from Courmayeur to reach the Maison Vieille Hut, from which the easy excursion starts.

Technical Information

Difficulties
E - Excursionist
Recommended times
June - September
Departure
Maison Vieille hut (1956 m)
Arrival
Chécrouit lake (2165 m)
Difference in level
209 m
Length
1000 m
Duration going there
0h40
Trail sign
TMB - AV2 - 6

Route

The path begins just behind Maison Vieille hut and follows the sign of Tour du Mont-Blanc and Alta Via 2.
Climbing gently through flowering meadows, you can reach the lake, in whose blue green waters, the imposing peaks of Mont Blanc are reflected.

Lake Chécrouit is an exceptional viewpoint at 2,000 m over the whole Mont Blanc chain and Veny Valley.

Duration going there

0h40

Length

1000 m

Recommended times

June - September

Difficulties

E - Excursionist

Difference in level

209 m

Chécrouit lake
Chécrouit lake
GPS track
GPX , KML

See also

Swimming pool
Piscina alpina Plan Chécrouit

Alpine Outdoor heated pool

Courmayeur

Summer 2025: from 28th June to 31st August In Courmayeur, during the Summer months, it is possible to escape the heat for a dip at high altitude with a view of Mont Blanc!The alpine swimming pool of Plan Chécrouit (1,750 m.), located where you  ski in …

Ski-lift complex:
Dolonne cabin

Dolonne gondola lift

Courmayeur

Dolonne cabin  is located in the hamlet Dolonne about 1 km from the center of Courmayeur and leads to Plan Chécrouit at 1,704 m. altitude.It’s open both in winter and in summer, for pedestrians and skiers.A few hundred meters from the arrival of the …

Ski-lift complex:
View of Maison Vieille

Maison Vieille chairlift

Courmayeur

Maison Vieille Chairlift is open  during Winter and Summer for skiers and pedestran people.  Maison Vieille is a good point of departure for panoramic excursions.In the surrounding it's possible to find an alpine refugee and a dortoir, for eating too. …

Mountain huts
Maison Vieille hut

Maison Vieille Mountain Hut Restaurant

Courmayeur

The restaurant is located on the downhill ski slopes and can be reached by the Dolonne gondola and the Maison Vieille chairlift.

Note - this information is not directly connected to the Cammino Balteo path but it is part of the Aosta Valley tourist offer.