This summer Pete and I have been working in Landry for BikeVillage which is a lovely catered mountain bike chalet. Because of the C-word, we’ve stayed put in France and bagged ourselves a job in a great location. 15 minutes drive from Landry is the spectacular Rosuel Valley, where we decided to head up for two nights for our day off.

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We arrived just as the sun had set and found a perfect spot to park Big Blue. We enjoyed a couple of G&T’s then had an early night ready for our hike the next day.

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It was a blue sky day and we set off at around 10am, enjoying the views of Sétive’s waterfall and Mount Pourri. The hike I planned was to walk along the GR5, then loop around and down to the Refuge d’Entre le Lac and La Plagne lake. The views were breathtaking the entire way; you could see Tignes ski resort, alpine marmots everywhere and the gorgeous turquoise colour of the lake.

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We returned back towards Rosuel refuge following the footpath that runs alongside the lake. The water was obviously freezing but it was so clear.

We stopped for a second lunch break close to the stream and found our own little island for a paddle to cool down.

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The entire hike was just over 16km with 800m elevation so we stopped at the Refuge de Rosuel for a rewarding local beer. That evening, I was so tired but we were treated to an incredible pink sunset and played shithead (the card game!). It was a perfect getaway being only 15 minutes from Landry, but it felt like you were a million miles away.

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