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Walks from the Val de Morgins

  Of the numerous walks in the valley, perhaps the easiest is that which takes just 20mins to reach the small green lake at the Pas de Morgins, where options for extending the outing in various directions become obvious. One of these options climbs to the Bec du Corbeau viewpoint; another makes for the Portes de Culet, then climbs the ridge to the east of the pass to gain the famed 2042m Pointe de Bellevue which gives such a splendid view of the Dents du Midi.

  Another recommended route follows the Vièze de Morgins upstream southwest of Morgins, wandering below the cliffs of the Tête de Linga and Tête du Géant to the head of the valley, and then climbs to the little Lac de Chésery at 1891m. Lac Vert, a second tarn nearby, lies just 20m below Col de Chésery, a walker’s pass on the border with France at 1992m. Between the lake and the col, about 2½hrs from Morgins, stands the privately owned Refuge de Chésery (www.lacvert.ch) which offers refreshments, has 35 dormitory places and is often patronised by trekkers walking from Lac Léman to Chamonix along the GR5. Southeast of here the 2157m col of Portes de l’Hiver (also known as the Porte du Lac Vert) is well worth the extra 40–50mins of effort to reach, for it rewards with a truly breathtaking panorama. Yet again the Dents du Midi form an eye-catching part of that panorama.