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Aire de bivouac de la base de loisirs du Pontet

A bivouac area of about 2,500 m² created by the municipality in summer 2026 in the Pontet leisure park, at the foot of the nature reserve, to accommodate TMB campers since the tightening of bivouac rules.

1,180 m 3,871 ftTMB km 19.5Les Contamines-Montjoie
Aire de bivouac de la base de loisirs du Pontet
Photo: Guilhem Vellut from Annecy, France · CC BY 2.0

You pitch your tent in the evening from 7 pm and take it down before 9 am, by reservation. It lies right next to the route, at the start of the stage to Notre-Dame de la Gorge.

Location
Pontet leisure park (Les Contamines-Montjoie), Les Contamines-Montjoie (France)
Season
summer (regulated period from June 15 to September 15), tents from 7 pm to 9 am
Booking
Reservation compulsory with the municipality (contaminesbivouac@outlook.fr), area listed on reserve-bivouac74.fr
Run by
municipality

Position: On the main route, km 19.5 from Les Houches.

Facilities

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Location

Coordinates: 45.80078, 6.72471 · Open in OpenStreetMap

Nearby

All accommodation: Les Contamines-Montjoie