Résy - Lacs de Résy

From Résy, a cluster of huts at 2,085 metres reached on foot from Saint-Jacques, the path climbs firmly to the small lakes of the same name at 2,569 metres. In under three kilometres it gains more than five hundred metres of height: a sustained gradient, but on hiking terrain among pastures, rhododendrons and scattered larches. Résy is one of the best-known balconies of Val d'Ayas, looking onto the Aosta Valley face of Monte Rosa, and the lakes above the alp open a wide, quiet view, their water mirroring ridges and snowfields. A short, rewarding outing, ideal in summer; the grassy ground and steeper sections call for boots and a little fitness.