584 - 1 794 METRES       Tramway du Mont-Blanc    Introduction - The Tram - Winter - Summer - Eating out - Timetables               In summer : a protected jewel case for the medium and high mountains           Map   The Mont-Blanc Tram makes it possible to reach both the fantastic universe of the high mountains and also the more accessible one of the medium mountains.   Mountain biking In summer, mountain-bikers can go up by train and enjoy fully the descents on both sides, towards Chamonix or towards Saint-Gervais. Caution : Access to the Tram for mountain-bikes is possible only at certain times. Please enquire. Tel. : 00 33 (0)4 50 47 51 83 Suggested rambles Starting from Bellevue at 1794 m : Col de Volza – 1653 m (about 2 hours) – easy. Pretty descent through the hamlets of Bionnassay (1314 m) and Bionnay (952 m). Col du Tricot – 2120 m (about 2 hours) - easy. Starting from the Nid d'Aigle at 2372m : Descent to Bellevue – 1794 m (about 1 ½ hours) - easy. Bionnassay glacier – 2400 m (about 1 hour) – easy. Short ride with fine view of the glacier. Refuge de Tête Rousse (Shelter of Tête Rousse) 3167 m (about 2 ½ hours) – advanced. (Caution : this ride passes a glacier, equipment and guide recommended). Long ascent in a mineral world. The shelter overhangs the Bionnassay glacier, whose crevasses and seracs one can admire. This very popular route is considered to be a high-mountain route.   Mountaineering Mountaineers take the train to the Refuge du Goûter (shelter), the last stop before the ascent of Mont-Blanc. Each summer, tourists from all over the world come here to admire the mountaineers linked by ropes setting off for the Roof of Europe.