Summer Activities

in and around Sainte Foy

Whether you’re into hiking, biking, wild swimming, or simply soaking up the mountain air, Sainte Foy has something to inspire and energize. Explore scenic trails, discover nearby hamlets, or dive into thrilling outdoor sports like rafting and paragliding. With breathtaking landscapes and authentic local charm, it’s the perfect base for a summer getaway. Scroll down to explore the many activities that awaiting you in and around summer in Sainte Foy.

Summer Activities in Sainte Foy with Evolution 2 & ESF

For many of the activities below our partners Evolution 2 offer services including:

Mountain walks (half/full day)
Hire of mountain Ebikes
Summer walking with Karts/dogs

ESF Sainte Foy are offering great outdoor nature based adventure packages for children aged 5-10 years that are full of fun, sporty & creative team activities in the great outdoors. Below is a small selection:

Following the fox’s tracks & Looking for marmots
Dam building
Treasure hunt
Making a windmill
Mixed sport tournament

Road Biking
A holy grail of diverse routes for keen road cyclists, many of which are included in the world famous stages of the Tour de France: Col de l’Iseran, Col du Petit St Bernard, Cormet de Roselend, Col du Pre, Colle San Carlo, Col de la Madeleine. There are also plenty of smaller, less known road cycling routes that are based around the Tarentaise with beautiful views, easy to challenging climbs and rewarding finishes.
Mountain Biking
Uncrowded well marked trails and varied terrain. The chairlift is open during the summer to take you up to the top of the first lift. If the riding in and around Sainte Foy leaves you thirsty for more then the surrounding areas of Les Arcs, Tignes/Val d’Isere, La Thuile offer much more. With a variety of trails from simple easy downhill to tight cornered steep and gnarly, you’ll not be short of choice.
Hiking Over 70km of local footpaths
There are some breathtaking walks in the area for all levels including family walks, full or half day excursions, as well as multi-day hikes staying in mountain huts or refuges. A must include single day local destination is the award winning and picturesque hamlet of Le Monal which is just 5km from the resort. If the vast amount of trails local to Sainte Foy are not enough you can go much further afield and plan longer multiday hikes in the Parc de Vanoise. See/download a local Walking map in pdf format
Bird & Wildlife Watching
Sainte Foy offers much natural Alpine fauna and flora but you can also travel to the nearby nature reserves or the Vanoise National Park for bird and wildlife watching or to hunt for rare and protected Alpine plants. See if you can see marmots, ibexes, chamois, the Golden eagle, black grouse, the eagle owl, the three toed woodpecker, the blue thistle, linneus borealis (twinflower) or the Piedmont primrose.
Kani Cart
Great fun for all the family is to go out with a team of Huski dogs pulling you on a summer mountain cart. Trips can be organised with Evolution 2.
White Water Rafting, Canoeing, Hydrospeed & Canyoning
Head down to Bourg St Maurice and the Isère river offers all sorts of water based fun. There is a white water rafting centre, complete with learning area, prepared courses and more. You can join a white water raft for a fast and exhilarating ride down to Aime, or get in the water with a small personal float and hydrospeed down the white water.
Swimming
There are lots of pools in the area to choose from including Bourg St Maurice with an Olympic sized outdoor pool as well as a smaller indoor pool and a children’s pool. Additionally both Val d’Isere and Tignes have pool complexes that have slides and whirlpools. There is also a natural pool near Aime (as mentioned above) that is beside the river and cycle path.
Fishing
Fishing is available in Tignes, Lac de Roselend and Annecy amongst others.
Horse Riding
Sainte Foy has its own equestrian centre where one can enjoy pony trekking starting from the resort.
The equestrian centre in Bourg St Maurice offers everything from gymkhana jumps courses, to leisurely rides through wooded areas.
Parapenting / Paragliding
If the idea of soaring high above the stunning pastures of the Tarentaise valley enveloped by towering mountain peaks inspires the adrenaline junkie in you, then paragliding could be just what you are looking for!
Go Ape / Parcours
High Ropes Courses – Tree climbing with a difference suitable for all but the youngest of children. Obstacles, rope bridges, abseiling amongst the tree tops. There’s one in Sainte Foy and others in the local area.
Rock Climbing
The mountains of Sainte Foy and its surrounding area offer endless climbing routes for beginners and experts alike.
Summer Skiing
The Grande Motte glacier at Tignes enables summer skiing up to the height of almost 3500m. Open between June/July and September (depending on conditions), the funicular at Tignes Val Claret whisks you up to the glacier in just 7 minute
Via Ferrata
Developed in the First World War to aid the movement of infantry across the Alps, Via Ferrata (Italian for ‘iron road’) is a variation on rock climbing. Using a series of fixed iron ladders and cables, marked routes lead you up rockfaces and offer a great introduction to rock climbing. Graded from easy to extremely difficult, Via Ferrata is suitable for any age and ability.
Quad Bikes & 4×4 tracks
Test your driving skills on the internationally renowned, specially designed 4×4 tracks in Tignes which are the highest in Europe or jump on a quad and explore the hundreds of hectares of 4×4 tracks.
Volleyball, Basketball & Tennis
There’s local courts available for ball sports of all sorts and an even larger selection in Bourg St Maurice in the valley.

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Summer Activities

in and around Sainte Foy

Summer Activities in Sainte Foy with Evolution 2 & ESF

Road Biking

Mountain Biking

Hiking Over 70km of local footpaths

Bird & Wildlife Watching

Kani Cart

White Water Rafting, Canoeing, Hydrospeed & Canyoning

Swimming

Fishing

Horse Riding

Parapenting / Paragliding

Go Ape / Parcours

Rock Climbing

Summer Skiing

Via Ferrata

Quad Bikes & 4×4 tracks

Volleyball, Basketball & Tennis

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