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Château-Bernard

Pré Achard – Balme Pass loop from Château-Bernard

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France
Auvergne Rhône Alpes
Grenoble
Château-Bernard

Pré Achard – Balme Pass loop from Château-Bernard

Hard

4.8

(10)

81

hikers

Pré Achard – Balme Pass loop from Château-Bernard

06:29

15.3km

930m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 11, 2026

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Parc naturel régional du Vercors

Waypoints

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2.20 km

La Soldanelle Refuge

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Located at an altitude of 1,500 meters at the Col de l'Arzelier, the Soldanelle refuge was built in 1968. Its terrace offers a breathtaking view of the valley. You can …

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2.74 km

Pré Achard

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hiking crossroads

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7.16 km

Vercors Pass View

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Technically one of the easiest transitions

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7.53 km

Sensational view of the steep flank of the entire ridge up to the Grand Veymont.

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7.55 km

Balme Pass

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A pass with a very beautiful view of the steep eastern ridge edge as far as the Grand Veymont in the south and the Grande Moucherolle in the north. The two highest peaks of the Vercors from one point...

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15.3 km

End point

Bus stop

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Way Types & Surfaces

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7.91 km

3.69 km

2.85 km

494 m

383 m

Surfaces

7.91 km

2.63 km

2.12 km

2.12 km

300 m

164 m

< 100 m

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Sunday 11 October

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November 10, 2021,pas de la balme
Superb hike on the Vercors highlands

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