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La Balme-Les-Grottes

La Balme Caves – Caves Chapel loop from La Balme-les-Grottes

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France
Auvergne Rhône Alpes
La Tour-Du-Pin
La Balme-Les-Grottes

La Balme Caves – Caves Chapel loop from La Balme-les-Grottes

Hard

5.0

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La Balme Caves – Caves Chapel loop from La Balme-les-Grottes

05:10

18.5km

330m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Mostly walkable paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: September 9, 2026

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213 m

La Balme Caves

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In the caves of La Balme one can look back on a long history: Various archaeological finds indicate that the caves were already inhabited by people at the end of …

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274 m

Caves Chapel

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Small chapel from 1310. The one at the entrance to the grotto is very impressive.

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17.1 km

La Balme

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18.5 km

The small town to which the grotto belongs.

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18.5 km

End point

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Way Types & Surfaces

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9.47 km

5.56 km

2.77 km

673 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

5.57 km

4.97 km

4.53 km

2.03 km

701 m

673 m

< 100 m

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Saturday 7 November

11°C

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24 %

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