Grande Chartreuse Museum – Ruchère Pass loop from Monastère de la Grande-Chartreuse

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Grande Chartreuse Museum – Ruchère Pass loop from Monastère de la Grande-Chartreuse

Moderate

hikers

Grande Chartreuse Museum – Ruchère Pass loop from Monastère de la Grande-Chartreuse

03:40

10.7km

570m

Mountaineering

Moderate mountaineering route. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 3, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Parc naturel régional de Chartreuse

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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106 m

Grande Chartreuse Museum

Highlight • Historical Site

Very beautiful museum which explains the life of the Carthusians. Very peaceful location with magnificent mountain views

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196 m

Picnic Area with a View of the Chartreuse Mountains

Highlight • Viewpoint

Ideal for a break // break with a view of madness !!!!!

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5.21 km

Picknick spot close to the Col de la Ruchère

Highlight • Other

If you walk from the Col de la Ruchère down to the Habert de Billon, there's a perfect picknick spot just under the col, at the edge of the woods.

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5.60 km

Ruchère Pass

Highlight • Mountain Pass

Also worth the climb if you do not continue to the Petit Som or the Grand Som. The view down the valley of Saint-Bruno, with the Charmant Som at the opposite side is pretty good.

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7.95 km

Grande Chartreuse Monastery

Highlight • Historical Site

La Grande Chartreuse, the Great Charterhouse, is the mother monastery of the Carthusian Order. It is an impressive and unique facility. It cannot be visited, but you can walk around …

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10.1 km

Water point

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10.7 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.83 km

3.39 km

3.18 km

340 m

Surfaces

6.76 km

3.66 km

163 m

109 m

Elevation

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Weather

Monday 5 October

19°C

9°C

29 %

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Comments

August 30, 2022,F - Tour Monastère de la Grande Chartreuse

Today a somewhat quieter hike on the schedule .... we thought 😂 After breakfast by car towards Monestrere de Grand Chartreuse, the monastery where the Chartreuse drink comes today. First we visited the museum, where the origin and life of the monks was told. Then we started our hike from the museum. The monastery itself was not accessible. The weather …

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