Grand-Échaillon Inn – Ridges and Pas du Gouillat loop from Léoncel

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Grand-Échaillon Inn – Ridges and Pas du Gouillat loop from Léoncel

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Grand-Échaillon Inn – Ridges and Pas du Gouillat loop from Léoncel

02:46

24.2km

850m

Mountain biking

Hard mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. Some portions of the route may require you to push your bike. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: September 24, 2026

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Temporary access restrictions

Includes segments with temporary access restrictions.

After 416 m for 249 m

Closed: • December-April (otherwise open)

After 19.7 km for 341 m

Closed: • December-April (otherwise open)

After 20.5 km for 313 m

Closed: • December-April (otherwise open)

After 22.9 km for 65 m

Closed: • December-April (otherwise open)

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Parking

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148 m

Grand-Échaillon Inn

Highlight • Other

Located right in the Léoncel forest, this small inn offers an ideal break at an altitude of 1,200 meters. Open all year round, it offers cuisine based on local products.

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3.51 km

Ruins of the Gampaloux Farm

Highlight • Historical Site

Only ruins remain of this old Gampaloux farm located at an altitude of 1,040 meters.

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7.03 km

Plateau de Bouvante

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Superb natural setting nestled at the foot of the vertiginous walls of the Vercors massif. The track gradually descends to the watercourse which is connected to Lake Bouvante.

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14.2 km

Gardiol Refuge

Highlight • Mountain Hut

Nice passage where you can stop to get water, take a break at the refuge, have a nap or even spend the night. The refuge is unguarded. At the end …

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16.0 km

Ruins

17.3 km

Ridges and Pas du Gouillat

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Beautiful viewpoint over the ridge line and the Tête de la Dame as well as over the Ambel plateau before the descent into the forest to its eponymous refuge.

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19.6 km

Col de la Bataille

Highlight • Mountain Pass

Intermediate pass that is comparatively easy to experience from Léoncel. The landscape around the Col is so haunted by the wind that the tree line is hardly higher. Worthwhile views towards Gorge d'Omblèze and the Tête de la dame.

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19.9 km

Col de la Bataille (1313 m)

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The origin of the name of this pass is not known. There are three theories: the most likely of these is a reference to the north and south winds, which …

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