Granier Pass – Pointe de la Gorgeat loop from Col du Granier

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Granier Pass – Pointe de la Gorgeat loop from Col du Granier

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Granier Pass – Pointe de la Gorgeat loop from Col du Granier

03:18

8.27km

440m

Hiking

Hard hike. Good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: July 19, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment that may be dangerous

A part of this route comprises technical, difficult, or hazardous terrain. Specialist equipment and prior experience may be required.

After 4.94 km for 367 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

Get Directions

42 m

Granier Pass

Highlight • Mountain Pass

A classic. Once at the pass, either continue in the Chartreuse massif or go down in the vineyards of Apremont and around Lake Saint-André.

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983 m

View of Mont Granier, Belledonne and Bauges from Parc naturel régional de Chartreuse

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Magnificent view of the Granier, the Belledonnes and the Bauges

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2.69 km

Beautiful view

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Beautiful road through meadow with a view of chartreuse massif. Drinking fountain available

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2.90 km

View of Granges de Joigny and Grand Carroz

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3.03 km

Fossils

Highlight (Segment) • Other

Segment of around a hundred meters with fossils on the slab on the left going up

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4.49 km

Pointe de la Gorgeat

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It is a summit of the Massif de la Chartreuse located at an altitude of 1,486 meters. From there, there is a superb view of the Chartreuse mountains and the plain of Chambéry.

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5.26 km

Mount Joigny

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Superb panorama on the Chartreuse.

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7.81 km

Viewpoint

8.27 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.86 km

3.64 km

659 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

5.24 km

2.72 km

230 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Thursday 8 October

9°C

3°C

21 %

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Max wind speed: 6.0 km/h

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Comments

September 10, 2022,Mont Joigny, Apremont (73) - France

A beautiful loop very accessible with superb views from the parking lot of the Col du Granier.

~ 8km / 500 d+.

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