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Auvergne Rhône Alpes

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Autrans-Méaudre-En-Vercors

Pas de la Clé – Bec de l'Orient loop from Gève

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France

Auvergne Rhône Alpes

Grenoble

Autrans-Méaudre-En-Vercors

Pas de la Clé – Bec de l'Orient loop from Gève

Hard

4.7

(10)

127

hikers

Pas de la Clé – Bec de l'Orient loop from Gève

03:21

9.90km

380m

Hiking

Hard hike. Good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 21, 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 3.53 km for 32 m

Waypoints

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543 m

Gève Refuge

Highlight • Mountain Hut

Located in the Autrans Nordic ski area, this refuge, which also serves as an inn, welcomes you to the heart of the Vercors regional park. All the information here: refugedegeve.com.

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1.36 km

In 1915, a mountaineer from Montaud came to visit his family via the Pas de la Clé. When he returned the next day, he could not go further than the Gève refuge. The forest was devastated, the trees uprooted and tangled. A hurricane had almost completely destroyed the Ture sector.

Until 1939, no felling was carried out, so as to allow the forest stand to regenerate.

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3.54 km

Pas de la Clé

Highlight • Mountain Pass

Hanging on the edge of a cliff, the path offers spectacular views of the valley and the walls of the Vercors massif.

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4.43 km

Viewpoint

5.48 km

Bec de l'Orient

Highlight • Summit

Culminating at an altitude of 1,554 meters on the northern ridge of the Vercors massif, the Bec de l'Orient offers magnificent views of Isère and the Chartreuse massif.

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5.88 km

Bec de l'Orient

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incredible view

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5.97 km

Camp des Carteaux Cabin

Highlight • Mountain Hut

The camp established at this location, the “C3” was created in the vicinity of Autrans-Méaudre in Vercor in March 1943 to cope with the influx of those refusing to participate in the S.T.O. (Compulsory Work Service). The camp, made up of an average of thirty young men, moved many times for security reasons. It was established here from June 1943 until mid-November. The precariousness of the hut exposed to the wind led the resistance fighters to take up their winter quarters at the Gève refuge during the winter of 1943/1944. The Carteaux camp was still used from mid-May 1944 until the Vercors fighting in June and July 1944 and the order to disperse the resistance fighters given on 23 July. Today (summer 2023), thanks to the work of enthusiasts, this forest cabin has been rebuilt as faithfully as possible, on the same site. It remains open to all, so please respect these places.

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6.87 km

Aviation Memorial in Parc Naturel Régional du Vercors

Highlight • Monument

9.90 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.81 km

3.15 km

2.37 km

536 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

7.71 km

1.31 km

528 m

281 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (1,540 m)

Lowest point (1,290 m)

Weather

Tuesday 28 July

30°C

12°C

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Max wind speed: 9.0 km/h

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Comments

July 17, 2024,Pas de la Clé et Bec de l'Orient en boucle depuis Gève

What was supposed to be a short digestive walk with my parents finally turned into a short hike on the karst plateau of Gève to the northern cliffs of the Vercors.
Breathtaking views of Bas-Grésivaudan, Terres Froides and Chartreuse.
Place of memory: during the Second World War, resistance groups operated in this sector (see photos of the Carteaux camp). The …

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Pas de la Clé – Bec de l'Orient loop from Gève

Gève Refuge

The Cyclone

Pas de la Clé

Bec de l'Orient

Bec de l'Orient

Camp des Carteaux Cabin

Aviation Memorial in Parc Naturel Régional du Vercors

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