Walking route - Tour of Mont de Grange from Châtel
Châtel
2CVA
Description
The Mont de Grange tour is a hike for experienced walkers.
Mont de Grange is a 3,000-hectare nature reserve, classified Natura 2000.
It's also a hunting reserve where deer, chamois, roe deer, mouflons, marmots, black grouse, ptarmigan, golden eagles... all live side by side. You can easily observe them early in the morning. This hike also invites you to discover wild flora such as martagon lily, paradise lily, alpine columbine, gentian and genepi.
From Très les PIerres, follow the direction of the Etrye, where you join the GR 5 path via the Pron and Mattes chalets. You'll follow the Pointe des Mattes down to the Chalet de Trebentaz and the Plan des Feux in La Chapelle d'Abondance, take the gravel path towards Enquernaz. You cross the La Chapelle d'Abondance ski area and the Plaine Joux mountain pasture.
From l'Enquernaz, head towards the Saint-Théodule chapel. On the way to the chapel, you'll pass through a number of local villages and discover the traditional houses of Charmy l'Adroit in Abondance.
After the Chapelle Saint Théodule, you'll take a mountain path to the Lenlevay viewpoint, passing the Bailly and Jouly mountain chalets. You'll meet Abondance cows on these mountain pastures during the summer season. A beautiful panorama of Abondance and Châtel awaits you.
From Lenlevay, take the GR5 path again to the Etrye chalets then back to the starting point.
Variations: possible departures from Chapelle Saint Théodule in Abondance or from the Plan des Feux in La Chapelle d'Abondance.
Tips
- From Les Mattes, you can branch off to the Trebentaz refuge.
- From the Chapelle Saint Théodule, you can branch off to the refuge des Tindérêts, via the Lac des Plagnes.
Guidebook with maps/step-by-step
0/ Departure point: Parking Très les PIerres, Châtel. Climb to the "L'Etrye" chalets.
1/ Pass the chalet and then the Etrye stream, the path then climbs up to the "Pron" chalets, then to "Les Mattes" and down to "Chalet de Trebentaz". You will then pass the viewpoint "La Corne" and "Les Chalets du Folliet".
2/ Turn left onto the forest track that leads to "Plan des Feux".
3/ Take the gravel path towards "L'Enquernaz". You cross the La Chapelle d'Abondance ski area and the "Plaine Joux" mountain pasture.
4/ At "L'Enquernaz", descend towards "La Chapelle Saint-Théodule". At "Les Fauges", follow the asphalt road to "Les Poses". From here, take the path behind the chalet to "Les Séchets". Follow the asphalt road on your right to "Fontaine Froide". At the crossroads, turn left towards "La Plagnette". At "La Plagnette", the road becomes a path that leads to the "Chapelle Saint-Théodule".
5/ After the chapel, follow the road to "Lenlevay", passing the "Chalets du Bailly" and the "Chalets du Jouly".
6/ Finally, at "Lenlevay", turn left onto the GR5 path which passes through the chalets towards "l'Etrye" and down to the start..
Variants : You can reach the summit of Mont de Grange via the Coincon ridge. You can also start from Saint-Théodule in Abondance or from Plan des Feux, La Chapelle d'Abondance.
Ouverture
From 01/06 to 30/09.
Accessible outside the snow period and depending on weather conditions. Check with the Tourist Office beforehand to find out the current access conditions. Recommended practice period: spring - summer - autumn.
Tarifs
Free access.
Contact et accès
Très les PIerres
74390 Châtel
Haute-Savoie (74)
