Tour of the Chartreuse

The Chartreuse are possibly most famous for the monastery and the monks who traditionally made the spirit of the same name. The monastry is in the village of St Pierre de Chartreuse. The Chartreuse area extends between Chambery in the north and Grenoble in the south. They are predominantly limestone area with gorges, and large escarpments and cliffs of up to 400m. The high plateau, almost invisible from below, are home in summer months to the shepherds looking after flocks of sheep, goats and cattle. The range reaches to over 2000m in altitude. The area has no major routes through it and the villages are a haven of peace with small streams and rivers tumbling through wooded valleys.

D1- Starting from the Col de Porte. The first walk is under the Chamechaude, one of the peaks of the Chartreuse.

D2 - St Pierre de Chartreuse by the circuit of the Chamechaude and the col l'Emmeindras (1490m). The village of St Hugues.5h30, 450m, -750m.

D3 La Scia by the col de la Saulce and the Maupasset or by the col des Ayes and the Trou du Glas and the Chaos de Bellefond.

D4 - The exceptional cirque of St Meme (the waterfalls of the Guiers), by the col de Bellefond and the high plateau.

D5 - The source of the river Guiers.

D6 - La Diat by the col Bovinant, le Desert of the Grande Chartreuse and its monastery dominated by the Grand Som.

D7 - Col de Porte by the panoramic summit of the Charmant Son and the ridges of the Mont Fromage.

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