Stage 2: Le Pontet - Refuge de La Perrière GR®738
Plunging into the heart of the vast mountain pastures of the Grande Montagne de Presle and Verneil, these landscapes still offer us many clues to the dairy activity of yesteryear.
The climb from Le Pontet to the Col du Champet is mainly forested. The ridge above Chalet d'Arbaretan offers magnificent views of Mont Blanc. The ascent to Col de la Perche and then to the summit of Chapotet offers a bird's-eye view of the Grande Montagne de Presle and Verneil mountain pastures. These are home to local herds of heifers and suckler cows, from June to October. For a long time, these pastures were successful and popular, but the decline in livestock farming from the 1940s onwards and the abandonment of many alpine pastures led to a decline in dairy pastoral activity. Today, there are very few dairy pastures in Belledonne. As a result, the pastoral chalets on the Savoyard side are seldom used, as farmers go up to see their herds for the day before returning to their farms. The descent to the Gargoton springs and the ascent to the Col de la Perrière via the Combe de l'Arbet neuf is very wild and unspoilt.
En pratique
- Acceptés
Publics
- Walkers/hikers,
- Level red – hard
Animaux acceptés
- Acceptés
Conditions d'accueil des animaux
- Pets allowed on leash only.
Services
- Pets welcome
Informations complémentaires
Durée moyenne d'une visite groupée
- 430h
Ouvertures
From 15/06 to 15/09.
Subject to favorable snow and weather conditions.
Périodes
- Summer,
- Spring
Tarifs
Free access.
A voir aussi
Information mise à jour le 20/12/2024
par Isère Attractivité
