Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes · Hiking

Sentier des charbonniers

0.8 mi
loop: 418 ft
climb: 2,742 ft
high point: Loop
route

Sentier des charbonniers is a 0.8-mile loop in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, inside Parc naturel régional de Chartreuse. It runs between about 2,370 ft and 2,740 ft above sea level, with roughly 420 ft of climbing over the route. Most of the way is dirt. The nearest town is Apremont, about 2.2 miles southwest of the trailhead. Peaks within about 3 miles include Pointe de la Bornée, Mont Granier and Pointe de l'Essort. Cascade des Gorges and Cascade de Pichut are within about 3 miles. For camping, Camping La Ferme du Lac and Camping l'Ourson are within about 6 miles. There are 9 other mapped trails within about 3 miles, so you can combine or extend the outing. Distances, elevations and the route shape here come from OpenStreetMap and the Copernicus 90 m elevation model. Trails, access rules and conditions change, so check locally before you go.

Nearby · Chemin de la Grotte des Fées · Tour du Lac de la Thuile · Sentier des Rives du Coisetan

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Chemin de la Grotte des Fées

~10 min drive

An out-and-back trail, 0.3 miles each way (0.7 miles round trip) in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France.

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Tour du Lac de la Thuile

~11 min drive

A 0.5-mile point-to-point route in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France.

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Sentier des Rives du Coisetan

~11 min drive

A 0.5-mile loop in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France.

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Sentier Forestier Pédagogique

~1 min drive

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Granier par le Passage de Tencovaz; Les Frasses

~3 min drive

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sangle de la cascade

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Chemin de Tencovaz

~2 min drive

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Voie Romaine

~12 min drive

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Chemin de Planchamps

~4 min drive

An out-and-back trail, 0.3 miles each way (0.6 miles round trip) in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France.

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Sangle aux chamois

~4 min drive

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Mont Granier

~3 min drive

Photo: Florian Pépellin, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

Cascade de Pichut

~3 min drive

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Cabane de l'Alpette

~6 min drive

Photo: Florian Pépellin, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

Chemin de Coirat

~12 min drive

Photo: crocou, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)

Camping GCU d'Aiguebelette -le-Lac

~12 min drive

Conditions and forecast

Daily highs and lows, wind and the chance of precipitation at Sentier des charbonniers for the next 7 days, from the Open-Meteo model.