La Grande Dressière
- 1.1 mi
- round trip
- 1,038 ft
- climb
- Extreme
- difficulty
- Out and back
- route
La Grande Dressière is an out-and-back mountain bike trail in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France. It is 0.6 miles each way, 1.1 miles there and back. It runs between about 1,960 ft and 2,860 ft above sea level, with roughly 70 ft of climbing one way. It is rated mtb:scale 4 or higher: very steep, technical terrain that only expert riders should attempt. The nearest town is Aiguebelette-le-Lac, about 1.2 miles northeast of the start. Peaks within about 3 miles include Les Soualets, Mont Grelle and Mont Ménard. Cascade de Couz is within about 3 miles. For camping, Camping GCU d'Aiguebelette -le-Lac and Camping Le Mont Grêle are within about 6 miles. There are 7 other mapped trails within about 3 miles, so you can combine or extend the outing. Distances, elevations and the trail shape here come from OpenStreetMap and the Copernicus 90 m elevation model. Trail access for bikes, closures and conditions change, so check locally before you ride.
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Also worth it near here
Photo: Romainbehar, CC0 (via Wikimedia Commons)Plage municipale d’Aiguebelette-le-Lac
~2 min drive
Photo: crocou, CC BY 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)Camping GCU d'Aiguebelette -le-Lac
~2 min drive
Photo: Florian Pépellin, CC BY-SA 3.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)Cascade de Couz
~4 min drive
Photo: Lal.sacienne, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)Mont Grelle
~4 min drive
SEE
Cabane de l'ancien stade de neige
~8 min drive
Conditions and forecast
Daily highs and lows, wind and the chance of precipitation at La Grande Dressière for the next 7 days, from the Open-Meteo model.
Map and trail data © OpenStreetMap contributors
