Charmant Som depuis le col de Porte

Photo: Gemini1980 · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

6.0km
Total Distance
586m
Elevation Gain

Trail description

A 6 km climb of about 590 m from the Col de Porte through forest and the alpine pastures of the Chartreuse to the summit of the Charmant Som at 1,867 m. The top drops steeply towards the Gorges du Guiers Mort and looks across to the Grande Chartreuse monastery. The upper part shares the short path from the car park below the summit.

Route Map

Along the trail

  1. 1
    Habert du Col de Porte · 0.7km
    Shelter
  2. 2
    Viewpoint · 4km
  3. 3
    Viewpoint · 5.6km
  4. 4
    Charmant Som
    at the end · Viewpoint
Bus stop
Col de Porte - La Prairie · 193m from the start
Parking
171m from the start
Surface
natural ground 73%, paved 25%
Marked route
Traversée de la Chartreuse, Tour de Chartreuse

Difficulty

3/5 · Moderate