Cirque de Saint-Même
Cirque de Saint-Même
2.8km
Total Distance
510m
Elevation Gain
Trail description
A 2.8 km climb of about 490 m from Saint-Même-d'en-Bas through the Cirque de Saint-Même, past the Pisse du Guiers and the Grande Cascade, to the cave where the Guiers Vif springs out. The cirque closes the eastern end of the Chartreuse massif, on the border of Savoie and Isère. It lies in the Hauts de Chartreuse nature reserve.
Route Map
Along the trail
- 1Drinking waterat the start
- 2Source · 0.6kmSpring · springs can run dry
- 3Drinking water · 0.6km
- 4Viewpoint · 1.9km
- Parking
- 310m from the start
- Path grade (SAC)
- T2 · T3 for 0.1km
- Surface
- natural ground 47%, paved 41%, gravel 12%
- Marked route
- Sentier des Cascades
