Nearby Visit Ideas Along the Route:

Plantimay Cheese Farm (9 km from the start): Farm tour.
Atelier du Tilleul (5 km from the start): Visit the last woodturning and tablet-making workshop in Chartreuse.
Chartreux Caves and Distillery (15 km from the start): Tour the world’s largest liqueur cellar.

For more details and additional visit ideas, visit chartreuse-tourisme.com/rsf.

Useful Numbers:

Weather (essential to check before departure): 3250 or www.meteo.fr
Mountain Rescue: 112

Information / Safety:

Follow a few basic rules and tips to ensure a safe and enjoyable hike. Check our recommendations and advice before heading out at chartreuse-tourisme.com/conseils-rando-trail (or request them at tourist offices).
Did you know? Mountain guides are experts in mountain flora and fauna, off-the-beaten-path hikes, local history, and Alpine traditions. They ensure a safe and enriching experience! A detailed list of guides is available at chartreuse-tourisme.com/accomp (or at tourist offices).
Note: You hike under your own responsibility. Chartreuse Tourisme and tourist offices are not liable for the suggested routes.
Marking : Starting signs are installed in villages at parking areas or public reception points. To follow your route, posts are placed at intersections, each identified by a plaque showing its name and altitude. Between two posts, painted markers guide you along the path (or indicate paths not to follow). You may also be directed by small wayfinding signs. The "Walks and Hikes in Chartreuse" map is recommended.

Admission fee : Free access.

Opening : From 01/05 to 30/11. Subject to favorable weather.

Step by step description : Starting from Miribel-les-Échelles, head towards Le Villar and follow signs to Til and Croix St Antoine. Continue toward La Mortière to reach the forest and follow it to Croix St Roch. From there, head to Sous Mafray and pass through Col des Mille Martyrs via Bois Carabotin. Return to Miribel via Michallat, crossing the Forêt de Miribel and discovering the Dolmen de l'Antillière and Croix de Tempétat along the way.

Area : Cœur de Chartreuse