Car free-hike 2 days & 1 night - The balcony of Haut-Breda in the Belledonne mountains
Before your visit
A car-free hike where you can take the bus to and from the site. Make sure you know the time and day of traffic before you leave.
A two-day hike, accessible without a car, to discover the alpine huts of Haut-Bréda.
You can spend the night in an unguarded hut or in a bivouac.
Itinerary with public transport proposed by Alpes Là.
From Village-Ecole bus stop, La Ferrière- (930 m) - 1 h 45 (2.9 km, D+ 521 m)
From the village-school bus stop (La Ferrière), climb the stairs just before the church to reach the town hall and school. Continue through the forest on the path signposted north-east towards Chalet du Bout until you reach the ridge (Carrefour du Bout).
1) Carrefour du Bout (1535m) - 1 h (1.8 km, D+ 269 m)
[Possible return trip to Chalet du Bout (10min)].
Climb the ridge through the forest until you reach the GR738® at Les Lanches.
Then cross to the west (right) to Lac du Léat.
2) Chalet et Lac du Léat (1719 m) - 1 h 20 (2.5 km, D+ 276 m,
D- 214 m)
Continue on the GR® as it rises in a balcony to reach the second Tigneux chalet and then the Montagne des Tigneux (1994m). Then descend westwards to the Petite Valloire crossroads and the Chalet de la Fouetterie just below.
3) Le Chalet de la Fouetterie (1823 m) - 30 min (1.2 km, D+ 92 m,
D- 13 m)
Return to the Petite Valloire crossroads.
Leave the GR® and cross over on a balcony path to the south to the Chalet de la Grande Valloire.
4) First Chalet de la Grande Valloire (1840 m) - 1h25 (3.8 km,
D- 835 m)
Continue on the path, crossing the Grande Valloire stream, then at the end of the alpine pasture, start a long descent through the forest.
Rejoin the Valloire stream, stay on the left bank track until you reach the parking lot [Pont de la Valloire post] and the Camorel bus stop on the main road.
Route details
Pets welcome
Opening
From 01/05 to 31/10 daily.
Subject to favorable weather.
More details
Not accessible in a wheelchair
Go there
Latitude : 45.319264
Longitude : 6.087163
38580 Le Haut-Bréda
Go there
FROM Grenoble train station: TER train to Chambéry stop Goncelin Gare (30 min) then "Destination Nature" shuttle M Réso N97 (direction Super Collet) to Allevard Collège and direct connection with N98 (direction Le Pleynet Les 7 Laux) stop Village Ecole (duration of both shuttles 50min).
RETURN : Departure from N98 shuttle bus stop at Camorel (direction Allevard Collège) then direct connection with N97 (direction Le Coléo), then TER SNCF train to Grenoble.
Information updated on 18/12/2025
by Isère Attractivité
