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Park your car in the car park at the Réallon resort, on the forest side, halfway along the car park.
(S/E) Take the path that climbs up opposite and follow it to the left for about 1200m through the pine forest.
(1) Take the path on the right for 1,100 metres.
(2) At the edge of the forest, wind your way through the mountain pasture towards the small pine forest.
(3) You will quickly reach the ridge, which offers a beautiful view of the lake and the town of Chorges (on your left, next to the signpost, you will see a small path leading down to Lake Saint-Apollinaire). I have also described this route.
Follow the ridge as it climbs through rocky terrain, then pass to the left of the Chabrières chairlift chalet (you can take the chairlift from Réallon station when it is running).
(4) From the chairlift chalet, there is still 1,300 metres to walk uphill, passing the orientation table towards the Aiguilles de Chabrières.
(5) Be careful, the Chabrières breach is the most difficult part of the route. You will need to use your hands between the two rocks. This narrow passage will take you to the Oucane de Chabrières, a limestone platform that came from the Briançonnais region. It is otherworldly and spectacular...
(6) From the Oucane, you can descend via the same route or complete the loop via the Cabane des Rougnous (which I describe below). To do this, locate the hut to the north-west below the Oucane and head towards it via the existing but not very visible paths.
(7) From the hut, head east (the faint markings reappear) and, after admiring the Réallon valley, plunge into the scree (watch your thigh muscles...).
(8) At the bottom of the scree, continue along the path on the right that leads behind the Réallon resort.
(9) You will easily reach the car park (S/E) where I think you will all be happy to take off your mountain boots and put on a pair of trainers or sandals.
), the climb up the needle is great fun (passing through a small crack, with a surprise exit that is a little exposed but secured by a handrail) and rewarded by a 360° view at the top.
. And then you return with a view of the other side of Les Chabrières and, in June, several families of marmots that are not very shy.
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