Plaine de Dran circular loop

On the southern part of the Glières Plateau, this circular route offers beautiful views, including:
- Sous-Dine mountain and Roche Parnal to the north,
- Les Auges, Pointe de Puvat, L'Ovine and Pointe de la Québlette to the east,
- Dent du Cruet, Dents de Lanfon and the three Têtes des Glières to the south.
And, as always, the beauty and immensity of the snow-covered plateau.

Details

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  • Snowshoeing
    Activity: Snowshoeing
  • ↔
    Distance: 8.12 km
  • ◔
    Duration according to the author: 4 hrs 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Moderate

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 332 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 332 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 1,688 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 1,371 m

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Description of the walk

Drive to the Glières Plateau via Thorens. When the road reaches the plateau, at the bottom of a small descent, take the road on the right towards Notre-Dame des Neiges, Dran.
Park in the car park of the "Chez Gautard" restaurant (Paccot Sud).

(S/E) Cross the cross-country ski trail and take the uphill road heading east towards the Plateau des Auges.
Walk along the Plan des Mouilles (1,525 m), at the water catchment area.

(1) Turn right to join the Jérôme Bozon trail. Climb the winding path through the forest to Plan du Loup (1,670 m).

(2) Leave the path leading to the Auges chalets on your left and turn right towards Dran via Adret. Pass the highest point of the route: Plan du Loup Sud 1689 m.
Ignore the path on the left that climbs to Col de l'Ovine. Descend towards Chalet du Loup (1610 m), marked by a wolf on the chimney.

(3) Pass by a chalet at Pas du Loup (1,555 m) and join the wide footpath.

(4) Continue along this wide path, passing the Reinette chalets and reaching the Adret fork.

(5) Turn right onto theGR®96to pass near the Notre-Dame des Neiges Chapel (1,454 m). Return to the Dran car park crossroads.

(6) Stay on theGR®96, turning right to reach the car park (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 1,387 m - Paccot Sud
  2. 1 : km 1.2 - alt. 1,526 m - Water catchment
  3. 2 : km 2.16 - alt. 1,669 m - Map of Le Loup
  4. 3 : km 3.04 - alt. 1,596 m - Chalet du Loup
  5. 4 : km 3.85 - alt. 1,539 m - Chalet at Pas du Loup
  6. 5 : km 5.7 - alt. 1,442 m - GR junction - right towards the - Notre-Dame des Neiges
  7. 6 : km 6.95 - alt. 1,405 m - Dran car park - on the right
  8. S/E : km 8.12 - alt. 1,387 m - Paccot Sud

Worth a visit

The Glières plateau was a key location for the French Resistance during the Second World War.
At the Col des Glières, you can visit the Resistance monument.

Always be cautious and plan ahead when you're outdoors. Visorando and the author of this route cannot be held responsible for any accidents occurring on this route.

The GR® and PR® markings are the intellectual property of the Fédération Française de Randonnée Pédestre.

Reviews and comments

4.4 / 5
Based on 7 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.3 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.6 / 5
Route interest
4.4 / 5
Laeti93
Laeti93

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Dec 31, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : Not used / Not applicable
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

A pleasant hike on foot rather than snowshoes, as the trail is groomed. This well-marked route is less frequented than the one leading to the plateau house. Be sure to select the correct starting point in your car's GPS. Ours took us via Glières-Val de Borne. As the small road leading up to the plateau turns into a cross-country ski trail in winter, we had to park at Chez Regina, which meant we also had to do the Mandrolière circular route, adding more than 6 km to the walk. The only advantage was that parking was free and the hot chocolate at Chez Regina was really excellent ;-)

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LAFOND74
LAFOND74

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 16, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A beautiful hike with no particular difficulties. Please note that the car park at the start is private and subject to a charge unless you purchase something at the bar/restaurant.

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yvesclaudealbert
yvesclaudealbert

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 14, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

A lovely hike with a gentle climb through the forest and a descent through open countryside with beautiful views.

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pverop
pverop

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 11, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

For us, departure and return from the Dran car park. You absolutely must climb up to the Auge chalet for the magnificent view.

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BEB73
BEB73

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 24, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : Yes

A very good route that allows you to learn about and discover this important site of the Savoyard resistance in 1944, with explanatory panels near the monument. No individual visits are allowed due to Covid-19, only group visits.

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ferdial34
ferdial34

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 04, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

For us, departure and return from the Maison du Plateau.
This area is very beautiful and we were lucky enough to enjoy good tracks in fresh snow with a splendid blue sky.
We made a short detour via the Sur le Char chalet to pick up the wide trail from the resort.

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aljo
aljo
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Not done yet... Still thinking about it
Thank you

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bebert38
bebert38

Overall rating : 4.5 / 5

Date of your route : May 12, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : Not used / Not applicable
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

Hello.
We encountered too much snow on the route and had difficulty finding the route markings.
However, the sun was shining. We will have to do this walk again when the snow has disappeared so that we can complete the entire route.

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