Cirque de Morgon via the ridges

Date of your route : Sep 15, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : Not used / Not applicable
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

It's almost impossible to follow the GPX route. The route along the ridges is very difficult and at times there are no paths that match the route.
It's a shame, as the scenery is magnificent

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Hello,
Yes, you can set off from the Grand Clos car park: https://www.visorando.com/randonnee-pic-...
... however, I don’t think you’ll save much time on the walk (the altitude at the starting point is similar). Furthermore, according to the comments, it seems that the final stretch of the path leading to the car park isn’t in very good condition, so several people have set off from further down.

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Hello.
We’ve already done the ‘short’ Morgon route (cutting across the middle of the cirque to head back down) a few years ago and would now like to tackle the ‘long’ version.
This route would suit us, but the duration is putting us off a bit. We’ve found an alternative starting from the Grand Clos car park (https://www.altituderando.com/Pic-de-Mor...).
Do you think this might be a good compromise?
Thank you.

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Thanks, Sophie, for your feedback.
Why did you rate the accuracy of the description as just ‘Good’ and the ease of following the route as ‘Average’?
... I’m asking so we can improve the route description. Any suggestions?

Kind regards,

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Date of your route : Aug 02, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A few dizzying sections, but a superb hike

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Hello Malpassé,

Thank you for taking the time to write this review.

The estimated time shown is automatically calculated by Visorando based on the distance and elevation gain: unfortunately, I can’t change it, but your feedback will help others gauge how much time to allow. However, I had to set a maximum of 10 hours even though I wasn’t at all familiar with the area (though I’d prepared my route in advance and I maintain a good walking pace).

As for the difficulty, it’s clearly not ‘extremely difficult’… at a push, you could perhaps classify it as ‘very difficult’ given the length of the route, but really no more than that. The few short climbing sections require no climbing experience and aren’t particularly exposed; they’re around grade 3. For your information, the route to the summit of the Grand Morgon without following all the ridges is rated ‘difficult’ and not ‘very difficult’ as you suggest.
Did you actually follow the same route as the GPS track? Perhaps some information is missing from my guide and you didn’t take the correct routes? (I’m thinking in particular of point 7, where you need to go round the ridge)... If you have any suggestions, I can update the route description so that future walkers can make the most of this walk.

Kind regards,

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Date of your route : Oct 23, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★☆☆☆☆ Very disappointing
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

This hike is classified as ‘difficult’ with an estimated time of 10 hours 15 minutes, but it is absolutely impossible to complete unless you’re from the area and an experienced climber. It took us 13 hours without any significant breaks. I regularly undertake ‘very difficult’ hikes, but I would describe this one as ‘extremely difficult’.
The first section up to the summit of Pic de Morgon is very beautiful and well signposted (very difficult), but tackling the ridge section after that – with so few signposts, a very long route and requiring intense concentration – is extremely difficult and not suitable for everyone.
Not suitable for children…
You mustn’t be afraid of heights, and you should only attempt this hike when the days are long; we ended up using a head torch.

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