Himalayan footbridges of Monteynard

Nice hike with a boat ride at the beginning.
Between the two footbridges, beautiful scenery, but it's steep!
The two footbridges are always a big challenge.
After the second footbridge, it's 2 km to the first car park... but there's still 1.5 km to go before you reach the starting point, which is quite long and uninteresting, in full sun...
If I had to do it again, I would park at the end of the car park between 7 and 8, walk 1.5 km to catch the boat in the morning... the end of the hike would be so much better!

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Fantastic walk with breathtaking views of the different Vercors mountains, the Chartreuse and a panoramic area overlooking the lake.
Great for me! The picnic area between the two footbridges is short of tables due to the number of people.

DAVID Jean Luc

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A very nice walk, with no particular difficulty. The footbridges are incredible and the water was a magnificent blue. Worth doing again. I recommend it if you want to spend a lovely day with the family. I'd advise you to take the boat at the beginning, so you don't have to worry about the return journey.

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Great walk, beautiful panorama

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Hello,

I've decided to go on a rainy day, with snow crampons, to avoid the crowds. I think it's possible

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This route should not be taken on a rainy day or if it has rained the previous few days. Danger of slipping. Slopes can be muddy.

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This route is over-crowded and the quality of the experience suffers as a result.
We took the boat from Treffort and followed the route clockwise. The interest of the hike is fairly limited in the section between Savel and the footbridge over the Drac, and even up to the highest point before the rocker on the Hebron side. The second part of the route is very pleasant, with a much more attractive landscape.
The footbridge over the Hebron is magnificent.

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The route is not devoid of interest, but the richness of the scenery is fairly restrained... especially compared with other hikes in the upper reaches of the Vercors with wider, richer panoramas.

The highlights of this hike include the passage of two meadows and one or two viewpoints over the lake and the surrounding landscape.

However, particularly in hot weather, the last 2 km of the walk are quite exposed to the sun and are done along the road or in various car parks (which are very busy in August)...

In addition to the cost of the boat trip, you should allow €5 for parking (payable by credit card).

In conclusion, I'd recommend this walk in autumn or on a day that's not too hot, and outside the holiday period to take advantage of the low visitor numbers.

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A very pleasant tour out of season!
But the route needs to be adapted as boat crossings are not available at this time of year.

To be continued out of season. Thanks for the information.

I'm not sure that this kind of place, which is already very popular, needs to be advertised by youtubers (see message above).

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no particular comments to make

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belle rando même avec beaucoup de monde au fur et a mesure du trajet le monde se disperse et on apprécie le panorama . très belle rando a faire sans problème avec de préférence des chaussures de rando car beaucoup de cailloux et racines. top.

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The route is well signposted, so we didn't need the app to guide us. We left Treffort in the morning for the boat crossing. Then we did the loop with the two footbridges. The route is very beautiful. There are a few climbs, but it's still accessible. If I do it again, I'll take my walking poles. Make sure you have good waterproof shoes as it's very muddy and slippery when it rains.

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Very nice walk, only downside, it had rained a lot the day before, just after the start (Mayres-Savel) after leaving the road we had to change the route a little (flooded path), with no major consequences other than a few hundred metres more, then, between the two footbridges, the path was often very muddy and slippery, which took nothing away from the beauty of the landscape or the pleasure we had in doing this walk...

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A magnificent walk in a beautiful landscape with a postcard view. Lots of people but it was enough. Avoid July and August when there are too many tourists. One small problem: at the tourist shop, a young hostess was starting her season and was unable to give us any information. She didn't know the footbridge or the route.On the other hand, the restaurant at the campsite is very good and I would recommend it. I'll be going back in September for a three or four day hike in the autumn. The locals are very welcoming and friendly. It's nice to let the wind blow through the middle of the footbridge.

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Given the bad weather and the number of visitors, the paths were muddy and extremely slippery ...

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