La Grande Jumelle

A 35-minute ascent to Taney... fast mode.
Then you follow the stream in the valley, crossing a few residual snow flows. The path up to the grande jumelle is not signposted. So you have to follow the (re-established) signs for the Combe, which leads to the mountain pasture on the edge of the Combe... and the habitat of a few marmots. The path leading to the Grande Jumelle is not very visible, but trail runners have left visible traces. A few rock-climbing sections on the way up to the antenna... but under the approving eyes of a chamois ahead of us on the path. The view of Grammont, Lac de Taney and Lake Geneva is amazing. Personally, I can understand why it's not signposted, as the path is steep and requires confidence and concentration... just the right amount of mountaineering!

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Nice walk but lack of signposts from the village of TANAY no signpost indicates the direction of La Grande Jumelle and there is no signpost at the place called La Combe about 50 metres after the farm because the path goes straight on when you should turn right (there is a small stone pyramid as a signpost) for the rest it is an excellent walk not very difficult.

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parish specific to Brittany, very busy at Tanay lake but very quiet at the summit of the grande jumelle

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A magnificent hike, which I highly recommend! You have to go all the way to the summit - the reward is exceptional!
It's a long hike (from the Mieix car park) but a very easy one until the climb after the rocky outcrop above the Chalet de la Combe. I followed the path to the right, heading north-east, as indicated on the topography. The trail is not obvious on the grassy final slope, and there are no signs (cairns, no markings). The final section after the antenna is aerial, so please don't be faint-hearted... But the views are breathtaking!
The only snag: the tarmac section before the ascent to the Chalet de la Combe - what a shame!... Unfortunately, this is often unavoidable in Switzerland!

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Hello,

The route has been changed to take the path that runs east-north-east after the chalet, thus avoiding the unpleasant climb up the lawns of the glacial cirque.

The description has been adapted.

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Hello kador and thank you for your feedback!

Just to make sure I've understood you correctly: did you follow the entire itinerary as it appears in the description, or did you follow the path that goes off to the right when you reach the bottom of the glacial cirque, as recommended by previous hikers? Thank you in advance.

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Same comment as PLB38, you just have to be careful after the Chalet de la Combe, but there are cairns. The path is well marked after that, so there's no risk of getting lost. We were surprised in a good way, as we were expecting to struggle up the slope, clinging to tufts of grass. The only difficulty was in the last few metres between the weather marker and the summit, where you had to put your hands down a bit and possibly pull out a small rope to belay sensitive people. We came back down the same way after checking out the possibility of descending via the ridge, which we found to be an exposed descent.Superb hike...

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Hello Plb38,

Thanks for your feedback. Another hiker made the same comment as you: take the path on the right rather than going up the cirque.

I'm going to change the route and the description accordingly.

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Superb hike, beautiful scenery and very varied paths!
I would add one more indication about the route.
When you get to the Combe refuge, take the path that goes up behind the little chalet on the right rather than following the path up the north face of the cirque. The climb without a path is really hard and the top is quite steep as it is on the ridge.
The path is much safer and offers a beautiful view over the valley.

Pierre-Loïck

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Hello alain4999,

Thank you for your feedback and I'm sorry that you didn't find the description sufficient.

The itinerary I described does indeed involve progressing off-piste on the steep slopes of an ancient glacial cirque in order to reach the ridge linking the Grand Jumelle (East) to Mont Gardy (West). It is possible that in this year of exceptional weather (lots of snow late in the spring, rain until early summer) the vegetation has been "cumbersome".

The alternative is undoubtedly the track you found but which, in my opinion, is not easy to find on the way up (much easier to find on the way down).

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Hello,
I've downloaded the GPS track
Up to the Combe mountain pasture, the route described is good. After that, if you follow the GPS track, you end up on very steep slopes and in vegetation that is too high (at the beginning of August) to make any headway. So we gave up about 100 m above the small lake. Once back at the small lake, and after a hundred metres or so in the grass (on the right 50 m after the chalet), we found a good track that took us to the summit. The route is very well described on the following link (blog):
http://lesresy.over-blog.com/2014/11/gra...
Seen from the weather antenna near the summit, the route corresponding to the GPS track seems almost impossible to me....
It's a shame there aren't any photos to show the author's route along the ridge and the spur.
Sincerely
Alain4999

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