The Col de Chérel

Date of your route : Nov 11, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A magnificent spot in Les Bauges on a beautiful autumn day, highly recommended.

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Date of your route : Aug 24, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

As for how busy the route is, it's neither yes nor no. We met three couples and two mountain bikers.
However, I would like to point out that the time of 6 hours noted by Bernardino may be accurate for snowshoeing, but for hiking, it is half that.

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Date of your route : Dec 19, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

I agree with the comments made by other hikers. It's a lovely route, fairly easy, done on snowshoes. The setting is superb, and the view from the Col de Chérel is magnificent despite the cottony fog at the bottom of the valley.
Lots of hikers with their dogs...
Thank you for this post!

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Date of your route : Nov 11, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

Hello,
A lovely walk, done on foot without snowshoes. The scenery is truly magnificent in the evening with the sunset. You have to wait until you reach the top to appreciate the scenery, as the mountain path isn't the prettiest. The climb isn't difficult, but the descent through the dead leaves is a little more challenging. Once you reach the top, you can see one end of Lake Annecy on the Doussard side. The entire route crosses a road that is still quite busy at this time of year, so it's not very exotic and unfortunately not very natural, far from the hustle and bustle of everyday life.
Overall, the hike took us 3 hours and 15 minutes, which corresponds to the yellow signs. The 6 hours indicated in the information sheets are completely wrong.
Enjoy your hike, everyone!

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Date of your route : Feb 19, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

No orientation problems on this hike: you go up the trail and come back down the track.
It took us 4 hours, including a picnic break, from the Précherel car park (with crampons).
At the entrance to Précherel, a permanent sign says "car park full" even though it was two-thirds empty.

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Date of your route : Nov 26, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

Hello
A pleasant short hike on Sunday, 24 November 2019.
There were two of us. We did a short route, a four-hour walk. There was some good climbing.
There was a little snow and ice. We didn't use crampons.
A very beautiful view at the summit.

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Date of your route : Apr 15, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

My husband went to check it out this morning, but there was still a lot of snow.
He didn't follow the directions and took the track to go up (which he found very good) and came back down via the small path, which he found quite steep. Perhaps this should be specified in the description... In any case, he found it a bit difficult to go up that way.

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Date of your route : Jul 17, 2015
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average

A short hike between two days with a greater elevation gain.

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