Mount Rachais from Frette

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Mount Rachais, from the hamlet of Frette, situated on its far northern side.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 7.50 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 3h 10 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Moderate
  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 368 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 368 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 1,047 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 760 m
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Mont Aiguille
Saint-Eynard and Belledonne
Chamechaude and Saint-Eynard

Description of the walk

Park in Frette in the car park behind the bus stop (S).

Take Chemin du Rachais opposite you.
(1) After the last house, do not climb up to the antenna, but instead take the path on the left which looks more like a ditch than a path.
You will quickly reach a real path. Take note of the crossroads for the return.
Ignore two paths which branch off to the right.

(2) On the ridge, you will join a wide path, which you take to the right. At this point too, you need to locate the crossroads for the return.

(3) You will arrive at a signpost with several arrows - follow the arrow for "Mont Rachais".
The path roughly follows the ridge up to the summit indicated on the sign (4). Make sure you don't miss the view which opens up on the balcony on the left.

You return to Frette via the same path (E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 760 m - Car park behind the bus stop at La Frette
  2. 1 : km 0.37 - alt. 833 m - Left after the last house
  3. 2 : km 1.15 - alt. 984 m - Ridge
  4. 3 : km 1.68 - alt. 1,010 m - Post with many arrows
  5. 4 : km 3.77 - alt. 1,045 m - Summit indicated by a post
  6. S/E : km 7.5 - alt. 760 m - Car park behind the bus stop at La Frette

Worth a visit

If you continue towards the north on the path along the ridge of Rachais, you will reach an old ruined battery, hence the name of the path, and a bit further on you will reach the buildings of the Office for Atomic Energy which is dedicated to magnetometry.

Reviews and comments

4.4 / 5
Based on 6 reviews
Reliability of the description
4.7 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.5 / 5
Route interest
4 / 5
Chantal 04
Chantal 04

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Jan 05, 2026
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

Busy route only from the arrival at the ridge. Very beautiful scenery from the arrival at the ridge and the summit.

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J38
J38

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 13, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

It's not at all easy to park at the start, with very little space available.
The climb at the start is quite tough.
Nice view on arrival.

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Cécilethi
Cécilethi

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 26, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Pretty meadows on the ridge, plenty of places to picnic

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hell's_as
hell's_as

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : May 13, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

nice way to get out of the city

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Mamavache
Mamavache

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : May 12, 2016
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

This is a pleasant walk for a picnic in the hills. You don't have to go all the way to Mont Rachais, I don't think it's worth the effort. You have to stop at the last large meadow and not enter the forest.

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gl38
gl38

Unless I'm mistaken, these orange marks are from the Trail de Quaix-en-Chartreuse on Sunday 18 May 2014.(http://trailquaix.fr/). These markings are not destined to live for very long, but for the moment they do make it easier to find your way around.

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Jomaf
Jomaf

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 09, 2014
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

Along the way, I found orange paint marks indicating the route to take. They are more visible on the return journey Mt Rachais -> Frette

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