Le Petit and Le Grand Brechon

Date of your route : Dec 28, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A lovely walk with panoramic views that make it well worth overcoming any initial doubts about the route, which were dispelled thanks to the map and the Visorando app. It’s not that difficult, but you do need to pace yourself to make it to the top! Thank you for this walk – we wouldn’t have found it without you!

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Date of your route : May 31, 2022
Reliability of the description : Not used / Not applicable
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Done with my dog between showers 🐕🚶⛰️
This ridge had caught our eye the day before in the Mas valley opposite, as we were coming down from Le Nid. The path is fairly easy to follow, although it can get lost among the Devoluy steps as you approach the two summits. This sloping mountain pasture beneath the Gicon offers a stunning panorama of Lac du Sautet, the St Etienne en Dévoluy plateau, the Obiou and Bure 🤩 We heard two roe deer in the woods near the shepherd’s hut; they accompanied us, leaping through the tall grass as we descended 🦌🦌
At the hut, we left the track and continued climbing along the path, then turned into the woods to descend to a spring with drinking troughs before following the stream bed back to the track.
Thanks to the author for this little detour off the beaten track in the Dévoluy, which is well worth a visit.
Ideal for a nice 2–3-hour break between longer hikes.
The next day we did the loop around the Bure plateau starting from La Joue du Loup (50km/1800m elevation gain 😀)

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Date of your route : Oct 20, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

The car park at Les Antennes du Serre, just past the hamlet of Hauts Gicons, is the starting point

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Date of your route : Jul 27, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Hike completed in early July 2020; it was indeed a challenging hike as it was very steep from the Petit Brechon onwards, but the 360-degree view was magnificent. Note that we avoided the herd in the valley and therefore did not pass by the hut due to the presence of at least two dogs. From the ridge, take the usual path but turn south-west to join a track that leads into the woods opposite.

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I didn't go on this hike because I got it wrong right at the start. The description didn't seem clear to me.

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Thank you, chevalley@wanadoo.

This route is too difficult for the average hiker

The distance isn’t excessive, nor is the elevation gain, but looking at the map, the climbs seem quite steep in places. You should have looked at the map before setting off.
But does this inconvenience warrant a ‘fair’ rating for the description and the route? Did you have any problems finding your way?

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Date of your route : Aug 15, 2016
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average

The route is too
difficult for the average hiker

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Date of your route : Jun 09, 2016
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

A lovely walk, not too long. Yellow markings from 1 to 3 (probably a discovery trail).
From 3 to 5, a pair of secateurs might come in handy!

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