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Access: At Prabert, take the wide forest track following theGRP® Tour des Balcons des Sept Laux route, and park after the hairpin bend.
(S) From the car park, head back down the wide forest track you arrived on and, at the hairpin bend, look for a path on the left through the undergrowth towards the Pont de la Betta.
(1). Cross the bridge; at the three-way junction, leave the path leading up to Lac de Crop on your left and follow the wide track on the right, a variant ofthe GR® Tour des Balcons des Sept Laux. Reach the Les Chères three-way junction.
(2) Turn left onto theGR®549B, marked in red and white, leaving the path to the right heading towards Col des Mouilles. Continue along thisGR® to Pré Marcel.
(3). Cross the car park and continue along theGR® towards the Refuge Jean Collet. Climb through the forest to emerge onto a balcony path equipped in places with handrails. Already, the view takes in the Chartreuse, Dent de Crolles, Chamechaude and Granier. Reach the refuge.
(4) Continue along theGR® and you will very quickly reach a signposted junction.
(5) Head straight on towards Lac Blanc (sign: 50 mins). Climb rapidly through a rocky landscape, dotted with a few pools of water, and finally emerge at the majestic Lac Blanc (E), at the foot of the Grand Pic de Belledonne.
, (Humour) Actually, I’ve no idea what the requirements are for hiking with a dog! I know of dogs capable of rescuing a swimmer in distress, dogs able to abseil from a helicopter or locate people buried in snow or rubble... but as for yours, as I don’t know the animal, it’s very difficult for me to offer an opinion or advice.
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