Pré Poncet - Pré d'Haut lodge

Date of your route : Oct 28, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

The circular is pleasant in the middle of the woods on snowshoe trails in winter
Much of the beginning of the hike is impassable. Puddles everywhere, water holes...and sometimes no way to get around them
The loggers have destroyed the paths
The end of the hike is really nice.

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Date of your route : Jul 17, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

We wanted to do this hike in the summer. Starting from the Pré Poncet car park, we couldn't find the yellow markers for snowshoe hikers, which I think must be removed in summer, so it took us at least an hour and a half to find the trail markers! We then managed to reach the summit. The path is easy. The abundance of antennas spoils the landscape a little at the summit. On the way back, we arrived at the Célestine car park. It is therefore preferable to start the hike from there.

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Date of your route : Jul 26, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

We did this route on Saturday 17 July 2021, but as a hike: we set off from the Célestine car park, a beautiful route through the spruce woods, which were very wet due to the heavy rain during the week... When we arrived at the Pré d'Haut, there was no view of Mont Blanc, so we'll have to come back another time, but we could see La Dôle in the distance... Thank you for this very pleasant, quiet and uncrowded route, which was very rejuvenating!

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Date of your route : Jan 11, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

A lovely, peaceful climb through the woods, surrounded by silence until we reached this unlikely refuge in the high meadow, where we enjoyed a delicious pea soup served by a guard who was grumpy at first but soon cheered up, making us want to return. Which we will. We are also tempted by the idea of staying the night.

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Date of your route : Feb 26, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

A lovely walk in the forest, lunch at the lodge and, above all, excellent value for money and a great atmosphere. The welcome is a little gruff, but that's just at first.
Remember to call ahead to book, otherwise you'll get told off and still be served...

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Date of your route : Mar 31, 2017
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

Trip taken in February 2017; not many people around, which was great! We just missed the part that branches off to the right onto the plateau when you cross the cross-country ski trail; the descent through the forest was magnificent with good snow cover!
Unfortunately, there was no sun, but it was interesting; there was a lack of picnic areas...

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Date of your route : Dec 03, 2016
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

A very interesting route at this time of year with the first snowfall and sunshine.

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Date of your route : Nov 21, 2016
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

I can only encourage hikers to visit this area: extreme tranquillity and the beauty of the night sky.

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Date of your route : Mar 19, 2016
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

A lovely walk, although you frequently come across cross-country ski trails.
The route is reliable, but the estimated walking time (6 hours) is completely unrealistic. We're not exactly speed demons, but it took us 3½ hours, even though we took a few detours.
The snow and sun were there, despite the date (for the snow).
Still, it's worth doing, but with blinders on (so you don't see the trails).

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Date of your route : Dec 15, 2015
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

Very nice route with excellent signposting!

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Hello
I did indeed click on the wrong massif.
I will correct it and thank you for pointing it out.
Kind regards

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Hello,
This hike is not located in the Vosges mountains but in the Jura mountains.

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