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Park in the designated spaces on Rue des Brieux, past the recycling bins.
(S/E) Head towards the bridge over the Vence stream, turn left then right at the foot of the Hôtel Désirat. Follow the signs for Route de Quaix, then after barely 10 metres, take the steps leading up to the left.
You will come out onto Route de Proveysieux (D105); climb over the crash barrier and follow the road to the left for about 40 metres. Leave the road at the bend and head left towards the relay mast and the water tanks.
Walk past the reservoirs, then continue along the path that winds through the woodland and leads to the hamlet of Bellevue.
(1) On reaching Bellevue, take the road on the left for 50 metres until it ends. Follow the path to the right for 10 m, then take a sharp left onto a path that goes round the last house. Continue for a few hundred metres, ignoring a path branching off to the right. Below on the left, you can see the E2V factories and the Saint Egrève retail park.
(2) Leave the path that continues along the hillside and head up to the right along a steep little track, which leads to the bottom of the Bellevue meadow.
Head straight up through this large, splendid meadow overlooking Saint-Egrève, then, just before the summit, take the path running along its left-hand side. After 200 m, the path becomes quite steep, but after a bit of effort, you’ll emerge onto a wide path coming from the peatland.
(3) Take this path on the left, pass an abandoned barn after 50 m and continue left towards Le Charpenet. After about 300 m, following a final short steep section, you reach the Sialet meadow.
(4) Just after crossing the fence, leave the path that continues straight on towards the Sialet chalet, and head straight up the slope into the meadow on the right, quickly passing an old ruined barn. At the top of this first meadow, join a lovely little path, typical of alpine trails, which gives the impression of already being deep in the mountains.
This path soon joins another, slightly wider one, which you cross to continue straight up the slope through the meadow to its summit.
(5) A wild, splendid, moving panorama of the Chartreuse and Vercors, and the mighty Pic de Belledonne peeking out between Néron and Saint Eynard.
Return via the same route as the outward journey, with a splendid, sweeping panorama throughout the descent, giving the impression of plunging into the valley, particularly when descending the Bellevue meadow.
Head towards Rue des Brieux (S/E).
But it’s also possible to reach the grassy ridge of Roche Traversier nearby, and you’ll have no trouble enjoying a magnificent panorama there too. And you can go even higher, but that’s the subject of another guide...
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