The ridges of Mont Fromage from Col de Porte
A very pleasant hike, described here snowshoe users, but also good for walks on sunny days.
Technical sheet No. 4098412
Author's time : 4 hrs
Distance : 10.28 km
Vertical gain : 445 m
Vertical drop : 438 m
Highest point : 1,699 m
Lowest point : 1,306 m 
Difficulty : Moderate
Back to starting point : Yes
Snowshoeing
Areas :
Alps
, Chartreuse
, Dauphiné
Location : Sarcenas
(38700) 
Starting point : N 45.293763° / E 5.76618° 
Today's forecast :
Description
Park in the car park of the Col de Porte.
(S/F) Take the road to the Charmant Som cottages (D57E) following north-west then north. In winter the road is closed to traffic.
(1) Shortly before the Orgeval chapel, leave the road and turn left (south-west) onto the Tour de Chartreuse GRP along the ridges (Yellow and Red markings).
(2) Pass above the (closed) Charmant Som chairlift and continue over the ridges.
(3) Pass Mont Fromage and continue on the ridges.
(4) At the crossroads, leave the ridge (that would take us to the Pinéa) and turn left towards the Col de Porte. Shortly after, the road makes a hairpin left turn. Continue, passing a path on the right and follow the path that goes down gently through the woods to the Col de Porte (S/F).
Waypoints :
D/A : km 0 - alt. 1,322 m
1 : km 4.19 - alt. 1,641 m - Orgeval Chapel.
2 : km 5.14 - alt. 1,679 m - Summit chairlift of the Charmant Som
3 : km 6.17 - alt. 1,654 m - Mont Fromage
4 : km 7.07 - alt. 1,621 m - Take the road to the left at the crossroads
D/A : km 10.28 - alt. 1,325 m
Useful Information
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