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Hike to the Lac Fourchu (2030m) +800m

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Took place 2 months ago
Sun 28 Jul 08:46 - 19:00

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Only for confirmed hikers with complete gear ( hiking boots, hat, sunscreen, sunglasses, picnic, ++water 😎🤩) Difficulty: Medium Protected content (6h but count full day) meeting 8.45 am there

Important: ignore the app map!!! The meeting location is described later!

Lac Fourchu Protected content via the Pas de l'Envious and the Bergerie de la Jasse
Hiking | Taillefer - Isère - Ornon
A beautiful loop around the Taillefer lakes.

Access by car ( please say if you can take people)
Start of the walk from the hamlet of La Grenonière.
At La Paute, on the RN 91 just before Le Bourg d'Oisans, turn right onto the D526 towards La Mure via the Col d'Ornon. Pass La Palud, then turn right at Pont des Oulles onto the D210a for La Grenonière—
Park above the hamlet at Côte Protected content a large car park along the GR.50.

No particular difficulty, signposted loop.
Map: IGN TOP Protected content Grenoble Starting altitude: Protected content
Altitude reached: Protected content
Distance: approx 13.2 km in a loop. GPS position of Pas de l'Envious.
Longitude: 5.94° - Latitude: 45.06° Marking:
Yellow/green at the start, and
White/red of the GR.50, then
Unmarked from the Pas de l'Envious to the southern end of Lac Fourchu.
White/red again on the GR.50 as far as La Jasse (IGN Protected content .
Yellow/green from La Jasse (IGN Protected content to the starting point (IGN Protected content . Directional posts.
to avoid the heat we shall start early but poss to sleep off during lunch break - take a book etc - we won't rush back!) bathing is not normally permitted to preserve nature...