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Randonnée – Le sentier géologique du Chenaillet par le Télémix des Chalmettes et le Télésiège des Gondrans
Hiking – The Chenaillet geological trail via the Télémix des Chalmettes and the Gondrans chairlift
Randonnée – Le sentier géologique du Chenaillet par le Télémix des Chalmettes et le Télésiège des Gondrans
Montgenèvre
Discover millennia-old oceanic rocks on this well-designed educational trail, set in a world-renowned geological site.
Au sommet du Chenaillet, vous serrez récompensé par une vue magnifique à 360 degrés. Le petit plus ? Deux tables d’orientation vous présentent les montagnes alentours.
Point culminant : 2650 m (Mont Chenaillet)
Type d’itinéraire : boucle
Distance : 10,5 km
Durée : 4h (+ 15 min TMX et TS)
Dénivelé+ : 460 m
Dénivelé – : 1195 m
ITINÉRAIRE
1. Take the Chalmettes telemix.
2. On arrival, turn right and follow the track which goes down towards the Gondrans plain.
3. At the first intersection, turn left towards Lac des Anges and climb the small slope to reach the lake. Walk halfway around it to get to the geodrome.
4. From the geodrome, turn right and go back down towards the Gondrans chairlift. Take the chairlift.
5. On arrival, turn left towards Cabane des douaniers (towards the large wooden panels) to find a path along the ridge. The path goes down until it joins a track at the buried fort of Gondran E (can be visited; information at the Tourist Office). Turn left onto the track.
6. At the customs hut, go straight on the Geological Trail and take advantage of the explanatory panels all along the trail.
7. At the top, go back down towards Collet vert, still following ETM 4.
8. At the Collet vert, turn left. Don't miss the impressive collection of lava pillows that stand before you. A small wooden platform in the second hairpin allows you to see them up close.
9. At the Sources de la Doire, you can make a return trip to Lac de Chausse (40 min.) before resuming your route to Montgenèvre center.
10. At a place called Sous la Plane, turn right towards Montgenèvre and continue to follow ETM 4.
11. Arriving at the bus station, turn left on the track alongside the golf course to return to the Chalmettes car park.
Equipment
- Car park
- Public WC
- Picnic area
Services
- Accessible via ski lift
Rates
Adult: 12.50 €
Child: 12.50 €.
Child: 12.50 €.
Dates
From 08/07 to 27/08 daily.
Means of payment
- Check
- Bank/credit card
- Cash
Documentation
TMX des Chalmettes
A côté de Durancia
05100 Montgenèvre
A côté de Durancia
05100 Montgenèvre
Languages spoken
- Italian
- English
- French
Updated on 04/30/2026 – Montgenèvre Tourist Office –Suggest an edit
