Departure from the campsite towards Auberge du Charmant Som, Altitude 1670m. (1h15)
On the road that leads to Charmant Som, stop off at the Oratory of Orgeval. A small car park allows you to park nearby and take a few steps to the Oratory (Cross of the Chartreux). From there, enjoy a 180° view from Pinéa on the right to Mont Blanc on the left, passing through Chamechaude (highest point of Chartreuse), the Granier and in the background the Belledonne chain. Here you are on the favorite spots of local amateur and professional photographers.
After admiring the view around the Oratory, you will arrive in a few minutes by car at the car park of the Auberge du Charmant Som :
Alpine Tavern in the Chartreuse mountain Charmant Som. An outstanding alpine restaurant, in a typical high mountain pasture scenery. Sébastien Roux and his team welcome you for lunch and dinner. Booking Recommended 04 76 88 83 38
The Charmant Som is also the last Alpine pasture in Isère that still producces and sells its cheese on site. From the restaurant car park, take the 'Grande Randonnée' path (French Hiking Route) through the pasture. Before you reach the other slope, turn left onto the ridge until you reach the summit cross (follow the paths made by previous hikers).
The descent follows the same route in reverse.
On the way back, I can suggest you few ideas of visit:
Museum of la Grande Chartreuse
24 mins from the carpark of the restaurant on the way back to the campsite 38380 St Pierre de Chartreuse The monastery cannot be visited. But to discover everything, the low house of the monastery and former place of life of the brothers has been redeveloped into a Museum, the Museum of the Grande Chartreuse, for the pleasure of young and old. Walk through the halls of the museum and step into the shoes of a Carthusian monk.
39 mins from the carpark of the restaurant on the way back to the campsite
403 Chemin de la Seyta - 38380 Saint-Laurent-du-Pont
Open from Monday to Saturday from 9.00 am to 12.00pm and 2.00pm to 6.30pm (Saturday 6.00pm)
La Ferme de Plantimay
40 mins from the carpark of the restaurant on the way back to the campsite
1026 chemin des Roberts - 38134 St Joseph de Rivière
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