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Saint-Michel Pass – Mont Grêle Viewpoint loop from Aiguebelette-le-Lac

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Saint-Michel Pass – Mont Grêle Viewpoint loop from Aiguebelette-le-Lac

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Saint-Michel Pass – Mont Grêle Viewpoint loop from Aiguebelette-le-Lac

08:12

21.1km

1,210m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 13, 2026

Tips

Includes segments that may be dangerous

Parts of this route comprise highly technical, difficult, or hazardous terrain. Specialist equipment and prior experience is required.

After 6.71 km for 222 m

After 15.1 km for 1.08 km

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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251 m

Aiguebelette-le-Lac

Highlight • Settlement

The land of Lake Aiguebelette is a very popular region in the summer season. Aiguebelette-le-Lac, located on the shores of the southern tip of the lake, benefits from many assets …

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2.55 km

Viewpoint over Lac d'Aiguebelette

Highlight • Viewpoint

Passed the Col Saint-Michel, the view emerges on the lake of Aiguebelette. Its emerald waters make this lake one of the most beautiful in the region.

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3.09 km

François I's Cave

Highlight • Gorge

Legendary cave where François Ier would have found refuge.

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3.82 km

Cliffs of Mont Grelle

Highlight • Natural Monument

Beautiful huge cliffs in Mont Grelle.

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3.99 km

Saint-Michel Pass

Highlight • Mountain Pass

On the pass, there was, among other things, a chapel, a source and a kind of altar with a cross, the latter being still more or less intact on the way.

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6.78 km

Rock Head

Highlight • Natural Monument

A fun rock that has been decorated to make a head.

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7.78 km

Viewpoint

12.8 km

Mont Grelle Summit (1,425 m)

Highlight • Summit

Summit of Mont Grelle, highest point, at 1425 m altitude.

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13.1 km

From a protruding rock slab you have a breathtaking view of the lake and to the west - perhaps the most beautiful view of Mont Grelle. But a lot of hikers know this, so you often meet other people here.

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21.1 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

9.50 km

9.29 km

1.24 km

628 m

489 m

Surfaces

11.2 km

8.22 km

803 m

447 m

390 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (1,410 m)

Lowest point (410 m)

Weather

Monday 31 August

28°C

11°C

0 %

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Comments

May 26, 2025,Départ d’Aiguebelette le Lac pour le Mont Grêle

Discover Departure from Aiguebelette le Lac to Mont Grêle on Relive! relive.com/view/v4OG8dJEjm6

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January 11, 2025,Mont Grêle par le col Saint Michel

A little rain, far from the crowds of the resorts and no view when you get there 😅
A little test of the crampons over a few hundred meters at the summit, very practical!

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June 12, 2025,Mont Grelle

The conditions weren't ideal for the view, which was a shame!
On the other hand, the GPS reading was a bit pessimistic: closer to 18 km and 1,000 m positive...
Otherwise, a superb walk 🤩

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August 11, 2021,Tour de Mont Grelle à partir d'Aiguebellette-le-Lac

For a few days, three of the four of us had been making some sorry predictions about the tour planned for today 😏, but we made them anyway 🥰 (and in the end at least one of us admitted that it wasn't as bad as we feared)
From Aiguebelette-le-Lac we went to Mont Grelle to see the great turquoise color …

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Saint-Michel Pass – Mont Grêle Viewpoint loop from Aiguebelette-le-Lac

Aiguebelette-le-Lac

Viewpoint over Lac d'Aiguebelette

François I's Cave

Cliffs of Mont Grelle

Saint-Michel Pass

Rock Head

Mont Grelle Summit (1,425 m)

Mont Grêle Viewpoint

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