Chartreuse

The Top 5 Caves in Chartreuse

Looking to visit a cave in Chartreuse on your next adventure? To help you better plan your next outdoor experience, we’ve collected Chartreuse’s 5 best caves for you. Based on the experiences of other users, each is a recommendation you know you can trust — so you can better plan your next adventure.

Grottes de Mandrin

Échelles Tunnel and St. Christophe la Grotte Guesthouse

Balme à Collomb Cave

Trou de la Rousse

Singletrack from François I Caves

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Grottes de Mandrin
Hiking Highlight
Here, we have a beautiful view of the Mandrin caves, a succession of small caves connected to each other. A route allows you to cross them. You can also enjoy a superb view of Grenoble and the region!
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Tip by Chloé Perceval
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Échelles Tunnel and St. Christophe la Grotte Guesthouse
Cycling Highlight
Be careful if komoot tells you 27% slope... it's actually just 5% (no GPS in the tunnel, komoot imagines that we go through the summit...)
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Tip by Sylvain Quartier
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Balme à Collomb Cave
Hiking Highlight
Magnificent viewpoint, both at the top and at the bottom. Some technical sections favor hiking rather than trail running. You'll find ibexes (and their babies), chamois, and marmots at the …
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Tip by Fabien.B
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Trou de la Rousse
Hiking Highlight
Beautiful. Be careful, the path is actually a scree: steep and not very stable. Doing it in the direction of the descent is difficult or even problematic, it is better to continue climbing the scree (to the top!!).
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Tip by Marine
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Singletrack from François I Caves
Mountain Biking Highlight (Segment)
1st part close to the caves, not very rolling, the second part is a treat. Some pins and scree
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Tip by Georges
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