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.
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.
Last updated: October 22, 2025
Grotte de la Balme à Collomb
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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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Grottes de Mandrin
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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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Échelles Tunnel and St. Christophe la Grotte Guesthouse
Highlight • Structure
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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Trou de la Rousse
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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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Singletrack from François I Caves
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1st part close to the caves, not very rolling, the second part is a treat. Some pins and scree
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