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Grotte d'Orjobet

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    1. Grotte d'Orjobet – Observatoire du Salève loop from Collonges-sous-Salève

    12.4km

    05:16

    770m

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    April 22, 2022

    The Cave of Orjobet, which received this name at the end of the 17th century after a visit by the botanist and mountaineer Horace-Bénédicte De Saussure, led by a local farmer, a certain M.Orjobet, who will thus remain in posterity. by Saleve. A third explanatory panel describes the typical erosion of limestone areas:

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      July 6, 2023

      Magnificent little cave reachable by the Salève or by a car park in Collonges sous Salève. But the climb is still a bit steep.

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        July 16, 2019

        The Grotte d'Orjobet was already equipped in 1905 by the Geneva section of the Swiss Alpine Club thanks to a subscription with a path that was renovated in 1947. In 2005, the CAS officially handed over its administration to Syndicat Mixte de Salève.

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          Location: Collonges-Sous-Salève, Saint-Julien-En-Genevois, Auvergne Rhône Alpes, France

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