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Auvergne Rhône Alpes
Chambéry
Verel-Pragondran

Cascade de la Doriaz – Nivolet Cross loop from Verel-Pragondran

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Hiking trails & Routes
France
Auvergne Rhône Alpes
Chambéry
Verel-Pragondran

Cascade de la Doriaz – Nivolet Cross loop from Verel-Pragondran

Hard

4.2

(6)

74

hikers

Cascade de la Doriaz – Nivolet Cross loop from Verel-Pragondran

05:34

13.2km

800m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: October 7, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment that may be dangerous

A part of this route comprises technical, difficult, or hazardous terrain. Specialist equipment and prior experience may be required.

After 5.77 km for 159 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Parking

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1

919 m

Plateau with views over the valley and massif

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2

5.78 km

Doria Spring

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Immediately after the source, the torrent flows down several cascades and forms spectacular waterfalls.

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3

6.31 km

Cascade de la Doriaz

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By a bridge you can see the impressive waterfall 'Cascade de la Doriaz'. On the right, a small path leads steeply uphill to the source 'Trou de la Doriaz', where …

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7.19 km

Col de la Doria

Mountain Pass

5

8.96 km

The Nivolet Cross

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6

9.78 km

Great view into the valley

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7

9.88 km

Nivolet Cross

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The Nivolet cross is visible from afar in the Chambéry region. There are several accesses with different levels of difficulty.
The view - everyone agrees - is phenomenal!

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8

11.0 km

A few meters off the path, a magnificent view opens up over the Lac du Bourget

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9

11.9 km

Mount Kamuniak

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About 2 km from the Croix de Nivolet, this point is even 12 m higher, but it is less known. But the view is equally impressive.

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13.2 km

End point

Parking

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.03 km

4.42 km

3.56 km

185 m

Surfaces

5.56 km

5.24 km

2.02 km

321 m

< 100 m

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Elevation

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Highest point (1,520 m)

Lowest point (960 m)

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Saturday 10 October

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