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Essaure Pass – Chaumailloux Refuge loop from Combeau

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Essaure Pass – Chaumailloux Refuge loop from Combeau

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Essaure Pass – Chaumailloux Refuge loop from Combeau

05:23

16.0km

680m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: June 17, 2026

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Parc naturel régional du Vercors

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Parking

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35 m

Vallon de Combeau

Highlight • Natural

In addition to offering beautiful views, this summer pasture area is home to a wealth of flora and fauna.

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2.77 km

Essaure Pass

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Magnificent landscape from the end of May to the beginning of June, the flora is very present and the fauna is not left out with the presence of ibexes and marmots.

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5.15 km

View of Mont Aiguille

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Magnificent site, without major difficulties. Ideal in family.

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5.87 km

View of Mont Aiguille from Tête Chevalière

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Culminating at 1,951 meters above sea level, this summit is a formidable viewpoint over the Hauts Plateaux du Vercors, the summits of Écrins and Dévoluy. Majestic !

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8.88 km

Chaumailloux Refuge

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Pretty little unguarded cabin where it is possible to shelter and sleep. Ideally located on a vast plateau, it offers a breathtaking view of Mont Aiguille. A spring flows all …

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13.4 km

View of the Vercors Mountains

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16.0 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

10.2 km

3.06 km

2.65 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

10.1 km

2.65 km

1.57 km

1.56 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Monday 6 July

31°C

12°C

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Comments

October 29, 2024,Tête Chevalière et pas de l’Aiguille : les hauts plateaux du Vercors

This day was announced to be really beautiful this time, and it was the last day without time constraints for us. I told myself that it was the day to do a little driving to the south of the high plateaus, and even if it meant doing one last walk there before a long time perhaps, I told myself that …

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Essaure Pass – Chaumailloux Refuge loop from Combeau

Vallon de Combeau

Essaure Pass

View of the Combe Laval Gorge

View of Mont Aiguille

View of Mont Aiguille from Tête Chevalière

Chaumailloux Refuge

View of the Vercors Mountains

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