{"id":17697,"date":"2019-08-02T13:40:02","date_gmt":"2019-08-02T11:40:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.randos-montblanc.com?p=17697"},"modified":"2019-08-20T21:15:45","modified_gmt":"2019-08-20T19:15:45","slug":"mont-de-grange","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.randos-montblanc.com\/en\/hard-hikes\/mont-de-grange.html","title":{"rendered":"Mont de Grange"},"content":{"rendered":"

Mont de Grange is one of the iconic peaks of the Chablais Massif. At an altitude of 2,432 m (which is identical to that of the Cornettes de Bise<\/a>), Mont de Grange dominates the Val d’Abondance in all its splendour. The panorama offered to the hiker is undoubtedly one of the most beautiful in Haute-Savoie; one can admire the Lake Geneva basin, the Jura, the Valais Alps, the Giffre but also the Aravis and the Mont-Blanc massif.<\/p>\n

I propose here a hike that starts in St-Th\u00e9odule to take a long track joining, in particular, the Chalets du Bailly, du Jouly, then Lenlevay where the real ascent begins. The climb up to the Cr\u00eate de Coicon is steep, but the efforts are quickly forgotten when one turns around to marvel at the beauty of the flora and landscapes that surround the hiker. The final ascent to Mont de Grange requires a sustained effort that will be well rewarded once at the summit. I classified this hike as “Hard” because of the length of the course, but especially the climb starting at the bottom of the Cr\u00eate de Coicon, with a total of 575 m of positive gain over 2.2 km and an average slope of 26.6 %.<\/p>\n

Note that Mont de Grange is part of the eponymous protected natural area. Therefore, dogs must be kept on a leash. The origin of the toponym grange<\/em> giving its name to the summit remains unknown. There is a saying about it that “If in the morning, the clouds rise to its top, the rain is not far away<\/em>” 1<\/a><\/sup>.<\/p>\n