Curé pass – Corne pass
Engins
Curé pass – Corne pass
2h
5,4km
+420m
-417m
Embed this item to access it offline
A short hike but which presents some technical passages during the crossing of the two "Pas". You will admire there magnificent panoramas on the Chartreuse, the massif of Belledonne and the plateau of Molière and Sornin in particular.
1 point of interest
Saint Nizier du Moucherotte - S.M Booth Saint-Nizier-du-Moucherotte
Did you know ? Saint-Nizier-du-Moucherotte, a commune of 1100 inhabitants, hosted the ski jumping events at the 1968 Grenoble Olympic Games. The infrastructures are now disused.
Description
Departure from the center of the village of Saint-Nizier-du-Moucherotte. A little after the roundabout in the direction of Grenoble, head towards the crossroads of the Grande Fontaine 1. From there, follow Le Pas du Curé. You then enter the forest through Le Corba 2 and Sous la Falaise 3. The trail then winds through technical passages along the cliff. You can then admire the parade of the Coulou. At Batardière 4, you follow the road to the Barrage d'Engins 5 which you cross to join the hamlet of Les Jaux 6. At Les Jaux follow the GR9 which goes between two houses. Cross a footbridge over the Furon River, then a field before attacking a strong road twist (slippery in rainy weather) to access the Pas de la Corne 7. The return to the village of Saint-Nizier is done by GR 9 through Le Goulet des Moulins 8.
- Departure : Saint-Nizier-du-Moucherotte (parking in the center of the village)
- Arrival : Saint-Nizier-du-Moucherotte (parking in the center of the village)
- Towns crossed : Engins and Saint-Nizier-du-Moucherotte
Forecast
Altimetric profile
Recommandations
Attention, caution in rainy weather, slippery passages especially near the Pas du Curé and the Pas de la Corne!
Information desks
246 avenue Léopold Fabre, 38250 Lans-en-Vercors
Place du Village, 38250 Saint-Nizier-du-Moucherotte
Transport
By train : Grenoble train station
The OùRA multimodal route planner provides information about all the connections between regional trains, urban transport and departmental bus lines : https://www.oura.com
By bus : With Regional coaches T65 to Saint-Nizier-du-Moucherotte
By hitch hiking : You can get there / get back by hitching a lift with the Rezo Pouce network from Autrans-Méaudre, Lans-en-Vercors, Grenoble and Royans-Vercors (you can find all the stops in the Vercors on www.rezopouce.fr).
Carpooling :
Offer your services or book your carpooling on the regional Mov'Ici platform.
The OùRA multimodal route planner provides information about all the connections between regional trains, urban transport and departmental bus lines : https://www.oura.com
By bus : With Regional coaches T65 to Saint-Nizier-du-Moucherotte
By hitch hiking : You can get there / get back by hitching a lift with the Rezo Pouce network from Autrans-Méaudre, Lans-en-Vercors, Grenoble and Royans-Vercors (you can find all the stops in the Vercors on www.rezopouce.fr).
Carpooling :
Offer your services or book your carpooling on the regional Mov'Ici platform.
Access and parking
From Sassenage, take the road D531 to Lans-en-Vercors, then follow Saint-Nizier-du-Moucherotte. Park in front of the tourist office. From Seyssins, take the road D106 until the village of Saint-Nizier-du-Moucherotte.
Parking :
parking of the center of the village
Report a problem or an error
If you have found an error on this page or if you have noticed any problems during your hike, please report them to us here: