61 - Le Grand Felletin
Start: Saint-Julien-Molhesabate
Reserved for the fit, this circuit begins with the climb of the Grand Felletin (alt. 1,388 m), which demands both fitness and technique. You then drop first to the Col de la Charousse and on to the bridge over the Clavarine (km 15). The rest of the circuit is rolling as far as St Bonnet, then easier. Save some energy for the last steep 2 km pull to the finish.
- Distance
- 41 km
- Elevation gain
- +1408 m
- Elevation loss
- -1409 m
- Duration
- 3 h 45 min
Route on the map
Base map © OpenTopoMap (CC-BY-SA): route licensed under ETALAB-2.0 via Données : Comité Départemental Randonnée Pédestre Haute-Loire · FFRandonnée · sportsnature.hauteloire.fr — sous licence ETALAB 2.0.
The feel of the route
The Felletin, the mountain of three suns:
The Mountain of Three Suns! From the summit of the Grand Felletin, 1,387 m, you get a fine panorama: the Mont Blanc massif rises above the chain of the Alps that cuts into the horizon. At dawn on the winter and summer solstices, three distinct suns rise in the east to reign over the Alps and merge at the zenith. Simply a refraction effect on the glaciers… You can get to the summit independently from the Col de la Charousse, the access is easy.
In pictures
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