Summer hike: La cheminée d'équilibre

A trail in the forest takes you to the orientation table. You dominate the valley and look over the dam Verney below. The panorama stretches from the plain of La Romanche with Le Bourg d'Oisans to Belledonne.

The path runs along the two sides separating the ridge that descends from Rissiou. At the passage of the stop, at Collet, one arrives at the place where the equilibrium chimney of the development of Grand'Maison emerges from the ground. To learn more about this development, Hydrélec's visit is essential. The view is superb across the Eau d'Olle valley and the Vaujany ski area, the Grandes Rousses massif, south of the plain of Le Bourg d'Oisans, the eastern slope of Belledonne.

TO SEE ON THE COURSE: You appreciate the panorama of the neighboring massifs and the space which is offered to you, with the freshness of the woods and the path exposed West.

TO KNOW: The path continues for 2km to Pourchery through the Condamine (hamlets below Vaujany D- 807m).

From the Tourist Office, head towards Le Petit Vaujany (the church), keeping the Saphir building (Museum and Cinema) on your left. The start of the Chemin du Bessey is directly opposite, near the fountain. Follow the path uphill to reach the orientation table and the surge shaft.