Les Chalets du Granon

A short hike through a pine forest, ideal on hot days to discover an authentic little village on the way to the Col du Granon.

The hamlet of Granon is actually the summer cottages of the Val des Prés commune. The little-used trail, which winds its way up through the Bois de l'Infernet, makes for a very pleasant hike.

From the parking lot, return to the bridge, cross it and take the road (route du Granon) to the right.
Continue along this track for about 150 metres: the vast fields of La Draye are often full of narcissi or poppies, depending on the season. Then take the second turning on the left (at this junction, old wooden signs tell you to keep your dogs on a leash).

The forest track then rises slowly through a fir forest to the hamlet of Granon.

For the more adventurous, it's possible to cut back by taking a small path that crosses the various bends in the track to the hamlet.

The first old chalets du Caro appear, and you've almost reached the chalets du Granon, with the Chapelle Saint-Jean-Baptiste at its center.

You can continue along the track to the Col du Granon.