Chalets du Granon

The hamlet of Granon is in fact the summer cottages of the Val des Prés commune. Relatively uncrowded, the trail gradually winds its way up through the Bois de l'Infernet, making it a very pleasant snowshoeing itinerary.

At the end of the Rosier de Val des Prés hamlet, park just after the Draye bridge, where a snow-free parking lot is on your left.
Follow the small asphalt road to the last houses along the river.

Continue along this track for about 150 metres: the snow-covered fields of the Draye reveal themselves before your eyes, and you'll need to take the second fork on the left (at this fork, 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.

It's possible to continue along the track as far as the Col du Granon, but beware: the track may not be marked. On the other side is the Guisane valley and the vast ski resort of Serre Chevalier. Count on a 1000-meter vertical drop and a 3-hour 45-minute climb.

The descent is by the same route.