{"id":60503,"date":"2018-07-30T20:16:46","date_gmt":"2018-07-30T18:16:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.summitcairn.com\/?p=60503"},"modified":"2020-02-14T07:35:45","modified_gmt":"2020-02-14T06:35:45","slug":"gr738","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.summitcairn.com\/en\/gr738\/","title":{"rendered":"GR738 – Crossing Belledonne"},"content":{"rendered":"
[vc_row row_height_percent=”0″ back_color=”color-rgdb” overlay_alpha=”50″ gutter_size=”2″ column_width_percent=”100″ mobile_visibility=”yes” shift_y=”0″ z_index=”0″][vc_column column_width_percent=”60″ position_vertical=”middle” align_horizontal=”align_center” style=”dark” font_family=”font-232988″ overlay_alpha=”50″ gutter_size=”3″ medium_width=”0″ mobile_width=”0″ shift_x=”0″ shift_y=”0″ shift_y_down=”0″ z_index=”0″ width=”1\/6″][vc_pie value=”85″ label_value=”Interest” arc_width=”10″ bar_color=”color-xsdn”][\/vc_column][vc_column column_width_percent=”100″ position_vertical=”middle” align_horizontal=”align_center” style=”dark” font_family=”font-232988″ overlay_alpha=”50″ gutter_size=”3″ medium_width=”0″ mobile_width=”0″ shift_x=”0″ shift_y=”0″ shift_y_down=”0″ z_index=”0″ width=”1\/6″][uncode_counter value=”8″ text=”trekking” suffix=”days”][\/vc_column][vc_column column_width_percent=”100″ position_vertical=”middle” align_horizontal=”align_center” style=”dark” font_family=”font-232988″ overlay_alpha=”50″ gutter_size=”3″ medium_width=”0″ mobile_width=”0″ shift_x=”0″ shift_y=”0″ shift_y_down=”0″ z_index=”0″ width=”1\/6″][uncode_counter value=”130″ text=”walked” suffix=”km”][\/vc_column][vc_column column_width_percent=”100″ position_vertical=”middle” align_horizontal=”align_center” style=”dark” font_family=”font-232988″ overlay_alpha=”50″ gutter_size=”3″ medium_width=”0″ mobile_width=”0″ shift_x=”0″ shift_y=”0″ shift_y_down=”0″ z_index=”0″ width=”1\/6″][uncode_counter value=”10000″ text=”D+” suffix=”m”][\/vc_column][vc_column column_width_percent=”100″ position_vertical=”middle” align_horizontal=”align_center” style=”dark” font_family=”font-232988″ overlay_alpha=”50″ gutter_size=”3″ medium_width=”0″ mobile_width=”0″ shift_x=”0″ shift_y=”0″ shift_y_down=”0″ z_index=”0″ width=”1\/6″][uncode_counter value=”10″ text=”mountain goats”][\/vc_column][vc_column column_width_percent=”100″ position_vertical=”middle” align_horizontal=”align_center” style=”dark” font_family=”font-232988″ overlay_alpha=”50″ gutter_size=”3″ medium_width=”0″ mobile_width=”0″ shift_x=”0″ shift_y=”0″ shift_y_down=”0″ z_index=”0″ width=”1\/6″][vc_pie value=”85″ label_value=”Difficulty” arc_width=”10″ bar_color=”color-xsdn”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column column_width_percent=”60″ overlay_alpha=”50″ gutter_size=”3″ medium_width=”0″ mobile_width=”0″ shift_x=”0″ shift_y=”0″ shift_y_down=”0″ z_index=”0″ width=”1\/1″][vc_column_text]It’s been a long time I wished to walk along the Belledonne Mountain Range. The creation of the GR738 was a perfect time to do it and to discover this beautiful but unknown place of the French Alps.<\/p>\n

In France the “GR – Grandes Randonn\u00e9es” are some long hiking paths managed by the French Hiking Association. This are awesome paths to discover the French mountains, country or even seaside.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Follow me along this 8 days on this difficult hiking path wild and lonely, only 4h away from Paris.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/1″][vc_custom_heading]Belledonne and the GR738[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_separator][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column column_width_percent=”60″ overlay_alpha=”50″ gutter_size=”3″ medium_width=”0″ mobile_width=”0″ shift_x=”0″ shift_y=”0″ shift_y_down=”0″ z_index=”0″ width=”1\/1″][vc_column_text]Belledonne extends from Chambery to Grenoble. The mountain range is 60km long and 10km wide. Its highest point is the “Grand Pic de Belledonne” at 2977m. It is one of the last mountain range not being a natural park but some projects are being leaded this way. Less know than the Ecrins, the Vanoise or the Vercors, Belledonne offers a large choice of interesting hikes in marvelous landscapes, all of this far from the crowd. It is easily reachable by car but also by train.<\/p>\n

Belledonne is a place of pastoralism so you will cross herds of sheep guarded by sherped dogs called Patou. The fauna is rich, you will meet Ibexes, mountains goats and the wolf is also there especially in the nord side.<\/p>\n

Patou : this dogs are raised to guard and protect the sheeps. This are defense dogs so they will not let anyone coming near the herd even a hiker. So beware approaching a herd because several people are bitten every years.<\/p>\n

How to behave meeting a Patou :<\/p>\n