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Abbaye de Léoncel – Grand-Échaillon Inn loop from Léoncel

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Abbaye de Léoncel – Grand-Échaillon Inn loop from Léoncel

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Abbaye de Léoncel – Grand-Échaillon Inn loop from Léoncel

03:58

26.5km

1,170m

Running

Hard run. Very good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: April 19, 2026

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After 18.9 km for 342 m

Closed: • December-April (otherwise open)

After 19.7 km for 172 m

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After 22.1 km for 159 m

Closed: • December-April (otherwise open)

After 22.4 km for 249 m

Closed: • December-April (otherwise open)

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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318 m

Abbaye de Léoncel

Highlight • Religious Site

At the end of the descent from the Col de la Bataille (or at the start of the climb, depending on your direction), you can admire this large Cistercian abbey, …

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2.23 km

Grand-Échaillon Inn

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Located right in the Léoncel forest, this small inn offers an ideal break at an altitude of 1,200 meters. Open all year round, it offers cuisine based on local products.

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4.84 km

Ruins of the Gampaloux Farm

Highlight • Historical Site

Only ruins remain of this old Gampaloux farm located at an altitude of 1,040 meters.

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8.36 km

Plateau de Bouvante

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Superb natural setting nestled at the foot of the vertiginous walls of the Vercors massif. The track gradually descends to the watercourse which is connected to Lake Bouvante.

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15.0 km

Gardiol Refuge

Highlight • Mountain Hut

Nice passage where you can stop to get water, take a break at the refuge, have a nap or even spend the night. The refuge is unguarded. At the end …

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18.8 km

Intermediate pass that is comparatively easy to experience from Léoncel. The landscape around the Col is so haunted by the wind that the tree line is hardly higher. Worthwhile views towards Gorge d'Omblèze and the Tête de la dame.

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19.0 km

Col de la Bataille (1313 m)

Highlight • Mountain Pass

The origin of the name of this pass is not known. There are three theories: the most likely of these is a reference to the north and south winds, which …

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19.4 km

Col de la Bataille Tunnel

Highlight • Mountain Pass

A lunar landscape, not very high in altitude but very mineral landscape due to the wind

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26.5 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

9.49 km

7.94 km

4.65 km

3.96 km

484 m

Surfaces

8.92 km

8.79 km

4.66 km

1.79 km

1.77 km

435 m

145 m

Elevation

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Highest point (1,390 m)

Lowest point (590 m)

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Abbaye de Léoncel – Grand-Échaillon Inn loop from Léoncel

Abbaye de Léoncel

Grand-Échaillon Inn

Ruins of the Gampaloux Farm

Plateau de Bouvante

Gardiol Refuge

Col de la Bataille

Col de la Bataille (1313 m)

Col de la Bataille Tunnel

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