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The Col des Rochilles, extended by the seuil des Rochilles, is a very old Alpine pass linking the Maurienne and Clar\u00e9e valleys towards Brian\u00e7on. In fact, it is easier than the Col du Galibier, as its altitude is 150 m lower. But with the tarmac road having taken over, the Col des Rochilles remained the domain of the military and today that of hikers. The Rochilles area lends itself well to an \u00aboff-tarmac\u00bb discovery of the mountains: a 95% cycle path, a grandiose landscape untouched by tourist development, beautiful emerald-green lakes at altitude, and.... five passes over 2000 m: an essential passport for entering the brotherhood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Leaving Valloire, take the D902 towards Galibier. At Plan Lachat, turn left onto a wide track (R1). This takes you up the Valloirette valley to a sheepfold called \u00ables Mottets\u00bb. This is the start of a series of well-marked hairpin bends that reveal the envied Galibier route and the superb Aiguilles d'Arve in the distance. The Col de la PLATE opens onto a very flat track, level with a small building dating back to military times. You then come to a large cirque with more or less abandoned barracks at its centre: this is the Rochilles camp. All that remains is to make the final assault on a track that requires pushing to reach the Col des Rochilles. The site is superb. On the other side of the mountain, two pretty lakes glisten, overlooked by jagged peaks, while the Clar\u00e9e valley opens up in the distance. At the top of this pass, you can turn right onto an S2 path (rare S1 sections) that leads to the Col des CERCES. You can return to Les Mottets by crossing this pass and then following the Lac des Cerces. Alternatively, back at the Col des Rochilles, take the R1 trail down to the north shore of Lac du Grand Ban. From here, a S2 path leads easily to the Col de la PLAGNETTE. Return to the lakeside. The R1 trail runs alongside Lac Rond, at the end of which is the SEUIL des ROCHILLES (former boundary markers). Beyond this, there is only a S2-3 trail, with short S4 sections, to the Dray\u00e8res refuge in the Clar\u00e9e valley. The ascent on this eastern slope is therefore much more difficult, so it's better to have to descend it! Beyond the refuge, the R1 track joins the tarmac road leading to Brian\u00e7on via N\u00e9vache. On the way, admire one of the last wild valleys in the Alps: the sublime Vall\u00e9e de la Clar\u00e9e.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\nArrival of the Rochilles trail at the Col de la Pare (2412m) below the Pic de l'Aigle<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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<\/p>\n\n\n\n\nCol des Rochilles and its access path - View of the Lac du Grand Ban - East-facing slope<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\nCol des Cerces (2574m) - View of the Lac du Grand Ban<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\nCol de la Plagnette (2510m) - View from the Col des Cerces path - In the background: Col de la Plagnette path<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\nSeuil des Rochilles (2459m) - View of Lac Rond (east end)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\nBoundary marker 92 (Seuil des Rochilles): former boundary between the Kingdom of Piedmont (cross) and the Kingdom of France (fleur-de-lys)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Le col des Rochilles, prolong\u00e9 par le seuil des Rochilles, est un tr\u00e8s ancien passage alpin reliant la vall\u00e9e de la Maurienne et la vall\u00e9e de la Clar\u00e9e vers Brian\u00e7on. Un passage tout compte fait plus ais\u00e9 que le col du Galibier puisque situ\u00e9 \u00e0 une altitude inf\u00e9rieure de 150 m. Mais la route goudronn\u00e9e […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1993,"featured_media":94445,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[308],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-93469","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cols-en-vrac"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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