🟢 🥾🩱 Cool Off, Swim & Picnic w/ Easy Hike + Cascade d’Allières 🩱 🥾🟢
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Summary
A fifth (5th) in a series of weekend hikes around Grenoble without Cars:
Beat the heat and cool off in a pool / cascade of fresh water from the alps: Le Cascades d’Allières - near Village Claix
🟢 🥾 Difficulty / Skill 🟢 🥾
This event will classify will involve an easy hike along village / residential roads, then a small hike on paths/trails.
General Plan
Everyone will make their own way via Tram C to the south-west end of the line at stop “Le Prisme”
NOTE/WARNING: Grenoble Transit Authority (TAG) is making some repairs/works on Line A and Line B, so if you must make a connection via tram, be prepared for delays.
Rally Point: https://goo.gl/maps/5S9nzNpwQHSgd5xx5
From there, we’ll take the bus TAG #21 Bus to village Claix center (10-12 minutes ride)
Tag Bus Schedule: https://www.tag.fr/ftp/fiche_horaires/fiche_horaires_2014/HORAIRES_21.pdf
We’ll have a 1.9 hike from Claix Village Center to the trail head.
Then 650m on the trail (mixed terrain, elevation gain 150-200m) to the cascades.
There is a series of (3x) different cascades in the area; we will visit them all, and then pick one for a picnic and swimming!
🗨️ EN/FR 🗨️
🦅/🐓 : We speak English/French in all our events. Don’t be worry if your English/French is not that good. Nos évènements sont en Anglais et Français. Ne soyez pas inquiets si votre niveau d’anglais n’est pas “suffisant”.
🥾 GPS TOPO 🥾
- Topo & GPX track: https://www.alltrails.com/explore/map/map-july-22-2022-78bc62d
- Distance: ~2.6 km (both Directions)
- Time: ~2h of walking, depending Elevation Change D+: 250m
Schedule / Detailed Plan
- [ 03:00-03:29 ] Rally/Meet at the Tram C stop “Le Sessyin”
- [ 03:30 ] Board TAG Bus 21 to Village Claix/Point Rouge
- [ 03:45 ] Commence Hike towards the area of cascades
- [ 04:30] Arrive at Cascade Point #1
- [ Picnic, Swimming, General Cooling Off]
- [ Optional: Visit / hike around “Le Pissard” ]
- [ 05:45 ] Hike Back to Village Claix
- [ 06:34 ] Broad #21 Bus at Marrie de Claix towards Le Prisme
The event is over we step off the bus at Tram station “Le Prisme”; From there we can all take the Tram-C back to Grenoble together.
Suggested Supplies to Bring
- 2.5-to-3 Liters of Water minimum (*) plus a small emergency bottle (200-300ml)
- Money 💰 for the bus (EUR 6 both ways), OURA Card, or you can pay with SMS on your mobile phone
- Good Hiking 🥾shoes and socks
- Food for Picnic/Lunch at the Cascade and petite snacks for “À partager”.
- A swimming suit 🩱 if you want to swim
- A towel ( if you plan to Swim )
- Sunscreen / Bug spray
- Sun Hat (Chapeau de Soleil)
- Sunglasses (Polarized)
- Any medicines or allergy treatments you may have pre-existing (Par Example, EPI Pen if you have allergies)
- 😁 Your smile / 😊 Happiness
Recommended:
- Whistle ( Sifflet )
- Gloves ( Gants )
- USB PowerBank battery for mobile phone (ensure charged!)
- Small torch / flashlight
“Better to have and not need, than need a not Have.”
(*) The heat has been brutal. Stay hydrated so that your legs don’t cramp. If you don’t own one yet, I commend that this is the event for which you purchase a water bladder/reservoir for your Backpack/Sac-a-Dos)
💡 Rules of The Day 💡
- 🚶♀️🚶♂️ The GAC group is about hiking 🥾 , fitness, nature, active lifestyle — and sure, also socializing and making friends and language/cultural exchange. BUT NOT about flirting or speed dating! We want everyone to feel comfortable during our events. ⛔
- 😍 Hiking is about enjoying and respecting mother nature!
- Don’t throw/dump any garbage 🚮 in nature, not even fruit pelt: 🍌(2 years for decomposition), 🍊 (6 months); egg shell 🥚 (3 years)
- Don’t be (too) late 😇 We have a large 30 minute queue window. If you arrive after we depart, call my mobile and we’ll find a way for you to connect with us down the road.
- If you finally can’t join us, please unsubscribe from the event or at least write a message here to announce your cancellation. 💜 That way, we won’t wait for you 💜
- 💟 You are responsible of your own health and security
- If you have any medical conditions that we should be aware of in an emergency, please feel free to contact me privately!
- 😷 COVID-19 rules at the moment: https://www.gouvernement.fr/en/coronavirus-covid-19
If you have any questions, please ask! Feel free to send me a Private Message or on WhatsApp (+1-412-378-3823)
Stats
- Start time: 2022-07-23 15:00
- End time: 2022-07-23 19:00
- Duration: 4:00:00
- Time to event: 15:40:30
- Attendees: 4
- KM: 7.1
- D+: 454
- Top: 740
- Type: Hike
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