🥾🌚Harvest Moon (“la pleine lune de moisson”) - Night Hike to Bastille🌚🥾
Summary
Pack a thermos of hot tea and your headlight/torch!
An urban night hike above the city to catch a sight the Harvest Moon in all of its celestial magnificence from a spot high above the city.
NOTE: We missed the actual Harvest Moon of 2022; apparently it was already on 10th September, so instead we’ll go on 8th October when there is the next full-moon.
Sunset for 8th October 2022 is forecast 19:40.
Route
There are 3 well known paths from Grenoble to the Bastille. There is one less well known, and that’s the one for us! You may look at the route here:
- https://www.alltrails.com/explore/map/map-da0b566–45
- https://www.mapmyrun.com/routes/view/3413049679
HeadLight / Lamp / Torch
If you do not already own a head-light, may we recommend :
- https://www.amazon.fr/Petzl-Tikka-Lampe-Frontale-Adulte/dp/B01KYTQKBE
- https://www.amazon.fr/Petzl-Lampe-frontale-Reactik-Orange/dp/B01FIDI4UQ
- https://www.amazon.fr/Petzl-E099GA01-Lampe-Frontale-Unique/dp/B07T5RLZTX
(Pro Tip: Do not waste your money on a non-Petzl brand headlight!)
General Plan / Schedule
- 19:45-20:05 Meet at the Fountain (Water, Beer, Cafe, Toilet available at the local pub “The Old Bridge”)
- 20:05 Walk towards Port de France
- 20:15 Hike up the mountain to the memorial (1.5 hours max)
- 21:15-21:45 Arrive at top. Warm Drinks and small snacks and enjoy the moon, as well as any other astronomical elements that can be observed (Telechargez an app on your phone?).
- 22:00-22:30 Begin Hike back to Grenoble city center (1 primary exit option, 3 possible exit options)
NOTE: The gate will be locked behind us at 21h after we pass through it; we’ll take an alternative route back (there are 3 choices).
Suggested Supplies to Bring
- 1.5-to-2 Liters of Water absolute minimum (*) plus a small emergency bottle (200-300ml)
- Good Hiking 🥾shoes and socks
- (MANDATORY) Head Lamp Flashlight
- Rain jacket and/or Layers of clothes as Temperatures will change and/or Precipitation may be intermittent
- Food and or small snacks “À partager”. We will have a picnic up top!
- Any medicines or allergy treatments you may have pre-existing (EPI PEN)
- 😁 Your smile / 😊 Happiness (Hard to see in the dark?)
Recommended:
- Whistle ( Sifflet )
- Gloves ( Gants )
- USB PowerBank battery for mobile phone (ensure charged!)
💡 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: 2022-10-08 19:45
- End time: 2022-10-08 22:45
- Duration: 3:00:00
- Time to event: 22 days, 1:42:32
- Attendees: 41
- KM: 5.3
- D+: 443
- Top: 635
- Type: Hike
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