Col du Granier

Verbindet das Grésivaudan-Tal mit Chambéry (Chartreuse). Ganzjährig offen, mittelschwer. Eindrucksvolle Felswände des Granier-Massivs direkt über der Straße. Schöner Ausflug von Grenoble.

Col du Granier is a mountain pass in the Alps in the department of Savoie in France which crosses the Chartreuse Mountains to connect the villages of Entremont-le-Vieux (south), Apremont (north) and Chapareillan (east). It has been traversed several times by the Tour de France cycle race, including on Stage 12 of the 2012 race. It is situated between Mont Granier (south-east) and Mont Joigny (north-west).