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Corne Aubert – Dent de Combette – Rochers des Rayes

Corne Aubert – Dent de Combette – Rochers des Rayes Dent de Combette 2082 m

Difficulty

T4+
Ascent

4:30 h, 1530 m
Descent

2:45 h, 1530 m

Looking for accomodation

Dent de Combette and Rochers des Rayes stand at the south-west end of the Gastlosen chain. It is a shame that in the southern part of Gastlosen there is no accommodation available.

View from Dent de Combette to Gastlosen (09/2018) © Oliver Neumann

Rochers des Rayes and Dent de Combette (09/2018) © Oliver Neumann

Dent de Combette (09/2018) © Oliver Neumann

Corne Aubert. (09/2018) © Oliver Neumann

View from Corne Aubert to Dent de Combette (09/2018) © Oliver Neumann

Above Combette (09/2018) © Oliver Neumann

Gastlosen with Haute Combe in front (09/2018) © Oliver Neumann

Rochers des Rayes (09/2018) © Oliver Neumann

Route description

Rougemont – P. 1839

From the Rougemont railway station follow the hiking route through the village to reach the La Forcla (1208 m) col. Descend to the bridge across La Manche (1122 m) and ascend to La Planche, either on the road or directly in pastures. Continue on roads and hiking trails via Raye du Baillif, Raye au Sex and Combette to reach the saddle at P. 1839.

P. 1839 - Corne Aubert – P. 1839

Ascend to Selle Aubert (P. 1897 m, unnamed on the map). Continue on the increasingly steep SW face with small fir trees, until the rocks force you to turn left. Scramble up in a steep bowl to reach the SW ridge and the summit rocks. Climb 20 metres in a steep gully to reach the narrow Corne Aubert summit (2036 m). The descent back to P. 1839 is on the ascent.

P. 1839 – Dent de Combette

Follow the hiking trail to the rocky Doigt de Combette (P. 1941, unnamed on the map). The trail passes the summit on the north side, but those who have stamina can climb it. Continue on the marked path, initially on the left-hand side of the ridge line, then on the right-hand side to reach P. 1975. Here the steep trail to Dent de Combette (2082 m) marked blue-white branches off. Initially it is very steep, overcoming escarpments (fixed rope), then it turns right to a slightly exposed traverse (chains), and finally it turns left back to the ridge. Follow the ridge to the summit. Ca. 40 m before the summit a trail equipped with steel cables and marked by pale red arrows descends on the north-west side; T4.

Dent de Combette – Rochers de Rayes – Rougemont

After this detour go back to the hiking trail leading up and down to Rochers des Rayes (2026 m), whose highest point is on the left-hand side. The descent is on the SW ridge via Montagne aux Manges until the hut on the ridge at P. 1519. Descend to La Manche and La Planche to reach the ascent route. Hike back to Rougemont via La Forcla.

Variant 1: starting point Grubenberghütte SAC

Begin at Grubenberghütte SAC and hike to Le Savigny via the Amelier saddle. (From here a detour to Dent de Savigny is possible.) From the Amelier saddle ascend to the Selle Aubert (P. 1897 m, unnamed on the map) on a faint path; 2 h leaving out Dent de Savigny, 4 h including it.

Variant 2: starting point Cabane des Marindes CAS

Begin at Cabane des Marindes CAS and follow a marked hiking trail via Le Sori and La Porsogne to P.1839 above Pertet à Bovets; ca. 2½ h.

Additional information

Departure and arrival point

Rougemont (992 m)

Train MOB Montreux – Montbovon – Zweisimmen.

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Rougemont

Time: Total hiking time: 7¼ h

Rougemont – Corne Aubert: 3½ h

Corne Aubert – Dent de Combette: 1¼ h

Dent de Combette – Rochers des Rayes: 30 min.

Rochers des Rayes – Rougemont: 2 h

Difficulty / Material: Corne Aubert is T4+, and the trails to Dent de Combette and Rochers de Rayes are T3+. Some trails are unmarked, and Corne Aubert is pathless.

Waypoints

Pertet à Bovets (1793 m)

Übergang zwischen Vallon du Gros Mont und Vallon de la Manche, zwischen Corne Aubert und Rodosex gelegen.

Corne Aubert (2036 m)

Kleine, in Kletterkreisen beliebte Erhebung zwischen Pucelles und Pertet à Bovets.

Rochers des Rayes (2026 m)

Westlichster Gipfel der Gastlosenkette.

Doigt de Combette (1941 m)

Unnamed on the map, a target for winter tours

Cabane des Marindes (1868 m)

Startpunkt von Variante 2.

Catering and overnight stay

Grubenberghütte (1840 m)

The old Grubenberghütte (1840 m ü. M.) was used in alpine farming on Grubenberg, serving as the cheese dairy. In 1960 a new chalet was built, and was not used as a dairy. The Oldenhorn SAC section bought it and opened it as a club cabin in 1962. It accommodates hikers, ski tourists and snowshoe hikers and sleeps 32 (2 rooms with 16 sleeping berths each). It is always open and there is a warden on week-ends from May to October. More information at www.grubenberg.ch

Cabane des Marindes (1868 m)

Located in the Vallon des Morteys, it sleeps 50. Only soups and beverages are available. It is open and has a warden from the beginning of June through the beginning of October. SAC section La Gruyère, www.cas-gruyere.ch, for reservations call 079 790 45 33.

Neighbor summit

Haute Combe (2038 m)

The highest mountain at the southern end of Gastlosen is Haute Combe (2038 m), also called Labihubel. It is best accessible from the saddle at P. 1839 above Pertet à Bovets (1793 m) following the SW and the W ridge. The descent is on the entire W ridge down to Selle Aubert (P. 1897, unnamed on the map); T2.

Rodosex (1920 m)

Rodosex (P. 1920, unnamed on the map) is a prominent rocky tower in the south-west and above Pertet à Bovet. Leave the hiking trail which goes from Pertet à Bovets towards Dent de Combette at ca. 1860 m to ascend a slope to the narrow ridge interspersed with fir trees and rocks. Scrambling, follow the exposed ridge. The terrain gets wider as you approach the Rodosex summit (T5).