Vallée Casse-Pot is part of a cluster of smaller sectors in the south forest of Nemours and can be combined with Les Mammouth, Le Troglodyte and Mont d'Olivet.
With one Yellow circuit Vallée Casse-Pot hasn't got to offer a lot for circuit fans, but if you like to indulge yourself in one of the best and technical single problems the forest has to offer (e.g. Flora 7C+), then Vallée Casse-Pot might be for you!
Notable climbs: Flora (7C+), Shiba le Furet assis (7C), Encore un Coup de Ju (7B), La Jorgina (7A+), La Bouche qui Tremble (7A+), Coinçouille (6C).
The area is mostly shaded by trees and is quite isolated. Not every boulder is going to be dry after a heavy day of rain (if this area is wet, check out Le Troglodyte!)
All boulders are spread out and there are a few cluster of blocks that can be accessed together. Use the GPS function to find your way around!
📝 Information about naming:
The boulders are usually marked by the hardest circuit problem (for example Blue20 or B20), followed by the second hardest (O20 = Orange20) and lest hardest (Y20 = Yellow 20).
In this guide most boulders will be marked with the names of the hardest lines on that boulder.
🍁 Season:
The most striking lines in Vallée Casse-Pot can be climbed all year around. It is recommended though to let the area dry for maybe up to 2 days, due to its location deep in a mossy forest.
🧗 Climbing style:
Varied climbing style. You can find one of the best blocks in the forest: Flora 7c+, which is a committing technical piece of rock.
Circuits:
🟡 Yellow PD => 33 lines
The only circuit in this forest. For a day of easy climbing or as a warm up to tackle one of the projects this area has to offer. Not all the problems are listed. The circuit is old and most of the markings are barely visible! or covered in moss!
🟢 Unofficial Green
There is also an unofficial green circuit by Denis Colson and it will soon be made official (Pictures for the circuit will come soon!)
🔵 Old Blue
As a side note: There is an old blue circuit and some of the arrows are still visible. A few of these problems are now single lines and are covered in this guide!
