Grand Cheval de Bois, Mountain peak in Mercantour National Park, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, France

Grand Cheval de Bois is a summit in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, rising to 2,838 metres. Its western ridge connects it to the Petit Cheval de Bois (2,754 m), and the upper slopes are snow-covered with grey rock faces and gullies. The mountain overlooks the Bachelard gorges to the north and the Bouchier valley to the south.

Grand Cheval de Bois rises to 2,838 m in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence. Its normal route leaves from the Colettes farms above Allos along the GR56B to the Baisse de Prenier above the Col d'Allos, then follows an unmarked cairned itinerary over the western ridge beneath the Petit Cheval de Bois (2,754 m) before the stony south-east ridge to the summit.

The summit's name, Grand Cheval de Bois, refers to the wooden horse, and the neighbouring Petit Cheval de Bois (2,754 m) shares it. The normal route passes below this smaller summit along the western ridge, where walkers can pick out the two peaks named as a pair.

Access starts from Col d'Allos and follows the GR56B trail to Baisse de Prenier, where the route continues on a less marked path. Stone cairns placed along the ridge guide walkers toward the summit, especially helpful in misty or unclear conditions.

Hikers cross three distinct zones during the ascent: woodland, alpine meadows, and exposed ridges marked with stone cairns for navigation.