A balcony route, with a wide-angle view of the Grandes Rousses massif, all on a dirt track.
Bonus: 2 charming little villages to visit! An easy hike for the whole family.
The panorama over the Romanche valley, the massifs and the Oisans villages is superb! A path joins a wide, well-marked track that leads to the village of Villard-Reymond, 2 perched villages as the Oisans region loves them.
TECHNICAL INFORMATION:
Start: Villard Notre Dame (church)
Height difference: 120 m
Round trip time: 2h30
Distance: 8.4 km
Level : Easy
MAP AND TOPO :
Top 25 IGN 3335 ET - Bourg-d'Oisans, Alpe d'Huez
ROUTE :
The path starts to the left of the church and joins the track a little further on (1 km) at the Croix du Sapey. Follow the forest track to the Col du Solude, then the village of Villard-Reymond.
You can make a loop by taking the track on the way out and a path on the way back (OBP map no. 1, Oisans au Bout des Pieds, trail 625), or vice versa.
Subject to favorable weather, Subject to snow conditions
Subject to favorable weather, Subject to snow conditions