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Walking across the Vercors

A hiking trip to discover the Vercors
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  • Duration 8 days
  • Activity Walking holiday
  • Holiday among adults
  • Theme mountain
1025€

Information : Walking across the Vercors

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Presentation

The Vercors is a multiple territory, with sublime landscapes. High place of the Resistance, it is a mysterious massif that reveals itself step by step. A land of renowned sportsmen, it is also a meeting place for nature lovers and lovers of wide open spaces, who come to recharge their batteries in the heart of its Nature Reserve.
We propose you to discover all this diversity, during a hiking trip on the Vercors from North to South. In the footsteps of the wolves, under the feathers of the vultures, to meet its inhabitants and their stories.

You'll love

  • The diversity of each hike
  • The Natural Reserve of the Vercors High Plateaux
  • The preserved nature and its magnificent viewpoints
  • The charm of the villages
  • The welcome and comfort of the hotels
  • Our personalized guiding application
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Program : Walking across the Vercors

  • D1 Arrival in Autrans

    Welcome to the Vercors : Autrans is a village nestled in the heart of the Vercors mountains. As soon as you arrive, you are immersed in its welcoming and relaxing atmosphere. Take advantage of your free time to wander around and get a breath of fresh air!


    Dinner and night in a 3* hotel with swimming pool in the center of the village

     

  • D2 Walking from Autrans to Lans-en-Vercors

    15,5 km with + 710m – 740m altitude change

    From the center of the village, you walk through the mountain pastures, where cows and sheep graze. Then the path rises, under the impulse of a regular and shaded ascent in direction of the Crêtes de la Molière. At the top, you can contemplate a magnificent view of the neighboring massifs, Chartreuse, Belledonne and the Mont-Blanc in good weather!
    A gentle descent leads you to the charming village of Lans en Vercors which you can see below.


    Dinner and night in a 2* hotel with swimming pool in the center of the village.

  • D3 Walking from Lans-en-Vercors to Villard-de-Lans

    15,5km with + 800m  -800m or 8,5km with + 110m -110m (short version) altitude change

    Today, you leave Lans en Vercors by going up through the forest. Little by little, the view becomes clearer and the balcony path allows you to admire the valley and its soft contours. If your legs allow it, we advise you to climb up to the Pic Saint Michel (1966m) for a breathtaking view of Grenoble and the Alpine Massifs.

    We also propose a shorter version in the valley, in case of bad weather.

     

    Dinner is on your own. Night and breakfast in a 3* hotel in the center of Villard-de-Lans.


     

  • D4 Walking from Villards-de-Lans to Corrençon-en-Vercors

    12 km with + 550m  -1130m (with gondola lift) or 11,4km with + 450m -450m (without gondola lift) altitude change

    In July and August as well as on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays in June and September, you take a gondola lift that drops you off at 1720m. A path leads you to the Moucherolle Lake, perched at 1940m. If you wish, you can continue to the Col des 2 Sœurs (2056m) to enjoy a superb panorama of the Belledonne massif, the Ecrins and the Mont-Blanc. The itinerary goes down little by little through a cool undergrowth before reaching Corrençon en Vercors.

    If you are out of the gondola opening period or in case of bad weather, we have found a very nice walk in the woods. Maybe you will see the witches' hut?

     

    Dinner and night in a hotel at the gates of the nature reserve.

  • D5 Day in Corrençon-en-Vercors

    Corrençon-en-Vercors is the last  village before the Vercors High Plateaux Nature Reserve. There is an atmosphere of end of the world. To take advantage of this magnificent environment, we suggest a few walks in the area. Take the time to appreciate this unique place, where sportsmen and nature lovers meet.

     

    Dinner and night ina hotel at the doors of the Nature Reserve.
     

  • D6 From Corrençon-en-Vercors to the Chapelle-en-Vercors

    18,6km with +670m -915m altitude change 

    To you the great spaces and the wild nature, you enter the Natural Reserve of the High Plateaux of Vercors. Savor this privileged moment, listen, smell, observe... You are in the country of wolves, golden eagles, chamois... Halfway along the trail, the Prairie de Darbounouse opens the panorama to contemplate the Vercors chain and its highest peak: The Grand Veymont.  Then you switch to a parallel valley, via a very beautiful descent to the Chapelle en Vercors.

     

    Dinner and night in a 2* hotel.

  • D7 From the Chapelle-en-Vercors to the Col de la Machine

    15,8km with + 700m -560m altitude change

    Today, direction the col de la Machine and its circus, protected in classified site. At the exit of the Chapelle en Vercors, you immerse yourself in the forest with the impression of being alone in the world... After crossing a beautiful meadow, you arrive at the Carri pass, a place well known for Nordic skiing. You then meander on the different tracks before joining the plain of Lente. Your arrival will be at the Cirque de Combe Laval lookout and its breathtaking depths which dominate the Royannais country.


    Dinner and night in a hotel with swimming pool at the edge of the circus of Combe Laval.

  • D8 Transfert back in Autrans

    After your breakfast, a cab will drive you to Autrans via a superb road through the gorges of the Bourne and the Gorges du Méaudrais. About 1h15 of driving.


    This is the end of your hiking trip in the heart of the Vercors.

     


     

Tariffs

From May 1st to October 15th departure everyday

In a triple room

Adult : 1025 €
Junior (12 - 17 ans) : 1025 €

In a double room

Adult :  1080 €
Junior (12 - 17 ans) : 1080 €
 

In a single room

1370 €

Solo traveller

1550 €

What's included ?

  • 6 half board nights
  • 1 B&B
  • Transfer back from the Col de la Machine to Autrans on the last day
  • Itinerary available on Smartphone application 
  • Detailed roadbook and routemarked maps provided
  • Update GPS tracks
  • Logistical and technical support
  • Baggage transfers

What's not included ?

  • Bus transfer from the centre of Villard de Lans to the lift on day 4 (free service)
  • The gondola lift on day 4
  • Dinner on day 3 at Villard-de-Lans
  • Lunchs
  • Beverage and extra
  • Round trip transfer from Home to the first accomodation
  • Facultative cancellation and rapatriation insurance

Characteristics of circuits

  • Walking holiday, going from place to place, without guide.
  • Daily stages : between 8.5 km and 18.6 km
  • Altitude difference : between 110 m and 800 m per day
  • Altitude of the circuit : between 1050 m and 2056 m
  • Type of roads : Mountain roads

Organisation

  • These outings are much more about relaxed exploration than athletic performance.
  • Your baggage is transported between lodgings. Your roadbook will guide you from beginning to end. We provide the logistical and technical support necessary.
  • Accommodation is in 2 or 3 star guest houses or hotels chosen for their atmosphere, warm welcome and environmental and architectural setting.

N.B : the accommodation described above is given as an indication and may vary according to availability at the moment your reservation is finalized.

Some of the stages of the tour are proposed without evening meals. At these stages, there are many and varied possibilities for eating out.

Access

By car

Highway A45, exit 21, then...

By air

Avignon airport

By train

Orange's TGV station. Then bus from Orange to Carpentras. The acces at the first accomodation is unadvised by public transports. For more information, contact the agency. 

Comments

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5.0

  • We loved our holiday with Safrantours. We stayed in lovely hotels with good food and the routes were interesting and very well explained. A brilliant service.

  • Well organized and superb routes (translated from French)

  • A well-balanced, accessible itinerary in a magnificent landscape. Well-organized and welcoming hotels.

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