The south of the Vercors, from the Trièves to Mont Aiguille.

Trip Description

Accomodation

Stay program

• day 1

  Chichilianne

  Meet in Chichilianne, a charming little village in the Trièves, dominated by the famous summit of Mont Aiguille, pride of the Dauphiné. Check-in at a castle-hotel with a swimming pool, located near the village center.

• day 2

  Col de Papavet (1,245 m) - Col de l'Allimas (1,352 m) - Gresse-en-Vercors

  Today, you leave Chichilianne heading towards a first hamlet, Ruthière, then a second, Trésane, before starting the climb to the Papavet pass at 1245 meters and its splendid viewpoint over Mont Aiguille. You then cross La Bathie, another small hamlet below, before climbing again to reach the 1352 meters of the Allimas pass. In the final part of the stage, you reach Gresse-en-Vercors, a village overlooked by the Grand Veymont and the most beautiful cliffs of the Vercors.

• day 3

  Two hikes to choose from: the Pas de la Ville or the Grand Veymont.

  For this stage, you have a choice between two hikes: - Hike to the gateway of the Vercors High Plateaus, the Pas de la Ville - The Grand Veymont and its 2,341 meters of altitude, the highest peak of the Vercors, which offers superb panoramas over the Trièves region, the Alps, and the High Plateaus of the Vercors

• day 4

  Gresse-en-Vercors - Col de l'Aupet - Mont Aiguille west side - Richardière

  You leave Gresse-en-Vercors and reach the Col de l’Aupet, then the western slope of Mont Aiguille, before reaching the hamlet of Richardière.

• day 5

  Richardière - Pas de l'Aiguille - Chaumailloux Refuge - Nonnières Village

  

  After a splendid climb towards the Pas de l’Aiguille, you reach the Chaumailloux refuge then the Pas de la Chèvrerie. You then reach the Chamousset sheepfold and the Combeau valley before arriving at the small village of Nonnières.

• day 6

  Two hikes to choose from: Mount Barral or the Archiane cirque.

  Two beautiful hikes are offered to you today: - A hike to the sumptuous Archiane cirque, passing through the typically Provençal village of Bénevise, before returning to Les Nonnières. - Ascent to the summit of Mont Barral, which rises to 1903 meters in altitude and offers beautiful panoramas over the Diois and the Dévoluy.

• day 7

  Les Nonnières - Col de Menée - Col du Prayet - Chichilianne

  In this final stage, you reach Chichilianne via the Col de Menée (1,457 m) and the Col du Prayet, before arriving at the foot of Mont Aiguille in Chichilianne.