Day 1 - Arrival in Lans en Vercors
You arrive on your own in Lans en Vercors, in the heart of the Vercors plateau.
Meals included : none
Night : Lans en Vercors
About the Hiking in the Vercors Nature Park trip
Your self-guided Vercors walking holiday: A walking tour exploring the biggest National Park in France. The Vercors is a mountain fortress wedged in between the Alps and Provence; a large limestone plateau carved out by rivers offering amazing diverse and wild scenery with deep gorges, white limestone, vertical cliffs & wide lush valleys. Soak up the authentic mountain village ambiance and savour the delicious local cheese & wine. A wonderful walking holiday in the pre-Alps, ideal for experienced walkers who wish to explore and enjoy a secret corner of France.
Highlights of the trip
- Beautiful nature and untamed wilderness
- Pristine pre-alpine landscapes with fantastic views
- Walks on a limestone plateau across valleys & forests
- Sample delicious specialities from the Vercors: trout, ravioles & cheese
Customize your holiday here
Hiking in the Vercors Nature Park : Itinerary
Day 2 - The "Bruyant" gorges
You head north along the valley of Lans en Vercors, following the Bruyant river up to a vast plateau from where you’ll have stunning views over the Furon gorges, you won’t find a better picnic place! You might see some wild orchids. The site is protected and shelters a very particular fauna and flora. In the afternoon relax by the pool at your hotel.
Walk : Lans en Vercors > Gorges Bruyant > Lans en Vercors - 4h00 | 12 km - 7 miles | Elevation: +390m/-390m
Meals included : breakfast
Night : Lans en Vercors
Day 3 - From Lans to Villard
A superb panoramic trail with a section of the Gobert path offering a magnificent view of the surrounding area. The small town nestles at the bottom of a wide valley dominated in the east by the jagged peaks of Roc Cornafion, Gerbier and the Grande Moucherolle.
Walk : Lans en Vercors > Villard de Lans - 4h20 | 13 km - 8 miles | Elevation: +600m/-600m
Meals included : breakfast
Night : Lans en Vercors
Day 4 - The "Col vert" pass
A path leads you over the village through hamlets, open fields, pine forests and meadows, with stunning views of the surrounding valley below. A final effort takes you to the Green Pass, with its bench fixed to the rock, where you can enjoy a well-deserved break in front of an impressive panorama - the entire range of the Alps - jagged summits rising to the sky and dotted with glaciers. Now you are ready for the descent through the meadows and past mountain huts, dreaming of the fondue dinner that you can enjoy this evening in the village.
Walk : Villard de Lans > Le Col Vert > Villard de Lans
. Short option : 04h00 | 13 km - 8 miles | Elevation : +600/-600m
. Longer option : 05h00 | 15 km - 9 miles | Elevation : +900/-900m
Meals included : breakfast
Night : Villard de Lans
Day 5 - The "Herbouilly" plateau
You take a path through dense forest, among a maze of trails, rocks, spruces, firs & beeches. You reach Herbouilly, with its ruins that served as a refuge for the resistance movement fighters during the Second World War. You leave the plateau and go down to Saint-Martin and transfer to the Chapelle en Vercors.
Warning: this route is not recommended for people prone to vertigo.
Walk : Villard de Lans > Herbouilly > Saint Martin en Vercors - 05h00 | 16 km - 10 miles | Elevation : +550/-850m
Meals included : breakfast
Night : La Chapelle en Vercors
Market on Thursday morning all year round & Saturday morning from June>Sept in Chapelle en Vercors
Day 6 - Belvedere of Revoulat
Today’s hike leads you through the woods to a viewpoint on the edge of the vertiginous cliffs of the Grands Goulets. You might spot wild moutain goats before returning via the hamlet of Les Revoux back to the village.
Walk : La Chapelle en Vercors > Belvedere de Revoulat > La Chapelle en Vercors - 05h30 | 17 km - 10 miles | Elevation : +700/-700m
Meals included : breakfast
Night : La Chapelle en Vercors
Day 7 - End of the trip in Die
- After breakfast, transfer to Villard de Lans (or to DIE with supplement). End of tour.
Don't miss the great local market in Die on Wednesday & Saturday !
Meals included : breakfast
- Access
ACCESS
. Regular train lines Paris-Valence-Marseille ro Grenoble. Then bus from Grenoble to Lans en Vercors then the No T65 bus from Grenoble to Lans en Vercors (50 min).
. You can also fly to Lyon and then take the train (1h30) or bus to Grenoble.
. Private transfer possible upon request and with supplement.
Return :
. Private transfer (upon request and with supplement) directly to Grenoble or to Die from where you can catch a train (1h) to Valence and then a TGV train to Paris, Lyon or Marseille
