HIKING ACROSS THE MASSIF DES GRANDES ROUSSES
1 - Col du Lac Blanc *
Start: DMC 2700m, or cable car in Vaujany
Finish: 2800m
Length: 2 km - Duration: 1h00
Climb up to the Dôme des Petites Rousses on the 4x4 road.
View on the lakes la Fare and le Milieu, and on the Pic Blanc too.
2 - La Face des Rousses **
Start: 2700m
Finish: 1860m
Length: 6.7 km - Duration: 2h00
Walk along the moutain bike area, from 2700m until the resort. Discovery of the Alpine Garden and of the lake Blanc.
3 - Refuge du Vallon de la Fare ***
Start: DMC 2700m
Finish: 2043m
Length: 4.5 km - Duration: 3h00
View on the lakes le Milieu and la Fare, pedestrian path reaching l'Alpette.
4 - La Combe Charbonnière ***
Start: DMC 2700m
Finish: 1806m
Length: 8.7 km - Duration: 2h30
Walk on a road 4x4 in the direction of the lac Blanc, the Clocher de Mâcle, the Combe Charbonnière, the road of La Mine. Finish at Les Bergers.
5 - La Ronde des lacs **
Start: DMC 2100m
Finish: 2100m
Length: 9 km - Duration: 2h30
Walk round trip in the direction of l'Alpette, on a pedestrian path along the lake Besson, the lake Noir, the lake Faucille, the lake Carrelet.
6 - Le plateau de Montfrais **
Start: DMC 2100m
Finish: 1250m
Length: 6.5 km - Duration: 2h00
Descent on a road 4x4 in the direction of the plateau de Montfrais and Vaujany village. View on the lake Carrelet, la Villette, Vaujany.
7 - La Combe de Poutran **
Start: 2100m
Finish: 1350m
Length: 5.3 km - Duration: 1h00
Descent until Oz resort on a road 4x4 across the Combe de Poutran. View on the massifs of Belledonne and Taillefer, Eau d'Olle and the Romanche valleys. Return by the gondola lift of Poutran.
8 - Les Alpages **
Start: 1860m
Finish: 1775m
Length: 11 km - Duration: 4h00
Rise to Le Signal by a road 4x4. View on the massifs of Belledonne and Taillefer and on the Romanche valley. Then, descent across the mountain pastures until Villard-Reculas. Return back to Huez par the road of Villard. Return back to Alpe d'Huez by the televillage.
9 - La Voie Romaine *
Start: 1860m
Finish: 1470m
Length: 2.5 km - Duration: 30 minutes
Under the televillage, a pedestrian path goes down until Huez crossing an old Roman way. View on the massifs of Belledonne and Taillefer, and on the Romanche valley. Return by the televillage.
10 - Col de Sarenne *
Start: 1860m
Finish: 1775m
Length: 13.5 km - Duration: 4h00
From the Altiport, take the road in direction of the col de Sarenne, until the Sarenne bridge. View on the Signal de l'Homme and the col de Cluy. Then follow Pont du Gua, and walk across the undergrowth along the Sarenne river until Huez village. Return by the televillage.
11 - Tour du Signal de l'Homme ***
Start: 1470m
Finish: 1450m
Length: 19 km - Duration: 5h00
From Huez village, take the road 4x4 in the direction of the gorges de Sarenne. Then follow Sarenne bridge, Hameau du Rosay, Les Orgières, Hameau du Puit, the col de Cluy, the chapel Saint Giraud. Return back to Huez by the gorges, walking across the undergrowth along the Sarenne river.
* easy
** average
*** difficult
All these pathes, and some other itineraries are described in a guide (you can buy it at the Tourist Office).
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