Chemin historique de Villard Notre Dame - Hiking from Le Bourg-d'Oisans

Hiking
Hard
2h50min
7.2km
Round trip
+720m
-720m
Chemin historique de Villard Notre Dame - Hiking from Le Bourg-d'Oisans image1

Description

This itinerary is the old mule track leading to Villard-Notre-Dame. This historic path is very gradual and winds through the cool undergrowth, passing the famous Gardette mines.

TECHNICAL INFORMATION
Start: Bourg-d'Oisans motocross course, 730m
Difference in altitude: 720m
Round trip time: 5h50
Return distance: 7.2 km
Level: difficult with aerial sections

MAP AND TOPO
IGN map 3336ET
Topo guide l'Oisans au bout des pieds n°1 sentier 623

Itinerary: Start from the motocross course at Bourg-d'Oisans, follow the signs for Villard-Notre Dame, a path with many switchbacks. Vertiginous passage just before the Gardette mines secured by a cable, then forest climb to the Combe de la Balme, then finish with the arrival at Villard Notre Dame.

TO SEE ON THE ROUTE
The Gardette mines

Difficult sections

Vertiginous passage just before the Gardette mines secured by a cable

Marking

Map references

Amenities

Guided steps

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Address
Terrain de Motocross, Chemin de la Catonne, 38520, Le Bourg-d'Oisans
Opening
From 01/05 to 31/10 daily. Subject to favorable snow and weather conditions.

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Address
Terrain de Motocross, Chemin de la Catonne, 38520, Le Bourg-d'Oisans
Opening
From 01/05 to 31/10 daily. Subject to favorable snow and weather conditions.