Plancet en boucle

A short hike that passes partly through a magnificent forest and a charming little hamlet.

Cross the highest spruce forest in Europe and enjoy an ideal walk for a picnic, with a breathtaking view over the Oisans. You will discover the Aurienchon heritage by crossing the hamlets.

TECHNICAL INFORMATION
Departure : Auris en Oisans
Difference in altitude: 250 m
Duration of the round trip : 2h15
Distance : 5 km
Technical level : easy - Physical level : easy

MAP AND TOPO
Map / Topo guide OBP n°3 (on sale at the tourist office): paths 347 + 316 + 303.
IGN Top 25 Bourg d'Oisans and Alpe d'Huez 3335 ET.

ITINERARY
From the Auris resort, follow the path 347 towards Plancet.
In Plancet, follow the path 316 towards the hamlet of Certs.
Go up to Auris via path 303 towards Auris Station.

TO SEE ON THE ROUTE
In the hamlet of Certs, walk through the narrow streets in search of the chapel of St Jean Baptiste, whose wooden bell tower is its special feature.
Panoramic view of the Oisans.

THINGS TO SEE AND DO NEARBY
Auris and its 9 traditional hamlets, including the hamlet of Cours, which houses a chapel, a rural museum and a few sun dials, signs of a lot of sunshine.

TO KNOW
Located near the Roman road that linked Turin to Vienna via Suse, the Montgenèvre pass, Briançon, the Lautaret pass and Grenoble, Auris must have been served by a secondary road that was much sunnier than the main road that passes through Mont de Lans.

Dogs must be kept on a lead because of the presence of herding dogs at certain times of the year.