A balcony route, with a wide-angle view of the Grandes Rousses massif, all on a dirt track.
Bonus: 2 charming little villages to visit! An easy hike for the whole family.
The panorama over the Romanche valley, the massifs and the Oisans villages is superb! A path joins a wide, well-marked track that leads to the village of Villard-Reymond, 2 perched villages as the Oisans region loves them.
TECHNICAL INFORMATION:
Start: Villard Notre Dame (church)
Height difference: 120 m
Round trip time: 2h30
Distance: 8.4 km
Level : Easy
MAP AND TOPO :
Top 25 IGN 3335 ET - Bourg-d'Oisans, Alpe d'Huez
ROUTE :
The path starts to the left of the church and joins the track a little further on (1 km) at the Croix du Sapey. Follow the forest track to the Col du Solude, then the village of Villard-Reymond.
You can make a loop by taking the track on the way out and a path on the way back (OBP map no. 1, Oisans au Bout des Pieds, trail 625), or vice versa.