The line is OpenStreetMap's mapping of the route (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), via Waymarked Trails, with heights from a 30 m terrain model. Check the current official route before a long trip: diversions and permitted paths change. See the source.
Stages
A suggested split into 10 days of about 18.8 km (11.7 mi) each. The days are equal shares of the distance, not official stages. Each ends near the town or village named.
- Day 1 Vallouise-Pelvoux to La Chapelle-en-Valgaudémar 18.8 km · 18.8 km from the start
- Day 2 La Chapelle-en-Valgaudémar to Villar-Loubière 18.8 km · 38 km from the start
- Day 3 Villar-Loubière to Valjouffrey 18.8 km · 56 km from the start
- Day 4 Valjouffrey to Le Bourg-d'Oisans 18.8 km · 75 km from the start
- Day 5 Le Bourg-d'Oisans to La Garde 18.8 km · 94 km from the start
- Day 6 La Garde to Besse 18.8 km · 113 km from the start
- Day 7 Besse to Villar-d'Arêne 18.8 km · 132 km from the start
- Day 8 Villar-d'Arêne to Le Monêtier-les-Bains 18.8 km · 150 km from the start
- Day 9 Le Monêtier-les-Bains to Vallouise-Pelvoux 18.8 km · 169 km from the start
- Day 10 Vallouise-Pelvoux to the finish 18.8 km · 188 km from the start
Start and finish
Start: near Vallouise-Pelvoux, Hautes-Alpes. 44.80086, 6.36569
Finish: where it starts. The trail is a circuit.
Places to stay
Rooms in the towns and villages along the way:
- Vallouise-Pelvoux, Hautes-Alpes · The start Booking.com → Expedia →
- La Chapelle-en-Valgaudémar, Hautes-Alpes · After day 1 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Villar-Loubière, Hautes-Alpes · After day 2 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Valjouffrey, Isère · After day 3 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Le Bourg-d'Oisans, Isère · After day 4 Booking.com → Expedia →
- La Garde, Isère · After day 5 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Besse, Isère · After day 6 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Villar-d'Arêne, Hautes-Alpes · After day 7 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Le Monêtier-les-Bains, Hautes-Alpes · After day 8 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Vallouise-Pelvoux, Hautes-Alpes · After day 9 Booking.com → Expedia →
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Paths change, and the weather decides the day. The line comes from the source named under the map and the heights from a terrain model, so treat the figures as a guide. Check for diversions before you go, take a map, check the forecast, and turn back if it isn't right.
