Villard Reymond – Walk from Villard-Notre-Dame

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: 100 m
Round trip time: 2h30
Distance: 8.4 km
Level: easy

MAP AND TOPO :
Hike n°3 on the map Balades et randonnées en Oisans.
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.

THINGS TO SEE ALONG THE WAY :
- Villard-Reymond: St-Jean-Baptiste church (mentioned as early as the 13th c.)
- Villard-Notre-Dame: village church (original architecture, medieval coat of arms)
- panoramic trail with superb views of the Oisans peaks.

NOTES:
Mountain bikers, horse riders and the wisest walkers follow the trail to the Col du Solude, then on to Villard-Reymond.