Chemin historique de Villard Notre Dame – Hiking from Le Bourg-d’Oisans_Le Bourg-d’Oisans
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.
About : Chemin historique de Villard Notre Dame – Hiking from Le Bourg-d’Oisans
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
En bref
2 h 50
J+ : 720 m
7.2 km
Level bue - Medium
Map and GPX marking
Chemin historique de Villard Notre Dame – Hiking from Le Bourg-d’Oisans
Le Bourg-d'Oisans
Services
- Pets welcome
Services
Activities
- Duration of the session: 170 minutes
Tours
- Average duration of the individual tour: 170 minutes
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Opening
From 01/05 to 31/10.
Subject to favorable snow and weather conditions.
Prices
Free access.
Location supplement
When you pass the Motocross course on the Route de St Claude (towards the hamlet of Le Vert), after a few dozen metres you'll find a bench on your right, and the path starts right there.