The Drôme mountain range offers exceptional surroundings for hikers, whatever they do:
Long hiking trails or looped circuits, short walks or day long excursions, on your own or with a qualified guide and specialists of local history…As a family or between experienced participants, everyone can find the itinerary they are looking for.
Find our 3 favourite hikes below.
The most magnificent point of view of the Vercors high plateaux and his higher summit the Grand Veymont, are awaiting for you on this hike. You will stroll on a ridge road, with on one side the Vercors and on the other the valley of Drôme and Diois.
And if you raise your head toward the sky, there is a good chance you will spot some vultures!
2 hiking / trial run itinaries
-"Bois du loup" trail
2.5km long and 140m of elevation
Perfect to discover the mountains with kids or biginners while enjoying the beautiful view of the Vercors and Drome Valley !
Departure from the top of the chairlift.
-"Ours du Vercors" trial
6.7km long and 320m of elevation
Multifaceted trial in the mountain's crest and in the woods with the possibility to have a lunch at the Chalet de Beure.
Departure from the top of the chairlift.
One 100% trial run itinary
- La directissime de Sapiau
Departure from the bottom of the resort 1260m of elevation towards the But Sapiau 1636m of elevation.
(It is advisable to warm up)
Free acces (except for the chairlift)
You can find these 3 itineraries on
You can download the topography map here or find it for free directly at the resort.
Tip : to make this hike easier, you take the chairlift and cheat your way up!
Tasty tip : Before or after exertion, our restaurant offer several meals made of local products.
Preserving the biodiversity, managing the durability of the remarkable natural areas and their access to the public : This is the mission of the politicians in favour of the ENS (Espaces Naturels Sensibles)
The Karst trail is a sign posted trail which takes between 1.30 – 2 hours to complete. It includes 10 stops to discover the large areas of the plateau of Gagères, not far from Font d’Urle.
Click here to find the route of this hike (in french).
On the search engine below you can select the activity "Randonnée pédestre", enter your level…then you can download the PDF file that corresponds to your chosen route, and off you go!
Click here to find the list of professionals who can accompany you on this activity
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26 avenue du Président-Herriot
26026 Valence cedex 9
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