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We're going to walk on the ocean! Or how to tour a ski resort without seeing the slopes, but with a few beautiful lakes and a summit that is much more impressive than the famous Croix de Chamrousse.

An easy route to reach the Thabor refuge and spend a good night’s sleep before heading over to Mont Thabor and the Chalets de Laval. This section is accessible by mountain bike.

A traverse of the Cerces massif via one of its highest passes (Béraudes) and some very beautiful lakes.And a chance to see much of the previous day’s descent route, as well as the many lakes on the other side.In early summer, the route can be made difficult by the presence of snow in the Lac des Béraudes cirque or a snow cornice on the Col des Béraudes (speaking from experience).

A technicolour skyline route… After a gruelling 500m climb on a more or less pleasant track, the forest finally opens out. At around 2,100m, the adventure begins. You need to make your way to the summit of Les Clottoux as best you can. From up there, the rest of the route is clear. A ridge walk to Le Neyrard, then above Lac du Vallon to La Berche Noire.

A fairly alpine stage of the Queyras Transfrontière, featuring the ascent of a magnificent 3,000-metre peak: Le Grand Glaiza. The start of this stage is accessible by car via Cervières on the D902 from Briançon, then the D89T through Cervières.

A "Haut Plateau du Vercors" route with breathtaking views of Mont Aiguille.

A circular route along the edge of the Écrins National Park, featuring a lovely ridge walk that is far more impressive than it is difficult. A long route with a significant elevation gain, but no technical difficulty. All this for an exceptional panorama of the Vercors, the Dévoluy and the surrounding mountains with their striking colours.

This serves as an introduction to a cross-border trek between Saint-Véran and Larche. We set off from the mountain pastures for a gentle approach to the border, through a rocky and colourful landscape that can at times be quite disorientating. There are no real difficulties, but a good understanding of how to read the terrain is sometimes necessary to avoid losing your way.

A very long day criss-crossing the border. But what breathtaking scenery! And you won’t be bothered by the neighbours... there’s little chance of coming across other two-legged creatures. But perhaps some ibex, vultures, including (apparently) a pair of bearded vultures.

This route largely followsGRP®® markings (Tour du Chambeyron). A safe option, yet still spectacular.Spectacular, because the route constantly alternates between stark, steep and rocky terrain and lush, rolling and reassuring landscapes.Safe, because it is fully signposted and even offers alternative routes to avoid the most difficult sections in the event of bad weather.