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Col des Veymonts walks
Petit Veymont via Pas du Fouillet
Visorando Member
8.70 mi
+3,809 ft
-3,809 ft
7h 20
Difficult
Departure from Saint-Michel-les-Portes (Isère)
A less popular summit than Grand Veymont, offering a bit of variety in the high plateaus of the Vercors. Breathtaking views, particularly of Mont Aiguille, which dominates the entire start of the hike and part of the return journey.
Marmots, ibex and choughs will be there to greet you after the ascent of Pas du Fouillet.
Dogs are strictly prohibited on this hike as it is located in the Vercors high plateau nature reserve.
Le Petit and Le Grand Veymont
11.27 mi
+5,413 ft
-5,394 ft
9h 55
Difficult
Departure from Gresse-en-Vercors (Isère)
This circular hike will take you up the Petit Veymont and then the Grand Veymont, offering magnificent landscapes and impressive views of Mont Aiguille and the Vercors ridge, not to mention the Écrins Massif in good weather.
The presence of numerous animals (chamois, marmots and ibex) will add to the enjoyment of this long hike.
Walks near Col des Veymonts
Cabane des Aiguillettes - Corrençon-en-Vercors
15.15 mi
+666 ft
-3,110 ft
7h 35
Difficult
Departure from Gresse-en-Vercors (Isère)
The fourth and final day of the circular route leading from the L'Aiguillette hut at the foot of the Grand Veymont to the car park at the Corrençon-en-Vercors ski stadium, where we will have left a car.
Pas of hollowed-out tree trunks serving as drinking troughs
4.95 mi
+1,529 ft
-3,763 ft
3h 35
Difficult
Departure from Chichilianne (Isère)
The second day takes you to the highest point of the route: Le Grand Veymont. It offers a magnificent view of the Vercors high plateaus, Mont Aiguille and the valley. There is a good chance of seeing ibex and marmots!
Gresse en Vercors - Pas des hollowed-out tree trunks serving as drinking troughs
6.50 mi
+4,265 ft
-2,041 ft
6h 40
Difficult
Departure from Gresse-en-Vercors (Isère)
The first stage starts at Champ de l'Herse and goes to Pas des Bachassons. It passes by the Brisou ridge, offering a first panoramic view. There is a climb of over 1,000 metres, but you will be rewarded by the beauty of Pas des Bachassons.
Jasse du Play shelter - Pré Peyret hut
7.16 mi
+512 ft
-528 ft
3h 45
Moderate
Departure from Gresse-en-Vercors (Isère)
The fourth stage of this crossing is also the least physically demanding. Very flat and short, it takes you across vast meadows. But you can spice it up with the Grand Veymont option.
Pré Peyret Shelter - Chatillon-en-Diois
12.95 mi
+1,962 ft
-5,259 ft
7h 40
Difficult
Departure from Gresse-en-Vercors (Isère)
The fifth and final stage of this journey through the Vercors. We set off to tackle the Glandasse, with superb views of the high plateaus, the Veymont, Mont Aiguille and the Drôme Provençale.
From Chichilianne to Clelles-Mens station
3.14 mi
+161 ft
-646 ft
1h 35
Easy
Departure from Chichilianne (Isère)
Chichilianne is a treasure trove of hikes towards the Vercors plateau. Once finished, some people take the train which stops at Clelles. But few hikers know that you can set off from Chichilianne or La Richardière and reach Clelles station in under two hours, walking alongside an irrigation canal for nearly three kilometres. This return walk to Clelles can also be taken in the opposite direction when you start your journey.
Chichilianne - Bénevise via the Pas de l'Essaure and the Vallon Combau
8.98 mi
+2,365 ft
-2,254 ft
6h 10
Difficult
Departure from Chichilianne (Isère)
This beautiful hike takes you to the Hauts Plateaux du Vercors National Nature Reserve via the Pas de l'Essaure, then down the Drôme side through one of the most beautiful sites in the Vercors, the Vallon Combau, before reaching the hamlet of Bénevise on a promontory.It offers beautiful views of Mont Aiguille, the valley and the Combau rock, a feast for the senses, combined with the historical, geological, botanical and faunal riches of the area you are crossing.
Clelles - Ferme du Désert
13.59 mi
+4,829 ft
-3,383 ft
8 hrs
Very difficult
Departure from Clelles (Isère)
The first day is a long one, starting at the foot of Mont-Aiguille with alternating steep climbs and gentler passages through mountain pastures and forests.
Cabane de la Peyrouse - Cabane des Aiguillettes
11.34 mi
+4,938 ft
-4,009 ft
9h 30
Difficult
Departure from Saint-Andéol (Isère) (Isère)
Day3 of our traverse: setting off from the Cabane de la Peyrouse to reach Gresse en Vercors. We go round the Grand Veymond to climb back up onto the plateau via the Col des Bachassons (water), then stop at the Cabane de l’Aiguillette.
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