The Tour du Mont Aiguille

Date of your route : Sep 07, 2026
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

We did it in early September, so there weren’t many people setting off from Tresanne; it was a lovely walk, very shaded, which was perfect given the hot weather.
After point 7 and before point 8, we turned left to follow the Mont Aiguille circuit; this is just as you leave La Richardière. At point 9, we carried on straight ahead and took another path to the left (the Vercors circuit on foot).
Thank you for this magnificent walk

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Date of your route : Aug 30, 2026
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

A lovely walk with no technical difficulties. This is the second time we’ve done this route, and we’re enjoying it just as much. There are a few stretches, such as the winding descent through the forest, but nothing too challenging. We got a bit lost at point 8, no doubt due to a lapse in concentration, but the yellow and green markings reappeared shortly afterwards. It took us 5 hours and 30 minutes, including a snack break. There were quite a few people on the route on 30 August, but it’s not exactly a motorway either.
Mont Aiguille from every angle!

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Date of your route : Jul 12, 2026
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A lovely walk that really does allow you to admire Mont Aiguille from every angle. There are a few ‘steep sections’, but nothing insurmountable! The stretches through the forest, combined with the altitude, are very pleasant during this heatwave.
Please note that if the car park in the hamlet of Trézanne is full, don’t hesitate to take the gravel track – which is still passable by car – up to the parking spaces further up.
A break at the end of the walk at the café-restaurant Le Gai Soleil is a real treat, both for your thirst and for the views!
Thanks to the author.

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Date of your route : Aug 03, 2026
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A really lovely walk. It takes at least 5 hours. The route is very well signposted in green and white, and the numerous viewpoints overlooking Mont Aiguille are magnificent.

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Date of your route : Jun 27, 2026
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A superb, long but easy hike. Between the green and yellow trail markers and the map we’d downloaded, we had no trouble finding our way. There were a few sections with a bit of an incline, but it was fine! Make sure you take plenty of water if it’s hot! A café-restaurant – Le Gai Soleil du Mont Aiguille – comes at just the right time a few kilometres before the finish!!!
Beautiful views and a peaceful atmosphere all along the route!

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Date of your route : May 08, 2026
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

An incredible route – it’s absolutely stunning. This route must be very pleasant in hot weather as it runs through the forest for much of the way. There’s no more snow on the route. The GPX track is accurate for 90% of the route, but the description is quite tricky to follow; the easiest way is to follow the green/yellow symbol, which appears almost every 100 metres, and you’ll have no trouble at all. We were alone on the route until the Col de l’Aupet, where more than fifty people had made their way up there with camping gear.

A fairly easy route for fit walkers; the gradients aren’t that steep. We completed it in 6½ hours at a leisurely pace, including breaks and meals.

Start from Trézanne in the same direction as the GPX track. I find this much simpler than doing it the other way round, as most comments suggest.

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Date of your route : Jul 24, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

It was supposed to be a simple walk, but it turned into a real challenge. Still, the scenery along the hike was very beautiful

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Date of your route : Jun 02, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Trip completed in two days last week. Beautiful weather, splendid views (but no animals). Camped at the foot of the climbing site. A little uncertainty at the foot of the scree (thanks GPS). Don't underestimate the elevation gain, especially when you're carrying a heavy load (18 kg) like I was. Mont Aiguille and the flowers everywhere were a feast for the eyes!

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Hello, I did it on Tuesday, 20 August. There are indeed some uncertainties at the Col des Pellas and at the scree before the Aupet. Fortunately, I had my GPS, which helped me a little.
The climb to the Pas de l'Aupet is steep and there are many roots on the path.
You can see Mont Aiguille from all sides. The view from the Pas de l'Aupet is not the most beautiful

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Date of your route : Sep 02, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A very beautiful hike around Mont Aiguille, mainly in the forest, which can be an advantage in hot weather, but nevertheless offering beautiful views of Mont Aiguille and the surrounding peaks.

However, there are numerous issues with the description, which is often difficult to understand. Some directions are unclear and do not seem to correspond to anything on the ground, and obvious landmarks (such as numerous yellow signs) are not mentioned, causing us to take the wrong direction several times. I have therefore taken the liberty of adding a few details, and the IGN map is very useful in any case:

1) Overall, following the yellow and green markers will ensure you don't go wrong

2) At point 2, Col des Pellas, do not take the left-hand path not mentioned in the description, but simply the one opposite when you arrive, which descends from the pass. The left-hand path that immediately climbs up a ridge is not the right one

3) At point 3 in the village of Les Pellas, the signs are very confusing and it is difficult to understand which tracks and crossroads are mentioned. To avoid getting lost, when you reach the "Les Pellas" sign, turn left between the houses and follow the red surface until you reach the road after the bridge. From there, follow the road to the left for 200 metres until you reach the car park and the start of the track. Then follow the yellow and green markers. Be careful, the climb through the forest is very steep and in wet weather walking sticks are recommended to avoid slipping. The same applies to the descent from the Col de l'Aupet.

4) At points 5 and 6, the directions between the scree and the Col de l'Aupet are unclear and there seems to be no possibility or point in avoiding the latter anyway. So after the scree, simply follow the path down to the pass, which is immediately after.

5) At point 7 after La Richardière, be careful: the path that leaves from the pumping station still exists but is no longer maintained or marked. You should actually take the path that heads north at the first intersection after the hamlet, which is poorly marked by a sticker on a sign.

6) At point 9, the climb is more than "gentle"! It's quite steep, especially at the end of the hike, so don't underestimate this last effort.

The most beautiful section is the Col de l'Aupet, with the added bonus of a female ibex spotted through binoculars at the top of the Aiguille, followed by two does and a fawn just after the descent.

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Date of your route : Aug 20, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Yesterday, I did the tour starting from Richardière and going counterclockwise, heading towards Trézannes. I had no problems navigating, as I had the map on my Twonav app on my iPhone. You can see Mont Aiguille clearly from all sides. The climb to the Pas de l'Aupet is tough, and I'm 75 years old.
It took me exactly seven hours and I was a bit tired when I arrived. I had thought about starting from Chichilianne (the church), but luckily I didn't follow through with that idea.
It wasn't very busy, but I came across about fifteen people during the whole trip.
There are some nice wide tracks, but also narrow paths full of roots, especially on the climb up to Aupet from the adventure park. On the other side, the descent wasn't too slippery as it hadn't rained recently.

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Hello, I've noted your comment: very muddy before and after the Col de l'Aupet. This is often the case here when it has rained heavily beforehand. One of my friends had the misfortune of slipping on this descent. In the end, she got to enjoy a nice mud bath... for free.
Sometimes hiking in the mountains brings a few surprises, the most pleasant of which is completing this wonderful tour, which no doubt allowed you to see the superb Venus orchid.

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Date of your route : Jun 16, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

Very beautiful hike, but very muddy before and after the Col de l'Aupet (recent rain).
Very beautiful site.
Lots of hikers in both directions.
I did it in 7 hours without rushing.
Had no trouble finding my way.

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Date of your route : Aug 02, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Hello,

A lovely route that allows you to see Mont Aiguille from all angles. A little long for my taste, especially at the end when you have to climb back up to Trézanne. The paths are mostly quite wide.
As we had done the Parquets hike the day before, part of the route is the same on the way back down. No problem following the trail. The route takes you as close as possible to Mont Aiguille and offers some interesting views. Thank you for this route.

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Date of your route : Jul 24, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

What a beautiful route. Shaded because part of it is under trees, so great in summer, but potentially a little too sheltered for snowshoes in winter. The directions were perfect, fairly accurate, with a note that the distance was 19.8 km instead of the 17.5 km advertised. Like Montu, it goes clockwise, which is the opposite of the map, allowing you to do the steepest part in the morning. No comments on the April lifts regarding the signposting. It must be said that in this direction and with GPS, there were very few people apart from climbing groups at the Col. Morning treat: two chamois at the Col de l'Aupet. A dynamic solo hike, 5½ hours, but that's not including a nap! What a mountain range!

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