Moure Bouchard via the Col de la Bournée

Park in one of the car parks at the Col du Fanget.

(S/E) Walk a few metres up the road towards the pass, then take the small tarmac road that leads to a hamlet of 3-4 houses. The start of the route follows snowshoe trail No. 5 Négron.

(1) Leave the tarmac road and take the path on the right, following the signs for snowshoe route 5. Stay on this wide track which climbs and enters a forest facing north with a few hairpin bends. Then turn south to reach a crossroads.

(2) Climb up to the right to easily reach the Plateau d'Iroire, continue on and you will come to another trail junction.

(3) Turn left towards Lauzerot/Auzet. You will easily reach the hamlet of Négron.

(4) Continue straight ahead, then leave trail number 5. Pass in front of a new sheepfold, then cross the stream and continue straight ahead on a track to reach the Claus crossroads.

(5) Continue straight ahead towards Lauzerot, entering a fairly sheltered valley that follows the Passavoux stream. You will reach another crossroads.

(6) Turn left, descend as close as possible to the stream and find the easiest place to cross it. Once on the other side, continue to follow it until you find a valley. Climb up to reach the Col de la Bournée.

(7) Continue left, still climbing, to reach the highest point of the hike: Moure Bouchard. Enjoy the view here.

(8) Descend opposite towards Claus, then turn right to reach a stream at Petit Paris. To descend, either go straight down the slope or zigzag, but be careful as the slope is steep and snowshoes are strongly recommended.

(9) Return to route no. 5, follow the stream before crossing it to climb up opposite. Reach the pastures.

(10) Cross the pastures to reach the Revondet farm. Continue on to return to the crossroads you passed on the way there.

(2) Retrace your steps to easily return to the Col du Fanget car park (S/E).

From (6) to (9), you are off the beaten track but it is easy to find your way.
At this point, snowshoes are really useful, as there are few passages.
(7) Alternative: you can extend the hike by climbing up to Clôt de Bouc from the Col de la Bournée.
(8) An ideal spot for a break, with numerous viewpoints.
Map of the Fanget nature site
There is a webcam

(S/E) Winter 2022/2023: a wonderful initiative by Louis, Martin and Kevin – three friends with a passion for the mountains, nature and good company – who have reopened the lodge, inn and mountain café at the Fanget outdoor recreation area. The perfect spot to enjoy ‘Le Randi’flette’: a well-rounded activity combining sport and good food.
Alternatively, after your hike, try the Fangi…flette.
Activities
France 3 report
From (1) to (3), the route follows a ‘nature photography trail’ to the Plateau d’Iroire: a photography exhibition on local flora and fauna by Roger Isoard – a name that seems almost predestined. The photographs are displayed within the natural habitat of each species.
Between (2) and (1), it is on the way back down that you notice an old building of which only the chimney remains. During the Second World War, a chalet run by the ‘Auberges de Jeunesse’ of the Basses-Alpes, the Auberge du Fanget, was established at the Col du Fanget, at an altitude of 1,500 metres. Simone Chaumet and Jamy Bissierier, in association with the Amitiés chrétiennes, took in a group of Jewish children placed there by the Garel network.
They remained there from 1943 until the Liberation, thanks to the help of the people of Auzet and Seynes-les-Alpes,
https://www.archives04.fr/savoir/publications/archiclasses/enfants-du-fanget