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Pas de l'Essaure (1654m) walks
Combeau Valley
Visorando member 
7.03 km
+257 m
-257 m
2h 45
Easy
Departure from Treschenu-Creyers (Drôme)
A remarkable family walk in the southern part of the Hauts Plateaux du Vercors Nature Reserve.Vast lawns on the plateau and views of the Trièves and Mont Aiguille, the foothills of the Oisans and the Dévoluy.
Combau Valley - Tête Chevalière
Visorando member 
13.77 km
+729 m
-723 m
6h 00
Moderate
Departure from Treschenu-Creyers (Drôme)
Hike in the Combau Valley, a little corner of paradise offering easy access to the high plateaus of the Vercors with splendid panoramic views.
Tête Chevalière via the Pas de l'Essaure
Visorando member 
18.20 km
+1,116 m
-1,116 m
8h 25
Difficult
Departure from Chichilianne (Isère)
A beautiful route around Chichilianne, with stunning views, including a magnificent view of Mont Aiguille.
Note: Due to a long off-trail section, this route is not recommended for hikers who are not experienced in orienteering. It should also only be attempted in good weather.
Chichilianne - Bénevise via the Pas de l'Essaure and the Vallon Combau
Visorando member 
14.45 km
+721 m
-687 m
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
Visorando member 
21.87 km
+1,472 m
-1,031 m
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.
Combeau valley via Tête Chevalière and Tête de Praorzel
Visorando member 
11.72 km
+683 m
-677 m
5h 20
Moderate
Departure from Treschenu-Creyers (Drôme)
Discover one of the jewels of the Vercors with breathtaking views of Mont Aiguille, Grand Veymont, Valbonnais and Écrins in the distance. You may spot ibex, chamois and wild boar below between Pas de l'Essaure and Tête Chevalière.
Walks near Pas de l'Essaure (1654m)
Pas of hollowed-out tree trunks serving as drinking troughs
Visorando member 
7.97 km
+466 m
-1,147 m
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!
Pré Peyret Shelter - Chatillon-en-Diois
Visorando member 
20.85 km
+598 m
-1,603 m
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.
Cabane des Aiguillettes - Corrençon-en-Vercors
Visorando member 24.39 km
+203 m
-948 m
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.
Gresse en Vercors - Pas des hollowed-out tree trunks serving as drinking troughs
Visorando member 
10.46 km
+1,300 m
-622 m
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
Visorando member 11.53 km
+156 m
-161 m
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.
Les Amayères - La Jarjatte
Visorando member 13.76 km
+855 m
-842 m
6h 20
Moderate
Departure from Lus-la-Croix-Haute (Drôme)
Discover a beautiful peak on the border between Trièves and Le Dévoluy, Pointe Feuillette.
Cabane de la Peyrouse - Cabane des Aiguillettes
Visorando member 
18.24 km
+1,505 m
-1,222 m
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.