Short circular loop around Fressinière

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Starting from Fressinière, this is an easy walk that can be enjoyed with young children.

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    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 4.17 mi
  • ◔
    Average duration: 2h 10 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy
  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 285 ft
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    Descent: - 282 ft
  • ▲
    Highest point: 3,990 ft
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    Lowest point: 3,694 ft
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Description of the walk

Start point in Fressinière, Tourist Office car park.

(S/E) Walk down towards the River Biaysse and cross the small bridge.

(1) Turn left and walk alongside the river on your left until you reach the entrance to a campsite.

(2) Turn right and follow the path which continues to the D38.

(3) Cross the river again and follow a short stretch of the D38.

(4) Turn onto a path on the right and follow it to the hamlet known as Le Plan.

(5) You can stop off to ‘visit’ a bread oven (30m to the right at this junction). Return to the path that runs alongside a private property and continue to a hotel at the entrance to Fressinière on the D238.

(6) Turn right onto the tarmac road leading up towards the village. In Fressinière, turn left, crossing a stream.

(7) When you reach the Auberge des Vaudois, head back down to the left towards the car park where you started (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : mi 0 - alt. 3,835 ft - Tourist Office car park. Head down towards the - Biaysse (rivière)
  2. 1 : mi 0.22 - alt. 3,855 ft - Turn left and follow the river
  3. 2 : mi 1.23 - alt. 3,717 ft - On the right, at the entrance to the campsite
  4. 3 : mi 1.75 - alt. 3,704 ft - D38, crossing the river
  5. 4 : mi 1.91 - alt. 3,717 ft - Path on the right
  6. 5 : mi 2.9 - alt. 3,760 ft - Le Plan, Bread oven
  7. 6 : mi 3.46 - alt. 3,835 ft - Junction with the D238
  8. 7 : mi 4.01 - alt. 3,881 ft - Auberge des Vaudois
  9. S/E : mi 4.17 - alt. 3,832 ft - Tourist Office car park

Notes

To get to Fressinière, take the N94 and, after Saint-Crépin, take the road on the left towards Mont Dauphin Aerodrome. Follow the D38 to the start of the walk.
Park opposite the Tourist Office.

Worth a visit

Bread oven at Le Plan.

Reviews and comments

4.3 / 5
Based on 4 reviews
Reliability of the description
4 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.5 / 5
Route interest
4.3 / 5
Helene102
Helene102

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jan 01, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

We set off from the town hall car park.

The route is easy and accessible in winter. You walk alongside the groomed ski runs.

It’s best to do this in the morning to catch a bit of sunshine.

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Mickael 30
Mickael 30

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 07, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A lovely walk, easy and suitable for all abilities
The first part is in the shade along the riverbank, which is very pleasant, whilst the second part offers unobstructed views of the valley and the mountains.
The return journey is certainly not without its charms.
Enjoy the walk, everyone

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ROUBAUD Denis
ROUBAUD Denis

Thank you very much for the clarification; we’ll give this walk a go as soon as possible.
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tylien
tylien

Hello,

This is the main hamlet. Back then, there was indeed a tourist information centre with a car park right in front of it. The GPS coordinates provided are correct.
From Saint Crépin aerodrome, take the D38, which climbs, then continue on the D38B to the main hamlet of Les Ribes.

Regards

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ROUBAUD Denis
ROUBAUD Denis

Overall rating : 3 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 27, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average

Apologies to whoever mapped out the route, but we couldn’t find the start of the walk (in Fressinières, as there are several hamlets and no tourist information office), so we carried on to the waterfall and the climb up to Dormillouse, which is a really lovely spot

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