In and around Villargaudin

Park at the side of the D902, Route du Guil, after the gorge. Please note: there are only three parking spaces here.

(S/E) Turn right onto^{the GR®} and follow the red and white markings. You’ll reach a junction at a hairpin bend.

(1) Turn left and stay on the^GR® to quickly reach a^second hairpin bend and another junction. Keep right on the^GR® and continue the climb. Then begin a short descent before climbing again to reach a junction by the first houses in Villargaudin.

(2) Continue left on the^GR®, pass the chapel and, on leaving the village, reach a path junction.

(3) Turn 90° to the right and take the path to reach a wider track. Turn right at 180° onto it and head back down to the chapel at Villargaudin. Turn left to quickly reach the junction you passed earlier.

(2) Turn left and walk past a telecoms mast. At the next junction, keep to the right and continue to a further junction, just before the Pont du Déserteur.

(4) Head up the road to the right for a few metres, then leave it to turn left onto a yellow-marked path. Continue downhill until you reach another junction.

(5) Carry on straight ahead, still heading downhill. Reach the lowest point, then head uphill for a few hundred metres to arrive back at the original junction.

(1) Turn left and follow the same route as on the way out, finishing with a descent to return to the car park on the D902 alongside the River Guil (S/E).

Water at Villargaudin.
If you have the time and energy, you can reach the Queyron from Villargaudin.

The Guil Gorges and Château Queyras.