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Hiking across the Alpe d’Huez area

All these pathes, as well as some additional itineraries are described in the hiking guide (available at the Tourist Office or at our desks).

* easy
** average
*** difficult

1 – Col du Lac Blanc *

Start: DMC 2700m, or cable car in Vaujany
Finish: 2800m
Length: 2 km – Duration: 1h00

Climb up to the Dôme des Petites Rousses on the 4×4 road.
View of the lakes la Fare and le Milieu, and  the Pic Blanc .

2 – La Face des Rousses **

Start: 2700m
Finish: 1860m
Length: 6.7 km – Duration: 2h00

Walk along the edge of the moutain bike area, from 2700m down to the resort. Discover  the Alpine Garden and Lac Blanc.

3 – Refuge du Vallon de la Fare ***

Start: DMC 2700m
Finish: 2043m
Length: 4.5 km – Duration: 3h00

View of the lakes le Milieu and la Fare, walkers’ path to l’Alpette.

4 РLa Combe Charbonni̬re ***

Start: DMC 2700m
Finish: 1806m
Length: 8.7 km – Duration: 2h30

Walk along the 4×4 road in the direction of the lac Blanc, the Clocher de Mâcle, the Combe Charbonnière, the road of La Mine. Finish at Les Bergers.

5 – La Ronde des lacs **

Start: DMC 2100m
Finish: 2100m
Length: 9 km – Duration: 2h30

Take the hiking circuit in the direction of l’Alpette, passing Lac Besson, Lac Noir, Lac Faucille and Lac Carrelet

6 – Le plateau de Montfrais **

Start: DMC 2100m
Finish: 1250m
Length: 6.5 km – Duration: 2h00

Take the 4*4 road in the direction of the plateau de Montfrais and Vaujany village. View of Lac Carrelet, la Villette and Vaujany

7 – La Combe de Poutran **

Start: 2100m
Finish: 1350m
Length: 5.3 km – Duration: 1h00

Walk down to the resort of Oz en Oisans on a 4*4 road, across the Combe de Poutran. View of the mountains of the Belledonne and Taillefer ranges, the Eau d’Olle and the Romanche valleys. Return by the Poutran gondola lift.

8 – Les Alpages **

Start: 1860m
Finish: 1775m
Length: 11 km – Duration: 4h00

Walk up to Le Signal on a  4×4 road. View of the mountains of the Belledonne and Taillefer ranges and on the Romanche valley. Then, descent across the mountain pastures to Villard-Reculas. Return  to Huez via the road of Villard and up to Alpe d’Huez by the televillage lift.

9 – La Voie Romaine *

Start: 1860m
Finish: 1470m
Length: 2.5 km – Duration: 30 minutes

Under the televillage lift, there is a hiking path goes down to Huez crossing an old Roman way. View of the mountains of Belledonne and Taillefer ranges, and of the Romanche valley. Return by the televillage lift.

10 – Col de Sarenne *

Start: 1860m
Finish: 1775m
Length: 13.5 km – Duration: 4h00

From the Altiport, take the road in the direction of the col de Sarenne, until the Sarenne bridge. View of Signal de l’Homme and the col de Cluy. Then follow the Pont du Gua, and walk through the undergrowth along the Sarenne river until Huez village. Return by the televillage.

11 – Tour du Signal de l’Homme ***

Start: 1470m
Finish: 1450m
Length: 19 km – Duration: 5h00

From Huez village, take the  4×4 road in the direction of the  Sarenne gorge. Then follow the Sarenne bridge, Hameau du Rosay, Les Orgières, Hameau du Puit, the col de Cluy, the chapel Saint Giraud. Return back to Huez by along the gorge, walking across the undergrowth along the Sarenne river.

12 – Crossing the « Ravin de la Balme »**

Start: 2110 m
Finish: 1450 m
Duration: 2h00

From the DMC at 2100 m, cross to Les Bergers.From  the top of « La Bergerie du Poutrat Ravin de la Balme » take  « Pierre Ronde » and go down to « Le Gua ». Botanical path. Go on to Huez and back to Alpe d’Huez by the « télévillage » lift.

13 – Panoramic foot path**

Start: 1860 m
Finish: 1450 m
Duration: 2h00

Leaving the car park outside the Saint Laurent apartment block (at the sharp corner after the Alpe d’Huez town hall), follow the path up to the 1st of the 21 legendary bends of the road to Alpe d’Huez, reach Villard Reculas going down through the meadows. Back to Huez by the road. Back to Alpe d’Huez by the « télévillage » lift.

You can find all the details of each footpath and some other circuits in a special guide-book sold at the Alpe d’Huez Tourist Office or at our desks.