Oisans 5-day hike in the 3 Vallées
Join Marc, UIMLA certified mountain leader, to explore the most beautiful landscapes of the 3 Vallées, in Oisans. Five days to enjoy the beautiful nature!
Alps
5 Days
Jun - Sep
Description
Join me in this hike in Oisans, going to the 3 Vallées: Eau D’olle, Sarenne and Ferrand. We will traverse these wonderful places during 5 days together.
For this hike you need to be in good physical shape, but it does not have particular technical difficulties.
One of my favourite things of this program includes the magnificent views we get over the Belledonne during day 1. Then, on day 2 we discover some beautiful summits: Etendard, the Pic Bayle and the Pic Blanc de l’Alpe d’Huez. There are even more stunning sceneries, including the emblematic Grand Pic de la Meije. Moreover, we will visit the most flowery village in the Oisans: Mizoëns.
You can see more of the wonderful things planned for this trip in the in the detailed itinerary below.
Did you find this hiking program in Oisans interesting? Then don’t hesitate to contact me and I’ll guide you in the exploration of this magnificent region!
Price includes
- Guiding fee
Itinerary
Day 1: Massif des Grandes Rousses
Oz en Oisans (1400m) – Alpette (2000m) – Refuge de la Fare (2300m)
Leaving from the small Oz en Oisans station, we ascend through a forest until an open terrain first. Then we continue until a balcony at 2300m. Finally, we reach the refuge.
D +900m
Walking time: 4 hours
Day 2: Grandes Rousses massif - Alpe d'Huez - Sarenne valley
Fare refuge (2300m) – Fare lake (2600m) – Lac Blanc pass (2700m) – Old Herpie mines – Sarenne pass (1999m)
We ascend to several altitude lakes located under the glaciers of the high summits of the massif. These dominating summits are the Etendard (3400m), the Pic Bayle (3465m) and the Pic Blanc de l’Alpe d’Huez (3300m).
We descend to the Sarenne valley.
From the Sarenne pass we take a taxi to the Besse en Oisans village.
During the whole itinerary we have beautiful views over the Ecrins and many other massifs.
D +600/-900m
Walking time: 4:30 hours
Day 3: Ferrand valley - Emparis plateau
Besse en Oisans – Mouterres refuge by the GR 54 tour de l’Oisans / Ecrins
The Emparis plateau is renown as it’s the largest pasture in the country. It’s grass attracts sheep (25000!) coming from the Arles country. This is again an open landscape and we have open views over the Grand Pic de la Meije and its magnificent glaciers.
Day 4: Emparis plateau - Ferrand valley
Mouterres refuge – The lakes – Mizoëns by the waterfalls
Today the landscapes are as varied as impressive. We will spend the first half of the day at the pleateau, ascending to 2 altitude lakes in a beautiful setting.
Then we have a long descent by famous waterfalls until the Mizoëns village.
D +200/-1300m
Day 5: Ferrand - Sarenne
Mizoëns – Les Puys – La Garde en Oisans – Cluy pass – Rosai – La Garde of Huez
During this last day we progress until the Sarenne valley.
D +627m/-400m (until Huez) or -800m (until Garde en Oisans)
About the guide
Marc
Mountain Leader
For 15 years the Alps have been my playground. I am based at the doors of the Ecrins National Park close to Bourg d’Oisans where start the famous “Tour of Oisans”: wild trekking alongside glaciers and high summits.
I am qualified to supervise hiking and snowshoeing.
I’ve been dedicated to the mountain life since I was 12 years old. Currently, I am 48 and I practice with passion a lot of mountain activities: hiking, snowshoeing, mountain skiing, mountaineering and climbing.
I invite you to contact me if you want to discover the French, Swiss and Italian Alps, whether in summer or winter. It will be a pleasure for me to be your company in this adventure.
Languages
French | English
Certificates
UIMLA
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