Start from sunny La Grave with its stone and slate houses, opposite the imposing 3983m summit of La Meije, and ride through Ventelon and the hamlet of Valfroide. Peddling in paradise!
ROUTE
Starting from La Grave, take the D1091 towards the Col de Lautaret. Go through the tunnel and then turn immediately right towards Ventelon / Le Chazelet. Ride up to Ventelon and then turn right to the hamlet of Valfroide. Come back the same way as far as Ventelon, before continuing to Le Chazelet via Les Terrasses. Ride back along the same road.
Make sure you have a light on your bike for the tunnel.
PRACTICAL INFO
Recharging: in restaurants in Le Chazelet.
Refreshments and restaurants during the ride: Le Chazelet and Ventelon bar.
DON'T MISS
Points of interest en-route:
Visiting the bread oven in Le Chazelet (by appointment, contact the tourist office).
Visiting the Our Lady of the Assumption church in La Grave.
The oratory in Le Chazelet.
Producer: the Molières farm
18 km
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max. 1857 m
min. 1482 m
800 m
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The church was built around the 11th century. It is the oldest monument in the area and has been a listed building since 1959. With the Pentitents Chapel it forms a beautiful architectural complex at the heart of the village of La Grave.The church built in the roman lombard style is placed under the protection of Our Lady of the Assumption. It is surrounded by a graveyard with beautiful wooden crosses that are typical of La Grave: the triangle represents the Holy Trinity and the circle represents the unity of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. The cemetery is a temporary resting place. When the grave is removed, the heart-shaped brass plate that you see on each cross is placed on a wood panel on the wall of the church.
At la Grave - La Meije, Céline and Martin are producing goat cheese of quality and 100% local ! They created a welcoming environment and their farm is a place where it feels nice to take a break and enjoy some farm cheese tasting.Céline and Martin Gaillard have been based in the village centre of La Grave since 2015. Their flock is a mix of different breed and a very colorful one, making a great diversity of goat cheese. Their products: - Goat cheese - Ash coated goat cheese - Flavoured goat cheese. - Some cottage cheese - & some tommes Where you can find their products: - Directly at the farm, in their small shop next to their farm in La Grave. You can also preorder the day before by phone and come to pick it up the day after. - Or at the market in La Grave every Thurday morning and in Briançon every Sunday. Visits of the farm: It is totally possible to visit the farm in the end of the afternoon, you would just need to call the day before to make sure they will be here to welcome you. During summer, you can come and watch (and maybe) milk the goats at 5:30pm, it's free and everybody is welcome! Label: Part of the Oisans savoir-faire road.
Oisans Tourisme - 18/03/2024
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