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The Molière plateau
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Description
This family walk brings you to discover the Molière alpine pastures, an emblematic place of the Vercors which offers magnificent panoramas over the entire Alps.A great classic of the Vercors but so unavoidable!
From La Molière, in the car park, take the Col de la Croix Perrin passing through the Pas du Tracollet 1. At Charande 2, you arrive at a remarkable lookout point at the highest point of Autrans (1709 m). Continue to Pas de l'Ours 3 passing by Sous Charande 4 then get off at Gîte de la Molière 5. Continue to La Molière, crossing the alpine pastures where hundreds of young cows graze every summer, go under the Tracollet 6 and join the starting car park.
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Public transport
By bus : With regional coaches T65 or T64 for Lans-en-Vercors and then with the line T66 to Autrans. Please note that line T66 does not go further than Autrans. There is the option of reaching the walk at the car park by hitchhiking or carpooling.By hitch hiking : You can get there / get back by hitching a lift with the Rezo Pouce network from Autrans-Méaudre, Lans-en-Vercors, Grenoble and Royans-Vercors (you can find all the stops in the Vercors on www.rezopouce.fr).carpooling :Offer your services or book your carpooling on the regional Mov'Ici platform.
Advice
You cross a Sensitive Natural Area with a specific regulation to respect (information panel at the entrance of the site).You're going to go through the summer pastures, maybe you'll meet protective dogs and herd guards.Always be sure to bypass the animals while remaining calm while the dog identifies you. Do not caress or threaten them.If you have a dog, keep it on a leash!Use the passageways to cross the fences, close the gates and barriers, stay on the marked paths. Thinking about closing the gates of the parks is also to think of the shepherds and the flocks.
Herd protection dogs
In the mountain pastures, the guard dogs are there to protect the herds from predators. When I hike, I adapt my behaviour by going around the herd and pausing so that the dog can identify me. Click here to see the video : c'est quoi au juste un chien de protection ?
Advised parking
Parking of the Molière (at the end of the forest road)
Access
From Grenoble, take the D531 towards Villard-de-Lans to Lans-en-Vercors.Then take the direction of Autrans by the D106 then the D218 towards La Sure then La Molière.
Arrival
Parking de la Molière, Autrans
Ambiance
Between undergrowth and meadows, the Molière mountain pasture welcomes numerous heifers during the summer period. In this bucolic atmosphere, admire stunning views of the nearby Alpine massifs and the Mont-Blanc on a clear day.
Departure
Parking de la Molière, Autrans
