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The Gagères via the Chau pass
Description
This unforgettable hike which passes through the Memorial of the Resistance and tutoi the plateau of Font d'Urle makes you discover the history and the wide spaces of the Vercors.
Departure from Vassieux-en-Vercors village, take the direction of Col de la Chau 2. At Les Chenaux 1, climb gradually up to the pass, passing the Memorial de la Résistance. From Col de la Chau, join Prairie de la Chau 3, where you will find the Grande Traversée du Vercors and then the Pot de la Croix 4. To take the GR 93 (white and red markings) to Col de Font Payanne 6, via Les Gagères 5, this part of the itinerary offers several remarkable views on Vassieux and the eastern border of the Vercors . From there, take the direction of Vassieux and descend gradually to reach the crossroads Cerisiers 7, the village is then far away.
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Additional information
Public transport
By train :Valence train stationsOùRA multimodal route planner : www.oura.com/by bus :From Valence : Line D05 to Vassieux-en-VercorsBy 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
Be careful, you are momentarily on summery areas, maybe you will meet dogs protecting herds, often Patou.Always be sure to bypass the herds, while remaining calm while the protective dog identifies you, not caressing them or threatening them!Presence of dogs forbidden on all the plateau of Font d'Urle (Natural Sensitive Area) from 01 June to 30 October.
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
Main car park at the entrance of the village
Access
From the Col de Rousset, follow the D518 then the D76 towards Vassieux-en-Vercors.From Chapelle-en-Vercors, follow the D178 towards Vassieux-en-Vercors.
Arrival
Vassieux-en-Vercors (parking village)
Ambiance
Immerse yourself in a part of the history of the Vercors by going to discover the village of Vassieux-en-Vercors. The Memorial and the Necropolis of the Resistance, as well as its Museum of Prehistory, bear witness to a rich but also a dramatic past.On the plateau of Font d'Urle, you will be able to contemplate its great natural spaces with magnificent views of the massif of Vercors and the Pre-Alps of the South.
Departure
Vassieux-en-Vercors (parking village)
