Auris Resort > les Sures - Hiking

A walk through Europe's highest spruce forest! The area provides a particularly suitable habitat for chamois. If you stay alert and quiet, there's a good chance you'll see one!

This balcony trail offers breathtaking panoramic views of the Écrins and the Bourg-d'Oisans plain and surrounding mountains.

TECHNICAL INFORMATION
Departure point: Auris-en-Oisans station
Height difference: 280m
Round trip time: 2h15
Return distance: 5.2 km

MAP AND TOPO
TOP 25 IGN 3335 ET - Bourg d'Oisans, Alpe d'Huez
OBP map no. 3 (Oisans au Bout des Pieds), trail no. 313


From the tourist office, turn right onto rue de Piégut. Follow the road up to the first bend, where you'll find access to the trail with a PDIPR sign pointing you in the direction of Les Sures. A short climb through the forest takes you to a track that climbs gently. At the end, take the path to the right, still heading for Les Sures. You'll then skirt the verdant slopes of Auris-en-Oisans on one side and overlook the Romanche valley on the other. Once you've reached Les Sures, the view is breathtaking! You'll even catch a glimpse of the famous Alpe d'Huez resort in front of you (on the way up), and the Meije on the other!

WHAT TO SEE ON THE WAY
- Panoramic view of the famous Prégentil cliff and its geological folds.
- Be discreet, chamois are never far away.
- View of La Meije and La Muzelle (Écrins massif)


NEARBY ATTRACTIONS
- Auris-en-Oisans and its 9 traditional hamlets, including Cours, home to a chapel, a rural museum and a few sundials (signs of plenty of sunshine).
- Numerous chapels: the chapelle des Anges, some of whose objects are listed as historic monuments, and the chapelle Saint-Jean-Baptiste, whose distinctive wooden bell tower.
- The oratories, all preserved.
- The Romanesque church.