Villard-Reymond and Villard-Notre-Dame - Hiking from Le Bourg-d'Oisans

A beautiful, wild loop offering breathtaking views over the plain of Bourg d'Oisans and the Uissans peaks.
After a spectacular and demanding climb, enjoy a balcony trail over the plain before descending via the Chemin du Facteur.

TECHNICAL INFORMATION

Start: La Ville noire district, just after Bourg-d'Oisans town hall - 700 m
Difference in altitude: 1,050 m +/-.
Duration: 7 h 30 loop
Distance: 15.7 km
Level: difficult

MAP AND TOPO

Bourg d'Oisans - Villard Notre Dame, via Cascade de la Pisse
Villard Reymond - Bourg d'Oisans, via the Chemin du Facteur (GR50)
IGN Top 25 map N°3335 East

Villard Notre Dame - Villard Reymond, via Maisons du Loup and Croix du Sapey
IGN Top 25 map N°3336 East

ITINERARY

From Bourg d'Oisans, head for the Cascade de la Pisse, along the valley's greenway path.

The path rises through the woods and becomes more aerial, giving you the opportunity to start discovering the view of the Vénéon and Auris en Oisans.
The hike then becomes more difficult, mainly in the forest, on a steep path with a few wired passages and a crossing over a "monkey bridge". On this wild and spectacular trail along the waterfalls of the Rochail stream, magnificent views of the waterfall and the plain await you.
Villard Notre Dame, with its centuries-old church, awaits you at the end of the climb.

Join two traditional villages, the highest perched in the Oisans, for a well-earned break.
The well-marked path starts behind the church of Villard Notre Dame, then joins the forest track. The panorama over the Romanche valley, the Oisans mountains and villages is superb! Take a (very) short detour to stroll through Villard Reymond.

From Villard Reymond, return to the Col du Solude. The descent is via the path that was, just a few centuries ago, the only passage between Bourg d'Oisans and Villard Reymond for the locals... and the letter carrier! This is an opportunity to admire the slate support work on the laces. The path winds its way up steep, well-trodden switchbacks through a beech forest to the Bourg d'Oisans Belvedere and the town center.

What to see along the way :

-Lac de Buclet
-Cascade de la Pisse
-Village of Villard-Notre-Dame
-Village of Villard-Reymond
-Letter carrier's path