Tour Of Old Chaillol
STAYS
91 km
Saint-Jacques-en-Valgaudemar
5 days
Experience the heady heights of the rolling high mountain
The Vieux Chaillol Tour is a GR® hiking trail running from the Valgaudemar high mountain valley to the Champsaur woodland. You’ll walk from a Himalayan setting to a vast valley teeming with lush pastures and hamlets. This protected and diverse route runs through the Écrins National Park whose scenery and wildlife are worth exploring. Hike the classic trail at your own pace in 5 stages (several possible variations).
Must-sees and outstanding sites
- Refuge de Vallonpierre hotel on the edge of a little mountain lake
- The stunning glacier Cirque du Gioberney
- Champoléon Valley at the foot of the Orcières resort
- Olan, a major Écrins mountain peaking at 3564m