Electric bike : Natural Park of the Vercors by bike

In a friendly atmosphere and a magnificent wild natural setting, make the most of this weekend to start preparing for your season, whatever your objectives.

Day 1 Villard de Lans

Arrival in Villard de Lans, check-in at your hotel. You can start handling your bikes.
Diner at the hotel.

Day 2 Tour of the county of the « 4 montagnes”

Tour of the county of the « 4 montagnes » and discover of some villages: Autrans, Méaudre and Villard de Lans by the pass of the Croix Perrin and the gorges of the Méaudret. 30 to 55km. The shortest tour is 30km but you can extend it with some nice little roads like the former road between Méaudre and Autrans, the ascent to the Sure above Autrans and the former road between Lans en Vercors and Villard de Lans. The advantage of this tour is that you can add or reduce the mileage. Diner and overnight in a hotel in Villard de Lans.

Day 3 Villard de Lans – St Martin en Vercors

Corrençon is the last village of the county before the Natural Reserve of the High plateau.
Even if it climbs a little, the village worth’s a visit. There are 300 inhabitants, a nice ski resort (alpine and cross-country skiing), a wonderful golf, and beautiful walks and cycling tours. The tour will lead you to Herbouilly after a short but difficult ascent to Chalimont; after that you will descend to the valley of St Martin en Vercors.
30 to 50km according to the variants, +350 to 550m, - 630m.
Diner and overnight in hotel in St Martin en Vercors.

Day 4 St Martin – Vassieux

By the valley of Vernaison (2nd stream of the Vercors, after the Bourne and that flows into the gorges of the Grand Goulet), St Agnan and the pass of St Alexis, 1222m that separates the valley from the pass of Rousset to the valley of Vassieux. 30 to 50km. The possible variants are on the land of Vassieus and in the beautiful beech forest. Diner and overnight in a hotel in the heart of Vassieux, 1056m.

Day 5 Vassieux – La Chapelle en Vercors

In 6km, you’ll cross the pass of Chaux at 1337m that opens onto the national forest of Lente, one of the most frequented places by deers during the bellow. You’ll pass by Chaud Clapier, a ski resort in the Drôme, in Lente and its huge clearing. At the end of the crossing, you’ll pass by the pass of Carri 1202m to reach the village of la Chapelle en Vercors, 934m. Diner and overnight in hotel in the heart of the village.
* shortcut that is more direct between the 2 villages: 14kmb by the pass of Proncel (1100m).

Day 6 La Chapelle en Vercors - Villard de Lans

Descent towards Baraques en Vercors, passing by St Martin and St Julien en Vercors before descending the gorges of the Bourne that you will reach at the bridge of Goule Noire. The road to the gorges of the Bourne is picturesque; you are surrounded by cliffs in the Jarrands. You follow
the Bourne until Villard de Lans. 30 to 50km according to the options. Diner and overnight in hotel in a Villard de Lans
During spring and fall, the gorges of the Bourne are occasionally closed because of works on the road; in that case the stage passes by Herbouilly.

Day 7 Villard de Lans.

The tour ends after breakfast and a little tour above the village.