Walk with a guide or go it alone, this is a classic alpine walk, staying in mountain refuges and gites taking in the four valleys visible from Champsaur's highest mountain, the Vieux Chaillol. Each of the valleys; Champoleon, Champsaur, Valgaudemar and Molines have their own unique characteristics; from the deep steep dramatic valley of Valgaudemar to the open rural landscape of Champsaur.
There are two pairs of golden eagles in the area, chamois, ibex and lots of marmots. The flora is also spectacular, with 60 different species of orchid, wild orange lilies, wild daffodils, gentians and thousands of other flowers I don't know the names of!
Most of the tour traverses along the valleys on the GR 50 and GR 54 long distance trekking paths, so the paths are easy and not too steep but the days are long so you will need a reasonable level of fitness to do it comfortably. You cross one high mountain pass of 2607 metres which takes you from the Valgaudemar valley into the Champoleon valley. This is done over two days staying in the refuge Vallonpierre at 1534 metres but you will climb approximately 1150m in one day.
The classic route is five days long, so for our guided version we have included one of the variations making it a weeks holiday. For the self guided option, it is up to you. Our price includes the classic tour but we can easily adapt it for you if you would like to do one of the variations or include a rest day!
If you would like more information on either the guided or self-guided trip, please contact us.
