Walk via the Haut-Plateaux du Vercors

Les Murgers
It is also a beautiful refuge for rampant wildlife in search of shelter.
Zecamp
A few months ago, Marie Dorin-Habert, accompanied by her husband, Lois, and the cross-country skier, Robin Duvillard, set themselves an innovative and interesting project, called "Zecamp".
Zecamp is an accommodation and restaurant structure at the departure point for the cross-country skiing, golf and Vercors high plateau reserve trails, open to the general public all year round. Created by high level sports people living in the Vercors, the formula is more suited to a sporty public, with healthy food, the provision of maps and GPS indications, a weight room, equipment storage and repair rooms and offers for Vercors activities.
The "Zecamp Outdoor Activity Center" should open in Autumn 2018 in Corrençon-en-Vercors.
Biathlon Stadium
Lapiaz
45th Parallel
The CAMP 2 of the maquis of Vercors
Cabane of Carrette
Prairie of Darbounouse
The Vulture Ball
The Nature reserve of the Hauts-Plateaux of Vercors
Now marked by an alternation of mountain pastures and forests, the Reserve has the largest forest of hooked pines in the limestone Alps and a rich flora of 738 species. Animal life is discreet but abundant.
Châtillon-en-Diois
Capital of canton along the river Le Bez, Châtillon-en-Diois offers all shops and services, a swimming pool and many festivities during the summer season. Its vineyard, one of the highest in France, produces red, white and rosé wines with an Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée.
Description
A variant to Grand Tour du Vercors, the Hauts-Plateaux crossing is a 55 kilometre trail at the heart of the Natural Reserve.
Created in 1985, the Reserve nestles at the heart of the Vercors Park. With its 17,000 hectares, it is the largest Natural Land Reserve in mainland France.
Whilst the Reserve retains a wild aspect, it requires daily management by the Vercors Park, in collaboration with local institutions (NFO, towns) and the professional users of the land. Work is regularly carried out to preserve the fauna, flora, building heritage; to facilitate the work of the breeders and farmers, tap water sources... Rangers carry out the main takes on the Reserve: scientific work, welcome, information, environmental education, nature protection...
Although it is open to all, the Reserve still needs to be protected, respected and cared for by visitors...
For Practical information: see "Recommendations".
Altimetric profile
Sensitive areas
B.Betton 04 76 94 38 20
benoit.betton@pnr-vercors.fr
Recommandations
Nature doesn't belong to anyone, and its use is shared by all.
Take part in protecting the Vercors Hauts-Plateaux by complying with the regulations:
- Camping prohibited: bivouacs are authorised from 5pm to 9am.
- Fires prohibited.
- Dogs prohibited, even on leads.
- No flower picking.
- Mountain biking is restricted to certain itineraries.
The trails do not hold any major difficulties in good weather. However, bad weather may make direction-finding very difficult.
In summer, one of the main difficulties in this crossing is managing water resources.
Sources are often dry, find out about their state before leaving on the Vercors Rando website under the Info Source heading.
Don't hesitate to ask the professionals who have perfect knowledge of the sector.
Warning, no or reduced mobile phone networks!
Ensure that the fauna is not scared by your presence. Observe it from a distance, especially in winter, when food resources are scarce and animals weak.
Also respect the work of shepherds by going around flocks: do not enter shepherd cabins, or sheep pens, and keep well away from the dogs that protect the flocks.
Use the installed passages to cross fences, close gates and barriers, stay on the marked trails.
Stay on the marked trails and respect private property.
Have a great stay in the Haut-Plateaux du Vercors!
Information desks
101 place Mure-Ravaud, 38250 Villard-de-Lans
http://www.villarddelans-correnconenvercors.com
04 76 95 10 38
Le village, 38250 Corrençon-en-Vercors
http://www.villarddelans-correnconenvercors.com
04 76 95 81 75
Rue des Jardins, 26150 Die
http://www.diois-tourisme.com/
contact@diois-tourisme.com
04 75 22 03 03
Place Pietri, 26 420 La Chapelle-en-Vercors
http://www.vercors-drome.com/
info@vercors-drome.com
04 75 48 22 54
Square Jean Giono, 26410 Châtillon-en-Diois
http://www.chatillonendiois-tourisme.com/
chatillonendiois@diois-tourisme.com
04 75 21 10 07
Access and parking
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