Saint-Jean-en-Royans
17.
3h30
12,9km
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5 points of interest
Waterfall of Frochet
The Frochet waterfall has the characteristic of being a cascade of tuff, also called travertine. Here the environment is fresh and shaded, which is favorable to the development of mosses. Under the action of water, the mosses petrify, and this forms the tuff, which is a calcareous rock.
read moreThe Chartreux Bridge
The Chartreux bridge is built of tufa stone, very present in the area. It allows to cross the Cholet, and has long facilitated exchanges between Saint-Laurent-en-Royans and Saint-Jean-en-Royans. It was also a place of passage for the transport of coal from the Col de la Machine.
read moreArboretum
This arboretum was created in 1986 in place of an old landfill. In 2010, a collective is founded to energize the place, and events are set up around the theme of nature. Today, it is an area of biodiversity, conviviality and discovery, especially for schools.
read moreGallo-Roman tombstone
Located at the entrance of the cemetery of Saint-Laurent-en-Royans, this Gallo-Roman stone is a funerary cippus of the 2nd century.
The upper part of the stone forms a hollow within which offerings could be deposited. Latin inscriptions appear on the stone:
"To Titus Sammius Tertiolus, employed in the writings of the aerarium (public treasury), died at the age of twenty-six, Connia Conniola to her excellent husband and Sammius Connius to her father."
read moreThe upper part of the stone forms a hollow within which offerings could be deposited. Latin inscriptions appear on the stone:
"To Titus Sammius Tertiolus, employed in the writings of the aerarium (public treasury), died at the age of twenty-six, Connia Conniola to her excellent husband and Sammius Connius to her father."
The White Waterfall (Cascade Blanche)
In the gorges of Petits Goulets the Cascade Blanche and its white veil is a place of freshness. The water of the Vernaison comes from Rousset en Vercors after having crossed the Grands and the Petits Goulets having incised the rock.
read moreAltimetric profile
Sensitive areas
Along your trek, you will go through sensitive areas related to the presence of a specific species or environment. In these areas, an appropriate behaviour allows to contribute to their preservation. For detailed information, specific forms are accessible for each area.
Eurasian eagle-owl
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Information desks
13 Place de l'Eglise, 26190 Saint-Jean-en-Royans
http://www.vercors-drome.com/
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04 75 48 61 39
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Grande rue, 38680 Pont-en-Royans
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04 76 36 09 10
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