Presles / Col de Romeyère (stage 19)
Vue sur le village de Malleval-en-Vercors
Vue sur le village de Malleval-en-Vercors - E. Charron
Presles

19. Presles / Col de Romeyère (stage 19)

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Les Coulmes is a small, isolated area in the northwest Vercors, where the three villages—Presles, Malleval-en-Vercors and Rencurel—have barely 1,000 inhabitants all told. The massif is cloaked predominantly in beech forest. Charcoal burners converted beech into charcoal from the 12th century until circa 1970.
Welcome to these magical landscapes that rival the forest of Brocéliande!

1 point of interest

  • Vallon de Rencurel
    Vallon de Rencurel - PNRV

    Vallon of Rencurel

    During the ascent to the Pas du Follet, admire the view over the Rencurel valley, dominated by the rocks of Méaudre and the Rochers de Gonson. It was here that part of the film was filmed: "Une hironelle a fait le printemps" by Christian Carion in 2001.

Description

  1. Starting from Presles, head towards Serre Cocu so you can enjoy the captivating views over the Isère valley. Make for Morel on a very pleasant path through forests and across meadows to pick up the Tour des Coulmes along a lovely little trail surrounded by forest.
  2. At Faz, the route runs alongside the cliff as far as Pas de Pré Bourret, which also has outstanding views over the valley.
  3. Continue downhill along a wide path via Fayard de Gontier to make your way slowly to Malleval-en-Vercors.
  4. You can split this stage into two by stopping at Malleval.
  5. Setting out from the village, go back up towards the La Caille crossroads and Col de Neurre to reach the Pas du Follet along a picturesque trail. The route goes back into the immense forest of Coulmes before heading quite soon towards Col de Romeyère.
  • Departure : Presles village
  • Arrival : Romeyère pass (car park)
  • Towns crossed : Presles, Saint-André-en-Royans, Saint-Pierre-de-Chérennes, Izeron, Malleval-en-Vercors, and Rencurel

Forecast

Altimetric 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.

Golden eagle

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Recommandations

Use the passageways to cross the fences, close the gates and barriers.

Stay on the marked paths is also respect private property.

Information desks

Grande rue, 38680 Pont-en-Royans

http://vercors-pontenroyans.com/ot.pontenroyans@gmail.com04 76 36 09 10

2 avenue du collège, 38160 Saint-Marcellin

http://tourisme.saintmarcellin-vercors-isere.fr/tourisme@saintmarcellin-vercors-isere.fr04 76 385 385

Transport

By train :
SNCF station at Saint-Hilaire-du-Rozier or Saint Marcellin

By bus : 
Line T60 Grenoble - Pont en Royans, stop at Saint-Pierre-de-Cherennes or line T61 Saint-Marcellin - Pont en Royans.
In all cases, you will need to hitchhike or carpool to the start of the walk.

The OùRA multimodal route calculator gives you access to all the connections between regional trains, urban transport and departmental bus routes: https://www.oura.com

Hitch-hiking: Find all the stops to get to or from www.rezopouce.fr by hitch-hiking.

Carpooling: Share or book your carpool with Mov'Ici, the regional carpooling platform.

Access and parking

From Valence, head towards Saint-Romans/Saint-Marcellin, then climb towards Saint-Pierre-de-Cherennes and continue on to the village of Presles.

Parking :

At the village entrance

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