The castel circuit
Vassieux-en-Vercors
The castel circuit
3h
9,9km
+159m
-159m
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A village defined by resistance !
2 points of interest
moulin de la mure vassieux - P.Mayade The country of wind and windmills
At the crossroads of Bourget, turn to see on the horizon the two ruined towers of the hamlet of La Mure. These are two old windmills. Vassieux had 8 in all. The last one stopped grinding in 1878. It must be said that this vast plateau open to the north and south is particularly windy (you may have realized if you forgot your little wool!). The mills of Vassieux are the only ones known in the Alps.
Nécropole - Focus outdoor Vassieux-en-Vercors Necropolis
After the village of Vassieux, you can discover the Necropolis, where all the civilian and military victims of the events in Vassieux lie buried. In addition to the people of the village, the graves show us that the Resistance in the Vercors was a huge civil and military movement that brought together men and women of many different nationalities. On the stone slabs can be read the names of Russian, Polish, Algerian, English and American soldiers and members of the Maquis. The shells of two of the gliders the German soldiers landed are on display beyond the graveyard. The Memorial to the Resistance, which is managed by the Vercors Park and the departmental Resistance Museum, help you learn more about the Vercors Maquis.
Description
- Starting from the village of Vassieux-en-Vercors, make for Les Bourgets, le Château, La Mare and Les Sables.
- Carry on walking via Sapin d'Aimé, La Mure, Les Chèvres, La Grande Peyrousse, Nécropole and Pourlette, and find your starting point in the village.
- Departure : Vassieux-en-Vercors
- Arrival : Vassieux-en-Vercors
- Towns crossed : Vassieux-en-Vercors
Forecast
Recommandations
Use the purpose-built throughways to cross fences; shut gates and barriers behind you.
Keeping to the signposted paths means you'll respect private property.
Keeping to the signposted paths means you'll respect private property.
Information desks
Place Pietri, 26 420 La Chapelle-en-Vercors
Transport
By train :
Grenoble, Valence or Die train stations
OùRA multimodal route planner : https://www.oura.com/
By bus :
From Valence :
From train and bus stations : Line D05 to Vassieux-en-Vercors
From Grenoble :
With regional coaches, line T64 by Engins or T65 by Saint-Nizier-du-Moucherotte and go to Villard)
- Then take the "on demand coaches" (except sunday and public holidays)
Booking mandatory, call to +334 8000 7000, at least 24h before you come.
By hitch hiking : You can get there / get back by hitching a lift with the Rezo Pouce network from Autrans-Méaudre, Lans-en-Vercors, Grenoble and Royans-Vercors (you can find all the stops in the Vercors on www.rezopouce.fr).
Carpooling :
Offer your services or book your carpooling on the regional Mov'Ici platform.
Grenoble, Valence or Die train stations
OùRA multimodal route planner : https://www.oura.com/
By bus :
From Valence :
From train and bus stations : Line D05 to Vassieux-en-Vercors
From Grenoble :
With regional coaches, line T64 by Engins or T65 by Saint-Nizier-du-Moucherotte and go to Villard)
- Then take the "on demand coaches" (except sunday and public holidays)
Booking mandatory, call to +334 8000 7000, at least 24h before you come.
By hitch hiking : You can get there / get back by hitching a lift with the Rezo Pouce network from Autrans-Méaudre, Lans-en-Vercors, Grenoble and Royans-Vercors (you can find all the stops in the Vercors on www.rezopouce.fr).
Carpooling :
Offer your services or book your carpooling on the regional Mov'Ici platform.
Access and parking
From Villard de Lans, go in the direction of La Chapelle-en-Vercors via the D531, then turn left on the D103. At Barraques-en-Vercors, follow the D518 in the direction of Vassieux-en-Vercors. At La Chapelle-en-Vercors, take the D178. The starting point for the hike is the car park of the football ground at the entrance to the village of Vassieux-en-Vercors.
Parking :
the village of Vassieux-en-Vercors
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