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Valleys and Mountains St-Gervais
Rovon
The Vercors is a massive pre-Alpine range composed of Gorges
882 m
limestone valleys, gorges and extensive tablelands that Autrans
separate the Alps from Provence. Its high plateaux form a
long silvery wall which sweeps by the villages of the Parc Malleval- Drevenne
en-Vercors
du Vercors. One of France’s largest natural parks, it stretches Cochet
over 1,860 sq km (718 sq miles) through seven natural Lans-en-
Vercors
regions, including the Vercors Drômois, the Diois and the Méaudre
Trièves, at the crossroads of mountain and Mediterranean Rencurel Méaudret
climates; snowcapped peaks glisten under deep-blue winter GORGES DE Les
skies and lavender permeates the Alpine air in summer. LA BOURNE Greymonds
Pont de la
The Vercors Central, radiating out from Villard-de-Lans, Goule Noir
is a mixed landscape of alpine pastures, chalet-filled Bois-Barbu VILLARD-
DE-LANS
ski villages, rivers and ravines. The Diois is the heart of Bourne St-Julien-
la Grand Moucherolle d e L a n s
en-Vercors
sunny Drôme Provençale. In the adjacent valley, Le Trièves
is a dairy farming region in a huge Alpine basin. Corrençon- Clot-de-la-
Balme
SAINT-MARTIN- en-Vercors
EN-VERCORS
2,284 m
Vernaison
ACTIVITIES Les Barraques-en-Vercors
Les Gabriels Puy de Bois M o n t a g n e
Enjoy skiing at Villard-de-Lans en Vercors Château-
LA CHAPELLE- 1,524 m Bernard
Climb aboard a horse-drawn carriage in Villard-de-Lans EN-VERCORS
Rochers de la Peyrouse
2,011 m
Go canyoning, caving or climbing in the Vercors Parc de la
Draye Blanche
Take in the stunning landscape while paragliding across Serre Plume St-Agnán- Somt de Malaval
the Vercors 1,573 m en-Vercors 2,097 m
La Mure Gresse-en-
Learn about organic gardening at Terre Vivante Roche Rousse Vercors
2,011 m
VASSIEUX-EN-
Go swimming in the Lac du Sautet Puy de VERCORS Col de
la Gagère l’Allimas
1,651 m
Le Grand Veymont
Col de St-Alexis Rousset
2,341 m
La Bâtie
Below Tête de l’Obiou showing white glaciation marks, see p151
COL DE Tête de Mt Aiguille
2,086 m
ROUSSET la Graille
1,885 m
La Richardière
Somt de
Tourte Barreaux
But de 1,876 m
I’Aiglette Meyrosse Chichilianne
1,524 m
Chamaloc Sommet de
La Montagnette
Romeyer 1,972 m
Comba u
Tête du Pit Jardin
1,799 m
DIE DRÔME Archiane
Les Nonières
Glandasse Treschenu-Creyers
2,041 m
Molières-
Glandaz Menée Sareymond
CHÂTILLON-
Pont de Quart EN-DIOIS
St-Roman Reychas
Bez
Drôme