Chemin historique de Villard Notre Dame - Hiking from Le Bourg-d'Oisans
This itinerary is the old mule track leading to Villard-Notre-Dame. This historic path is very gradual and winds through the cool undergrowth, passing the famous Gardette mines.
TECHNICAL INFORMATION
Start: Bourg-d'Oisans motocross course, 730m
Difference in altitude: 720m
Round trip time: 5h50
Return distance: 7.2 km
Level: difficult with aerial sections
MAP AND TOPO
IGN map 3336ET
Topo guide l'Oisans au bout des pieds n°1 sentier 623
Itinerary: Start from the motocross course at Bourg-d'Oisans, follow the signs for Villard-Notre Dame, a path with many switchbacks. Vertiginous passage just before the Gardette mines secured by a cable, then forest climb to the Combe de la Balme, then finish with the arrival at Villard Notre Dame.
TO SEE ON THE ROUTE
The Gardette mines
Route details
Pets welcome
Opening
From 01/05 to 31/10 daily.
Subject to favorable snow and weather conditions.
More details
Not accessible in a wheelchair
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Latitude : 45.044237
Longitude : 6.033067
Height : 710
Chemin de la Catonne
38520 Le Bourg-d'Oisans
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Information updated on 11/03/2026
by Oisans Tourisme
