Forêt de Piégut - snowshoeing from Auris-en-Oisans
Take a winter walk in Europe's largest high-altitude spruce forest!
TECHNICAL INFORMATION
Start: last parking lot in the resort, at the end of Rue de Piégut.
Difference in altitude: 118 m
Round trip time: 1 h
Return distance: 2.3 km
Level: easy (green)
MAP AND TOPO
Pedestrian and Nordic map
ITINERARY
This walk starts at the last parking lot in the resort.
Take the Piégut forest footpath to the right of the parking lot entrance. You'll enter a large spruce forest. The trail gradually climbs up to the summit of Piégut. Once at the summit, continue for about 500 m to the junction with the footpath leading to Les Sûres.
At this point, turn around and return to the resort via the same route.
THINGS TO SEE ALONG THE WAY
Europe's highest south-facing spruce forest
Romanche valley
Oisans summits
Route details
Pets welcome
Opening
From 05/12/2026 to 11/04/2027 daily.
Subject to favorable snow and weather conditions.
More details
Not accessible in a wheelchair
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Latitude : 45.055772
Longitude : 6.077976
Height : 1620
38142 Auris-en-Oisans
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Information updated on 14/09/2026
by Oisans Tourisme
