Descent from Les Orres
Les Orres

Descent from Les Orres

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A long and beautiful descent, physically demanding but almost always under the cover of trees.
The descent begins in a wild setting, studded by crossings and fords over the stream. You will pass a number of hamlets alongside the road, a reminder that you are returning to civilisation and need to take a more cautious approach.

Description

  1. Descend the departmental road then turn left at a place called Pralalègre towards the ranch. Descend the tight hairpin road, then take the path leading to the equestrian centre. Cross the stream and follow a wide path. Cross the bridge over the Eysalettes and continue along the same path. After a few hundred metres, turn left onto the track. Continue straight on to the next intersection.
  2. Finally turn right at the next intersection, around a bend, and take a wide path that descends again. Cross a stream. Turn left down a stony slope into the heart of the woods
  3. After this stony descent, turn right at a beehive into more open countryside then left on a hairpin 200m below. Join a small hamlet and go 50m down the road. Turn left onto a small road.
  4. After about 200m, take a track on the right. The path soon narrows and winds through the woods. Turn left at La Serbie and follow the road down to a hairpin bend, where you turn left under the pines along a winding path. At the end of this path, turn left onto the road and then left again towards the estate of Val Ubaye.
  5. At the sign for Vurbaye, take a small path to the right. At the end of the path, take a small road to the right, which is almost immediately followed by a footpath, then join a road and head downhill towards Baratier. Once you reach the village square, go past the town hall then turn right at the exit for the small square and right again onto the road.
  6. Then take a path on the left and turn right at the road. At the roundabout, go straight ahead towards Petit Liou. Go down the street then pass under the RN94. Go past the Super U then straight ahead at the roundabout to take the footbridge over the Durance. Then turn left and follow the Durance to the car park
  • Departure : Les Orres 1650
  • Arrival : Lake Embrun
  • Towns crossed : Les Orres, Saint-Sauveur, Baratier, and Embrun

Forecast

Altimetric profile

Recommandations

Les chemins sont parfois assez abîmés et d'innombrables pierres forment un tapis assez instable sous vos roues. Adaptez votre vitesse à votre niveau.

Transport

Transports en commun : ccserreponcon.com

Access and parking

From Embrun, follow the D40 to Les Orres 1650.

Parking :

L'Estomac car park, Pra Mouton

Source

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