The trip

LEVEL ***

Average elevation: +/-800 m. Max elevation : +1200 m.
4 to 7-hour hike per day.
Maximum altitude : 2900 m (on day 6)
Mountain trek with no particular difficulty.
This trip is carried out in collaboration with our local partners, who, like us, are keen to offer you an authentic trip.

ACCOMMODATION

6 nights in refuge or gite.
In option : comfort version, depending on availability when booking (room of 2 in gite : sheet and towel are not provided, shard bathroom). Extra cost of 25€ per day and per person. Sometimes, the accommodation may be different from the rest of the group, but meals will be taken with the group.

MEALS

Breakfast and dinner are provided in the accommodation.
For picnic lunch, your guide will daimy prepare a menu, consisting of a variety of salads and local products.
We do our best to accommodate special diets (gluten-free, vegetarian etc.). However, we encourage you to bring some additional products for your own picnic. 

MAPS

IGN Top 25 - 3537 ET - Guillestre and Top 25 - 3637 OT - Saint-Veran (1/25 000)

Practical information

ACCESS TO DEPARTURE POINT

Meet at 5:30pm at Chateau Ville Vieille train station and transfer to the accommodation. Debrief with the guide before diner.

BY TRAIN
Montdauphin-Guillestre station, Briançon line (Hautes-Alpes)

Night train:
Line from Paris (Gare Austerlitz) to Montdauphin-Guillestre, runs every day of the year (trains sometimes benefit from late posting: often within 3 weeks of departure).

Daytime train from Paris to Montdauphin :
TGV line from Paris (Gare de Lyon) to Valence then TER line from Valence to Montdauphin.

Access between Montdauphin station and Prats-Hauts:

Departures in June and September: 
The regular shuttle service is not yet operational. A shuttle will be organised by us at 3.30pm for your arrival (cost: €30 return from the station per person, booking required when you register).

Departure in July and August:
In front of Montdauphin Guillestre SNCF station, take a regular ZOU shuttle bus to the "Gare routière de Ville Vieille" stop (Information and timetables: www.zou.maregionsud.fr).

BY CAR
From Grenoble, 2 possible routes to Guillestre:
- Via Gap
- Via the Col du Lautaret and Briançon. For information on the state of the road to the pass, call 04 92 24 44 44 (answering machine).
From Guillestre, go to Château-Queyras then Ville Vieille (1.5km, the only roundabout in the Queyras). Free parking on site at the bus station.
You can check on viamichelin or mappy

CAR-SHARING
Here are some websites : laroueverte, roulezmalin, blablacar.

End of the tour on day 7 around 4.00 pm at the bus station of Ville Vieille.

ACCOMMODATION BEFORE AND AFTER THE TRIP

Tourist office of Guillestre
Tourist Office of Queyras

TO CONTACT US

If you are late, contact the agency: +33 (0)4 50 79 09 16 or +33 (0)6 42 49 76 07

Equipment & luggage

EQUIPMENT LIST

Clothing

• Walking trousers
• Shorts (Bikini/swimsuit, just in case!)
• Breathable or merino wool t-shirts
• Breathable or merino wool leggings
• Fleece or jumper
• Wind stopper or Goretex jacket
• Waterproof poncho + gaiters or Goretex trousers + waterproof rucksack cover
• Pair of gloves and a warm hat
• Sun hat or baseball cap
• Walking socks (1 pair per day)
• Sturdy walking boots with a good sole, already broken in
• 1 change of clothes for the evening
• A pair of comfortable shoes for the evening

Other Equipment

• Toilet bag
• Quick drying towel
• Sunglasses and sun cream
• Water bottle or Camelback (1.5 litre minimum)
• Knife, fork and spoon
• Plastic lunch box/plate for your picnic lunches
• Plastic cup for coffee
• Small First Aid kit (antihistamine, ibuprofen, Compeed type blister pads...)
• Survival blanket
• Head torch or hand torch
• Sleeping bag liner sheet and pillowcase (blankets provided at accommodation)
• Two adjustable and highly walking poles 
• Identity card or passport

BACKPACK

Bring a comfortable backpack of 30 to 40 litres for your personal belongings for the day (warm clothes, waterproofs, water, plate and cutlery for your picnic, sunscreen and your identity papers) and please keep a little room to carry a picnic and snacks.

BAGGAGE TRANSPORT

Your baggage will be daily transported between accommodation by our vehicle (exept night 2). You are allowed 1 soft, sports type bag with all your possessions inside, no heavier than 12kg. Your bag has to be carried everyday by the driver to refuges, which access is not always easy! 
Please use one bag per person; gathering together the belongings of two people usually leads to a heavy bag. Two bags of 10kg are better than one bag of 20 !

Luggage which is too big and too heavy won't be accepted by the drivers!