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GR50 22 stages

The stages of the GR50

The full loop from Le Bourg-d'Oisans, day by day, with accommodation at every finish.

373 km 231.8 mi16,900 m 55,446 ft ascent16,900 m 55,446 ft descent
1 Le Bourg-d'Oisans Le Freney-d'Oisans
500 m750 m1,000 m1,250 m1,500 m1,750 m2,000 m0 km5 km10 km15 km20 km
Elevation profile: from 720 m to 1,713 m over 23.4 km.
23.4 km1,180 m8h30 2 Le Freney-d'Oisans Refuge des Mouterres
750 m1,000 m1,250 m1,500 m1,750 m2,000 m2,250 m2,500 m0 km5 km10 km
Elevation profile: from 1,018 m to 2,245 m over 10.8 km.
10.8 km1,240 m5h45 3 Refuge des Mouterres La Grave
1,250 m1,500 m1,750 m2,000 m2,250 m2,500 m0 km5 km10 km
Elevation profile: from 1,485 m to 2,363 m over 12.1 km.
12.1 km300 m4h45 4 La Grave Le Lauzet
1,250 m1,500 m1,750 m2,000 m2,250 m0 km5 km10 km15 km
Elevation profile: from 1,455 m to 2,056 m over 17 km.
17 km710 m6h 5 Le Lauzet Le Serre Barbin
1,250 m1,500 m1,750 m2,000 m2,250 m2,500 m0 km5 km10 km15 km
Elevation profile: from 1,416 m to 2,341 m over 17.7 km.
17.7 km800 m7h 6 Le Serre Barbin Sachas
1,300 m1,400 m1,500 m1,600 m1,700 m1,800 m0 km5 km10 km15 km
Elevation profile: from 1,406 m to 1,755 m over 16.8 km.
16.7 km570 m5h30 7 Sachas Les Vigneaux
1,000 m1,250 m1,500 m1,750 m2,000 m0 km5 km10 km15 km
Elevation profile: from 1,126 m to 1,893 m over 17.4 km.
17.4 km530 m6h15 8 Les Vigneaux Les Aujards
1,000 m1,250 m1,500 m1,750 m2,000 m0 km5 km10 km
Elevation profile: from 1,079 m to 1,844 m over 14.4 km.
14.3 km1,200 m7h15 9 Les Aujards Le Ponteil
1,000 m1,100 m1,200 m1,300 m1,400 m1,500 m1,600 m1,700 m0 km5 km10 km
Elevation profile: from 1,125 m to 1,605 m over 10.8 km.
10.8 km350 m3h45 10 Le Ponteil Les Pinées
750 m1,000 m1,250 m1,500 m1,750 m0 km5 km10 km15 km20 km
Elevation profile: from 975 m to 1,596 m over 23.3 km.
23.3 km760 m8h 11 Les Pinées Le Villard
1,000 m1,250 m1,500 m1,750 m0 km10 km20 km
Elevation profile: from 1,158 m to 1,680 m over 25.6 km.
25.6 km1,190 m9h15 12 Le Villard Saint-Apollinaire
1,300 m1,400 m1,500 m1,600 m1,700 m1,800 m0 km5 km10 km
Elevation profile: from 1,414 m to 1,697 m over 12.2 km.
12.2 km290 m4h 13 Saint-Apollinaire Ancelle
1,200 m1,300 m1,400 m1,500 m1,600 m1,700 m1,800 m0 km10 km20 km
Elevation profile: from 1,320 m to 1,698 m over 26.9 km.
26.9 km990 m9h30 14 Ancelle Cabane Supérieure de l'Aupette
1,250 m1,500 m1,750 m2,000 m0 km5 km10 km
Elevation profile: from 1,308 m to 1,899 m over 11.6 km.
11.6 km710 m4h30 15 Cabane Supérieure de l'Aupette Saint-Jean-Saint-Nicolas
1,000 m1,250 m1,500 m1,750 m2,000 m0 km5 km10 km15 km
Elevation profile: from 1,184 m to 1,860 m over 17.7 km.
17.6 km690 m6h30 16 Saint-Jean-Saint-Nicolas L'Aubérie
1,000 m1,250 m1,500 m1,750 m2,000 m2,250 m0 km5 km10 km15 km
Elevation profile: from 1,246 m to 1,970 m over 18 km.
18 km720 m6h30 17 L'Aubérie Le Séchier
800 m900 m1,000 m1,100 m1,200 m1,300 m1,400 m0 km5 km10 km
Elevation profile: from 905 m to 1,297 m over 14.3 km.
14.3 km270 m4h45 18 Le Séchier Ourcière
750 m1,000 m1,250 m1,500 m1,750 m2,000 m0 km5 km10 km15 km
Elevation profile: from 868 m to 1,927 m over 18 km.
17.9 km1,300 m8h15 19 Ourcière Les Nicolaux
500 m750 m1,000 m1,250 m1,500 m1,750 m2,000 m0 km5 km10 km15 km
Elevation profile: from 786 m to 1,826 m over 16.6 km.
16.6 km640 m6h30 20 Les Nicolaux La Morte
800 m900 m1,000 m1,100 m1,200 m1,300 m1,400 m1,500 m0 km5 km10 km15 km
Elevation profile: from 918 m to 1,371 m over 19.9 km.
19.9 km900 m7h 21 La Morte Ornon
1,000 m1,250 m1,500 m1,750 m2,000 m2,250 m0 km5 km10 km15 km
Elevation profile: from 1,262 m to 2,107 m over 17.3 km.
17.3 km950 m7h30 22 Ornon Le Bourg-d'Oisans
500 m750 m1,000 m1,250 m1,500 m1,750 m0 km5 km10 km
Elevation profile: from 723 m to 1,682 m over 11.8 km.
11.8 km750 m6h30

Stage table

StageRouteDistanceAscentDescentWalking timeHigh point
1Le Bourg-d'Oisans → Le Freney-d'Oisans23.4 km1,180 m720 m7h15 – 8h301,713 m
2Le Freney-d'Oisans → Refuge des Mouterres10.8 km1,240 m180 m5h – 5h452,245 m
3Refuge des Mouterres → La Grave12.1 km300 m1,060 m4h – 4h452,363 m
4La Grave → Le Lauzet17 km710 m520 m5h – 6h2,056 m
5Le Lauzet → Le Serre Barbin17.7 km800 m1,050 m6h – 7h2,341 m
6Le Serre Barbin → Sachas16.7 km570 m450 m4h45 – 5h301,755 m
7Sachas → Les Vigneaux17.4 km530 m940 m5h15 – 6h151,895 m
8Les Vigneaux → Les Aujards14.3 km1,200 m720 m6h15 – 7h151,844 m
9Les Aujards → Le Ponteil10.8 km350 m500 m3h15 – 3h451,605 m
10Le Ponteil → Les Pinées23.3 km760 m910 m6h45 – 8h1,596 m
11Les Pinées → Le Villard25.6 km1,190 m970 m8h – 9h151,680 m
12Le Villard → Saint-Apollinaire12.2 km290 m400 m3h15 – 4h1,697 m
13Saint-Apollinaire → Ancelle26.9 km990 m1,080 m8h – 9h301,699 m
14Ancelle → Cabane Supérieure de l'Aupette11.6 km710 m300 m3h45 – 4h301,899 m
15Cabane Supérieure de l'Aupette → Saint-Jean-Saint-Nicolas17.6 km690 m1,040 m5h30 – 6h301,865 m
16Saint-Jean-Saint-Nicolas → L'Aubérie18 km720 m860 m5h30 – 6h301,970 m
17L'Aubérie → Le Séchier14.3 km270 m600 m4h – 4h451,299 m
18Le Séchier → Ourcière17.9 km1,300 m820 m7h – 8h151,928 m
19Ourcière → Les Nicolaux16.6 km640 m1,110 m5h30 – 6h301,826 m
20Les Nicolaux → La Morte19.9 km900 m460 m6h – 7h1,371 m
21La Morte → Ornon17.3 km950 m1,040 m6h15 – 7h302,107 m
22Ornon → Le Bourg-d'Oisans11.8 km750 m1,290 m5h30 – 6h301,682 m

Our stage plan aims for days of around 6h of actual walking and always stops where you can sleep. Nothing stops you from combining or splitting stages: all the accommodation is listed.

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