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GR54 15 stages

The stages of the GR54

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

192 km 119.3 mi11,450 m 37,566 ft ascent11,450 m 37,566 ft descent
1 Le Bourg-d'Oisans L'Alpe d'Huez
500 m750 m1,000 m1,250 m1,500 m1,750 m0 km2 km4 km6 km8 km
Elevation profile: from 717 m to 1,521 m over 9.3 km.
9.3 km830 m4h
2 L'Alpe d'Huez Besse
1,000 m1,250 m1,500 m1,750 m2,000 m2,250 m0 km5 km10 km
Elevation profile: from 1,276 m to 1,999 m over 14.2 km.
14.1 km830 m6h
3 Besse Le Chazelet
1,500 m1,750 m2,000 m2,250 m2,500 m0 km5 km10 km
Elevation profile: from 1,547 m to 2,362 m over 14.5 km.
14.4 km920 m6h15
4 Le Chazelet Refuge de l'Alpe de Villar-d'Arène
1,250 m1,500 m1,750 m2,000 m2,250 m0 km5 km10 km
Elevation profile: from 1,454 m to 2,095 m over 13.8 km.
13.8 km810 m5h30
5 Refuge de l'Alpe de Villar-d'Arène Le Monêtier-les-Bains
1,250 m1,500 m1,750 m2,000 m2,250 m2,500 m0 km5 km10 km
Elevation profile: from 1,465 m to 2,353 m over 13.2 km.
13.2 km250 m4h30
6 Le Monêtier-les-Bains Saint-Antoine
1,000 m1,250 m1,500 m1,750 m2,000 m2,250 m2,500 m0 km5 km10 km15 km
Elevation profile: from 1,239 m to 2,422 m over 17.7 km.
17.7 km960 m7h45
7 Saint-Antoine Cabane du Jas Lacroix
1,000 m1,250 m1,500 m1,750 m2,000 m0 km5 km10 km
Elevation profile: from 1,158 m to 1,946 m over 15 km.
15 km790 m5h15
8 Cabane du Jas Lacroix Refuge du Pré La Chaumette
1,750 m2,000 m2,250 m2,500 m2,750 m3,000 m0 km5 km10 km
Elevation profile: from 1,803 m to 2,759 m over 12.3 km.
12.3 km820 m6h15
9 Refuge du Pré La Chaumette Refuge de Vallonpierre
1,750 m2,000 m2,250 m2,500 m2,750 m0 km5 km10 km
Elevation profile: from 1,805 m to 2,659 m over 11 km.
11 km1,130 m6h30
10 Refuge de Vallonpierre La Chapelle-en-Valgaudémar
1,000 m1,250 m1,500 m1,750 m2,000 m2,250 m2,500 m0 km5 km10 km
Elevation profile: from 1,096 m to 2,274 m over 14.3 km.
14.3 km40 m4h45
11 La Chapelle-en-Valgaudémar Refuge des Souffles
750 m1,000 m1,250 m1,500 m1,750 m2,000 m0 km2 km4 km6 km8 km
Elevation profile: from 1,024 m to 1,944 m over 9.8 km.
9.8 km920 m4h30
12 Refuge des Souffles Le Désert en Valjouffrey
1,000 m1,250 m1,500 m1,750 m2,000 m2,250 m2,500 m2,750 m0 km5 km10 km
Elevation profile: from 1,257 m to 2,491 m over 11.1 km.
11.1 km600 m6h
13 Le Désert en Valjouffrey Le Béranger
1,000 m1,250 m1,500 m1,750 m2,000 m2,250 m2,500 m0 km2 km4 km6 km8 km
Elevation profile: from 1,265 m to 2,289 m over 9.6 km.
9.6 km1,030 m6h15
14 Le Béranger Refuge de la Muzelle
1,250 m1,500 m1,750 m2,000 m2,250 m2,500 m2,750 m0 km2 km4 km6 km
Elevation profile: from 1,494 m to 2,609 m over 7.1 km.
7.1 km1,110 m5h30
15 Refuge de la Muzelle Le Bourg-d'Oisans
500 m1,000 m1,500 m2,000 m2,500 m3,000 m0 km5 km10 km15 km
Elevation profile: from 719 m to 2,523 m over 19.5 km.
19.5 km500 m7h45

Stage table

StageRouteDistanceAscentDescentWalking timeHigh point
1Le Bourg-d'Oisans → L'Alpe d'Huez9.3 km830 m90 m3h30 – 4h1,521 m
2L'Alpe d'Huez → Besse14.1 km830 m740 m5h – 6h1,999 m
3Besse → Le Chazelet14.4 km920 m670 m5h15 – 6h152,362 m
4Le Chazelet → Refuge de l'Alpe de Villar-d'Arène13.8 km810 m500 m4h30 – 5h302,095 m
5Refuge de l'Alpe de Villar-d'Arène → Le Monêtier-les-Bains13.2 km250 m880 m4h – 4h302,353 m
6Le Monêtier-les-Bains → Saint-Antoine17.7 km960 m1,190 m6h30 – 7h452,422 m
7Saint-Antoine → Cabane du Jas Lacroix15 km790 m90 m4h30 – 5h151,946 m
8Cabane du Jas Lacroix → Refuge du Pré La Chaumette12.3 km820 m950 m5h15 – 6h152,759 m
9Refuge du Pré La Chaumette → Refuge de Vallonpierre11 km1,130 m650 m5h30 – 6h302,659 m
10Refuge de Vallonpierre → La Chapelle-en-Valgaudémar14.3 km40 m1,230 m4h15 – 4h452,274 m
11La Chapelle-en-Valgaudémar → Refuge des Souffles9.8 km920 m70 m3h45 – 4h301,944 m
12Refuge des Souffles → Le Désert en Valjouffrey11.1 km600 m1,280 m5h – 6h2,491 m
13Le Désert en Valjouffrey → Le Béranger9.6 km1,030 m800 m5h15 – 6h152,289 m
14Le Béranger → Refuge de la Muzelle7.1 km1,110 m500 m4h45 – 5h302,609 m
15Refuge de la Muzelle → Le Bourg-d'Oisans19.5 km500 m1,880 m6h45 – 7h452,523 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.