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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 km16,900 m ascent16,900 m 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

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

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

12.1 km300 m4h45 4 La Grave Le Lauzet

1,250 m1,500 m1,750 m2,000 m2,250 m0 km5 km10 km15 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

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

16.7 km570 m5h30 7 Sachas Les Vigneaux

1,000 m1,250 m1,500 m1,750 m2,000 m0 km5 km10 km15 km

17.4 km530 m6h15 8 Les Vigneaux Les Aujards

1,000 m1,250 m1,500 m1,750 m2,000 m0 km5 km10 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

10.8 km350 m3h45 10 Le Ponteil Les Pinées

750 m1,000 m1,250 m1,500 m1,750 m0 km5 km10 km15 km20 km

23.3 km760 m8h 11 Les Pinées Le Villard

1,000 m1,250 m1,500 m1,750 m0 km10 km20 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

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

26.9 km990 m9h30 14 Ancelle Cabane Supérieure de l'Aupette

1,250 m1,500 m1,750 m2,000 m0 km5 km10 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

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

18 km720 m6h30 17 L'Aubérie Le Séchier

800 m900 m1,000 m1,100 m1,200 m1,300 m1,400 m0 km5 km10 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

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

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

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

17.3 km950 m7h30 22 Ornon Le Bourg-d'Oisans

500 m750 m1,000 m1,250 m1,500 m1,750 m0 km5 km10 km

11.8 km750 m6h30

Stage table

Stage	Route	Distance	Ascent	Descent	Walking time	High point
1	Le Bourg-d'Oisans → Le Freney-d'Oisans	23.4 km	1,180 m	720 m	7h15 – 8h30	1,713 m
2	Le Freney-d'Oisans → Refuge des Mouterres	10.8 km	1,240 m	180 m	5h – 5h45	2,245 m
3	Refuge des Mouterres → La Grave	12.1 km	300 m	1,060 m	4h – 4h45	2,363 m
4	La Grave → Le Lauzet	17 km	710 m	520 m	5h – 6h	2,056 m
5	Le Lauzet → Le Serre Barbin	17.7 km	800 m	1,050 m	6h – 7h	2,341 m
6	Le Serre Barbin → Sachas	16.7 km	570 m	450 m	4h45 – 5h30	1,755 m
7	Sachas → Les Vigneaux	17.4 km	530 m	940 m	5h15 – 6h15	1,895 m
8	Les Vigneaux → Les Aujards	14.3 km	1,200 m	720 m	6h15 – 7h15	1,844 m
9	Les Aujards → Le Ponteil	10.8 km	350 m	500 m	3h15 – 3h45	1,605 m
10	Le Ponteil → Les Pinées	23.3 km	760 m	910 m	6h45 – 8h	1,596 m
11	Les Pinées → Le Villard	25.6 km	1,190 m	970 m	8h – 9h15	1,680 m
12	Le Villard → Saint-Apollinaire	12.2 km	290 m	400 m	3h15 – 4h	1,697 m
13	Saint-Apollinaire → Ancelle	26.9 km	990 m	1,080 m	8h – 9h30	1,699 m
14	Ancelle → Cabane Supérieure de l'Aupette	11.6 km	710 m	300 m	3h45 – 4h30	1,899 m
15	Cabane Supérieure de l'Aupette → Saint-Jean-Saint-Nicolas	17.6 km	690 m	1,040 m	5h30 – 6h30	1,865 m
16	Saint-Jean-Saint-Nicolas → L'Aubérie	18 km	720 m	860 m	5h30 – 6h30	1,970 m
17	L'Aubérie → Le Séchier	14.3 km	270 m	600 m	4h – 4h45	1,299 m
18	Le Séchier → Ourcière	17.9 km	1,300 m	820 m	7h – 8h15	1,928 m
19	Ourcière → Les Nicolaux	16.6 km	640 m	1,110 m	5h30 – 6h30	1,826 m
20	Les Nicolaux → La Morte	19.9 km	900 m	460 m	6h – 7h	1,371 m
21	La Morte → Ornon	17.3 km	950 m	1,040 m	6h15 – 7h30	2,107 m
22	Ornon → Le Bourg-d'Oisans	11.8 km	750 m	1,290 m	5h30 – 6h30	1,682 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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