Descente de la machine à coudre (par Le Puy)
Quite complex route with very technical hairpins along the edge of the Prégentil cliff.
Itinerary of the “MTB in Oisans” guide (Oisans Tourisme)
Departure: Villard Reymond – Col du Solude, 1 m
Arrival: Le Bourg d'Oisans, 720 m
Duration: 2 hour
Distance: 10 km
Highest point: 1842 m
Lowest point: 720 m
Positive elevation: 200 m
Vertical drop: 1150 m
Technique: 4/4
Endurance: 3/4
Map: Top 25 Le Bourg d'Oisans, l'Alpe d'Huez 3335ET.
ROUTE
> The departure is at the Col du Solude just above Villard-ReymondA peaceful place with a magnificent view over the Bourg-d'Oisans plain and Alpe d'Huez.
> From the Col du Solude, join the Col Saint-Jean by going up on your left. At Col Saint-Jean, follow the direction “La Paute” down into the mountain pasture. At the end, turn right towards “La Paute / Le Bourg-d’Oisans via Le Puy”.
> In the forest, a series of very tight and technical hairpins await you. The path takes you to the edge of the Prégentil cliff.
> At the end of this intense sequence, we arrive on an old logging track. Go down the track without going too fast so as not to miss the first path on the right. On this part, the path is wider and the bends more open, we take a breath!
> We then descend more leisurely to the ruins of Puy. Turn left towards “La Paute” on a very very technical path. There is an intersection. Do not follow the ridge and turn left following the “trail” markings.
> Arrived at the bottom of the Lignarre valley, you have become a master in the art of the “nose turn”! Turn right to reach Le Bourg-d'Oisans along the road.
VARIATION: Under the cliff of Prégentil
> Have you had your fill of hairpins and want to head straight to Bourg-d'Oisans? At the Puy ruins, turn right. A more technically accessible balcony path takes you back to just behind the Bourg-d'Oisans gymnasium.
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Duration: 0 hour 20 minutes
Distance: 2,3 km
Positive elevation: 20 m
Negative elevation: – 330 m
Technique: 3/4
Endurance: 1/4
Be careful, this route is overall very technical, it is aimed at the most experienced. Don't take it without impeccable technique!
Departure: Villard Reymond – Col du Solude, 1 m
Arrival: Le Bourg d'Oisans, 720 m
Duration: 2 hour
Distance: 10 km
Highest point: 1842 m
Lowest point: 720 m
Positive elevation: 200 m
Vertical drop: 1150 m
Technique: 4/4
Endurance: 3/4
Map: Top 25 Le Bourg d'Oisans, l'Alpe d'Huez 3335ET.
ROUTE
> The departure is at the Col du Solude just above Villard-ReymondA peaceful place with a magnificent view over the Bourg-d'Oisans plain and Alpe d'Huez.
> From the Col du Solude, join the Col Saint-Jean by going up on your left. At Col Saint-Jean, follow the direction “La Paute” down into the mountain pasture. At the end, turn right towards “La Paute / Le Bourg-d’Oisans via Le Puy”.
> In the forest, a series of very tight and technical hairpins await you. The path takes you to the edge of the Prégentil cliff.
> At the end of this intense sequence, we arrive on an old logging track. Go down the track without going too fast so as not to miss the first path on the right. On this part, the path is wider and the bends more open, we take a breath!
> We then descend more leisurely to the ruins of Puy. Turn left towards “La Paute” on a very very technical path. There is an intersection. Do not follow the ridge and turn left following the “trail” markings.
> Arrived at the bottom of the Lignarre valley, you have become a master in the art of the “nose turn”! Turn right to reach Le Bourg-d'Oisans along the road.
VARIATION: Under the cliff of Prégentil
> Have you had your fill of hairpins and want to head straight to Bourg-d'Oisans? At the Puy ruins, turn right. A more technically accessible balcony path takes you back to just behind the Bourg-d'Oisans gymnasium.
—
Duration: 0 hour 20 minutes
Distance: 2,3 km
Positive elevation: 20 m
Negative elevation: – 330 m
Technique: 3/4
Endurance: 1/4
Be careful, this route is overall very technical, it is aimed at the most experienced. Don't take it without impeccable technique!
