This is a great easy ride out of the ski resort of Risoul at 1850m. The path is all 4×4 and not at all technical as there is only just over 300m of climbing in the whole 9k ride. After an initial climb out of the ski resort up to around 2000m the track then levels out and contours around the hillside through the Foret de Risoul. Read the rest of this entry »
The Escreins valley is a dramatic remote valley and a paradise of flora and fauna just to the south east of Guillestre. In fact the Rif Bel, the torrent that flows past our house, starts up at the head of the Escreins valley. To get into the valley you either have to walk up the footpath from Guillestre or you can take the small road cut into the cliffs on the south side of the valley, airy to say the least. In 1964 it was turned into the reserve naturelle du Val d’Escreins and then later in 1977 the park boundaries of the Queyras national park were redrawn to include it.
It was a pretty grim and overcast Sunday for a change. Emma, Ollie and I went for a small walk from the car park at the end of the hidden Val d’Escreins up past the Cabane des Chalances to where the path crosses the river up at La Gourre. Read the rest of this entry »
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