{"id":148,"date":"2022-09-21T12:59:51","date_gmt":"2022-09-21T12:59:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thebesttimetovisit.com\/magazine\/vercors-chartreuse-ecrins-vanoise-a-paradise-for-hikers\/"},"modified":"2022-09-21T12:59:53","modified_gmt":"2022-09-21T12:59:53","slug":"vercors-chartreuse-ecrins-vanoise-a-paradise-for-hikers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thebesttimetovisit.com\/magazine\/vercors-chartreuse-ecrins-vanoise-a-paradise-for-hikers\/","title":{"rendered":"Vercors, Chartreuse, \u00c9crins, Vanoise, a paradise for hikers"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Where are these four natural parks in the Alps and what to do ?<\/h2>\n

The Chartreuse<\/strong>
Between Is\u00e8re and Savoie, here is one of the great and beautiful parks of the Alps. You can practice hiking, canyoning, caving and skiing.<\/p>\n

The Ecrins<\/strong>
Straddling the Hautes-Alpes and the Is\u00e8re, this superb natural site has many high peaks and glaciers. It shelters populations of chamois, ibex and occasionally wolves. Logically, we practice skiing, mountaineering and hiking.<\/p>\n

The Vanoise<\/strong>
Bordering Italy, this national park offers beautiful mountain scenery, hiking opportunities and several ski resorts.<\/p>\n

The Vercors<\/strong>
On the Dr\u00f4me and the Is\u00e8re, the Vercors massif is a high place of tourism appreciated for its landscapes, its alpine flora and fauna, and especially the multiple sport-nature activities which one can practise there like the excursion, the ski of bottom, the speleo, the climbing or the canyoning.<\/p>\n

A landscape of the Vercors<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Hikes in the heart of nature<\/h2>\n

Chartreuse Regional Nature Park<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Chartreuse is 1,300 kilometers of marked trails for good opportunities for day hikes as well as itinerant walks. For long distance hikes, the “Travers\u00e9e de la Chartreuse” between Grenoble and Chamb\u00e9ry is the must-do<\/em> which takes 3 to 7 days. Like many, the park offers paper or digital guides dedicated to possible hikes.
Beyond the “classic” hike, the park allows (or organizes) other types of hiking such as “hiking with your dog”, “horseback”, “donkey”, “survival and wilderness immersion”, “geocaching”, “hiking-photography” plus “Nordic walking” and “trail-running”.
> More info: www.chartreuse-tourisme.com<\/em><\/p>\n

Ecrins National Park<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hiking is the main activity in this park and an excellent way to discover the area. In all, there are 700 kilometers of marked routes (and refuges) accessible to the greatest number of people, including in winter.
Of all the “Grand Tour des \u00c9crins” on the GR54 is the most complete (about 180 km) and renowned because it goes around the massif and passes in the heart of the site. As often, some hikes are also feasible on horseback, with a donkey or by mountain bike. Also, the park has its own mobile application.
> More info: www.ecrins-parcnational.fr<\/em><\/p>\n

Vanoise National Park<\/strong><\/p>\n

With 400 kilometers of marked trails (with mobile app) and refuges, the Vanoise park offers good opportunities for day hikes as well as itinerant hikes, including mountain biking.
Among the routes, the Via Alpina and the GR5 remain the most complete, crossing the massif on its length and allowing to discover the different natural environments.
More info: www.vanoise-parcnational.fr<\/em><\/p>\n

Vercors Regional Natural Park<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Vercors Massif offers a choice of “classic” hiking, mountain biking, horseback riding or donkey riding, itinerant hiking (including the famous “Grande Travers\u00e9e du Vercors” and its 150 km), or in winter, Nordic hiking or dog sledding. In all, there are more than 3,000 kilometers of marked and developed trails. The park offers several paper or digital guides dedicated to possible hikes.
More info: www.parc-du-vercors.fr<\/em><\/p>\n

\"Vanoise\"
Vanoise National Park<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Weather and climatic conditions, the best periods to visit<\/h2>\n

These parks are mostly in high altitude areas, so the weather and climatic conditions to enjoy the places will be optimal during the summer months. The period June-September is a good time to walk there.<\/p>\n

Have a good hike!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Where are these four natural parks in the Alps and what to do ? The ChartreuseBetween Is\u00e8re and Savoie, here is one of the great and beautiful parks of the Alps. You can practice hiking, canyoning, caving and skiing. The EcrinsStraddling the Hautes-Alpes and the Is\u00e8re, this superb natural site has many high peaks and glaciers. It shelters populations of chamois, ibex and occasionally wolves. Logically, we practice skiing, mountaineering and hiking. The VanoiseBordering Italy, this national park offers beautiful mountain scenery, hiking opportunities and several ski resorts. The VercorsOn the Dr\u00f4me and the Is\u00e8re, the Vercors massif is a … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":149,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_strive_editorial_status":"not-started","_strive_copy_of":0,"_strive_checklists":"\"\"","_strive_active_checklist":"","_strive_post_notes":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-148","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","no-featured-image-padding"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebesttimetovisit.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/148","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebesttimetovisit.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebesttimetovisit.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebesttimetovisit.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebesttimetovisit.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=148"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebesttimetovisit.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/148\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":150,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebesttimetovisit.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/148\/revisions\/150"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebesttimetovisit.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/149"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebesttimetovisit.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=148"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebesttimetovisit.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=148"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebesttimetovisit.com\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=148"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}