The GR®69 La Routo is a 550km hiking route which follows the old transhumance trails, between the Crau plain in Arles and the Stura valley in the Italian Piedmont, 34 stages or 252 km are in the Alpes de Haute-Provence.
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Route details
Description
Through these stages, La Routo® allows you to discover some of the most emblematic and diverse landscapes from Provence to the Alps. The route joins the Alpes de Haute-Provence via Gréoux-les-Bains, the Valensole plateau, Digne-les-Bains, Seyne-les-Alpes and Barcelonnette to pass through the Col de Larche, and continue in Italy to Cuneo, in the Valle Stura.
GR®69 La Routo® From Provence to the Alps via the drailles, €18 on sale at tourist offices. www.larouto.eu
Saint-Jurs – Bras d'Asse stage (12 km – 40m D+): This stage in the Verdon Regional Natural Park will take you through lavender fields and beautiful pine and oak forests, a unique viewpoint of the area.
Bras d’Asse – Le Chaffaut stage (20 km – 610m D+): This stage of the GR La Routo® allows you to reach the Bléone valley via the abandoned hamlet of Lagremuse perched on its rock, and offering a beautiful panoramic view, discovery of large olive trees which bear witness to an important agricultural past.
Stage Le Chaffaut – Digne-les-Bains (11,5 km – 190m D+): An easy, hilly stage that will allow you to discover the Digne-les-Bains golf course, passing through the pretty village of Gaubert which overlooks the surrounding countryside, then towards the town centre of Digne-les-Bains.
Digne-les-Bains – La Javie stage (20,5 km – 430m D+): This stage begins in the town centre of Digne-les-Bains and allows you to reach wild landscapes. In the second part of the route you will cross a refreshing forest before finishing the stage in the village of La Javie.
Stage La Javie – Le Vernet (19 km – 840m D+): The route rises here towards the Col de Boullard in the heart of a green plateau and a sumptuous forest. The mountains become higher and higher, this stage will mark your entry into the Blanche valley.
Le Vernet – Seyne stage (14,5 km – 400m D+): The GR®69 enters its alpine part here, with the crossing of the Blanche valley, the route is in the middle of the forest from the beginning to the end of the stage in Seyne. It is a very pleasant, refreshing and always green route.
Seyne – Le Laverq stage (21 km – 1360m D+): This is the longest and most difficult stage of the La Routo route, but it is also the most beautiful. To shorten the route, a departure is possible from the Maison forestière de Bellevue. Beware of the risk of snow until June.
GR® and GR® de Pays are registered trademarks of the FFRandonnée. They designate the routes created by the FFRandonnée and identified under the name "GR®", marked with white and red markings, and "GR® de Pays", marked with yellow and red markings. Reproduction of routes and markings is subject to express authorization from the FFRandonnée.
The GR® and GR® de Pays are maintained by volunteers from the FFRandonnée.
The GPX tracks provided are the property of the FFRandonnée and reserved for normal use in a private setting, particularly for preparing hikes and treks. Their reproduction for commercial or promotional purposes or for integration into Open Data or collaborative sharing is strictly prohibited.
GR®69 La Routo® From Provence to the Alps via the drailles, €18 on sale at tourist offices. www.larouto.eu
Saint-Jurs – Bras d'Asse stage (12 km – 40m D+): This stage in the Verdon Regional Natural Park will take you through lavender fields and beautiful pine and oak forests, a unique viewpoint of the area.
Bras d’Asse – Le Chaffaut stage (20 km – 610m D+): This stage of the GR La Routo® allows you to reach the Bléone valley via the abandoned hamlet of Lagremuse perched on its rock, and offering a beautiful panoramic view, discovery of large olive trees which bear witness to an important agricultural past.
Stage Le Chaffaut – Digne-les-Bains (11,5 km – 190m D+): An easy, hilly stage that will allow you to discover the Digne-les-Bains golf course, passing through the pretty village of Gaubert which overlooks the surrounding countryside, then towards the town centre of Digne-les-Bains.
Digne-les-Bains – La Javie stage (20,5 km – 430m D+): This stage begins in the town centre of Digne-les-Bains and allows you to reach wild landscapes. In the second part of the route you will cross a refreshing forest before finishing the stage in the village of La Javie.
Stage La Javie – Le Vernet (19 km – 840m D+): The route rises here towards the Col de Boullard in the heart of a green plateau and a sumptuous forest. The mountains become higher and higher, this stage will mark your entry into the Blanche valley.
Le Vernet – Seyne stage (14,5 km – 400m D+): The GR®69 enters its alpine part here, with the crossing of the Blanche valley, the route is in the middle of the forest from the beginning to the end of the stage in Seyne. It is a very pleasant, refreshing and always green route.
Seyne – Le Laverq stage (21 km – 1360m D+): This is the longest and most difficult stage of the La Routo route, but it is also the most beautiful. To shorten the route, a departure is possible from the Maison forestière de Bellevue. Beware of the risk of snow until June.
GR® and GR® de Pays are registered trademarks of the FFRandonnée. They designate the routes created by the FFRandonnée and identified under the name "GR®", marked with white and red markings, and "GR® de Pays", marked with yellow and red markings. Reproduction of routes and markings is subject to express authorization from the FFRandonnée.
The GR® and GR® de Pays are maintained by volunteers from the FFRandonnée.
The GPX tracks provided are the property of the FFRandonnée and reserved for normal use in a private setting, particularly for preparing hikes and treks. Their reproduction for commercial or promotional purposes or for integration into Open Data or collaborative sharing is strictly prohibited.
