Adventure
La Grande Traversée du Vercors
North to south across the plateau: the Lente forests, the high plateaux, the memory of the Resistance and the descent into the vineyards of the Diois.
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Where to sleep on La Grande Traversée du Vercors
Halta lists 159 places to sleep within 5 km of the route: 50 campsites, 20 mountain huts, 66 bivouac spots, 23 hotels. For each one, the app shows the real detour from your stage — and it is that distance, not the straight line, that decides how a day ends.
- Campsites
- Mountain huts
- Bivouac spots
- Hotels
Alongside the campsites, mountain huts and bivouac spots drawn from open data, there are the hosts of the Halta community: travellers who welcome others into their homes, usually for free. You write to them before you come; you do not book a slot.
The 5 stages of La Grande Traversée du Vercors
An indicative split, drawn on real roads: distances and elevation come from route calculation, not from an estimate. In the app every stage can be adjusted — stretched, cut short, or pushed back a day.
| # | Stage | Distance | Elevation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Autrans → Villard-de-Lans | 14 km | 340 m |
| 2 | Villard-de-Lans → La Chapelle-en-Vercors | 22 km | 791 m |
| 3 | La Chapelle-en-Vercors → Vassieux-en-Vercors | 11 km | 297 m |
| 4 | Vassieux-en-Vercors → Châtillon-en-Diois | 34 km | 845 m |
| 5 | Châtillon-en-Diois → Die | 16 km | 210 m |
Frequently asked questions about La Grande Traversée du Vercors
How many days does La Grande Traversée du Vercors take?
La Grande Traversée du Vercors takes about 3 days, split into 5 stages over 97 km — an average of 32 km a day. The split is indicative: stages stretch or shorten depending on your form and the weather.
Where can you sleep on La Grande Traversée du Vercors?
Halta lists 159 places to sleep within 5 km of La Grande Traversée du Vercors: 50 campsites, 20 mountain huts, 66 bivouac spots, 23 hotels. On top of those are the hosts of the Halta community, travellers who welcome others into their homes, usually for free.
How hard is La Grande Traversée du Vercors?
La Grande Traversée du Vercors is rated hard, with 2 483 m of cumulative elevation gain over 97 km. Per stage, that works out at roughly 497 m of climbing a day.
Where does La Grande Traversée du Vercors go?
La Grande Traversée du Vercors runs from Autrans to Die, by way of La Chapelle-en-Vercors, Vassieux-en-Vercors, Châtillon-en-Diois, across Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. It is travelled by bike and totals 97 km split into 5 stages.
Figures established on 17 September 2026, from Halta’s own data. How they are calculated.
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Étapes indicatives d'après la Grande Traversée du Vercors. Tracé reconstitué par routage (ODbL, openrouteservice.org). Halta 2026-07. Places to sleep: OpenStreetMap, refuges.info and DATAtourisme (ODbL). Photo : Wikimedia Commons (CC).