Views of the Durance – Ratière loop from Les Vigneaux

Mountain biking trails

France

Provence-Alpes-Côte D'Azur

Provence

Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Briançon

Les Vigneaux

Views of the Durance – Ratière loop from Les Vigneaux

Hard

4.4

(5)

riders

Views of the Durance – Ratière loop from Les Vigneaux

03:06

31.9km

960m

Mountain biking

Hard mountain bike ride. Very good fitness required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: November 6, 2026

Tips

Includes a very steep uphill segment

You may need to push your bike.

After 16.7 km for 62 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

Get Directions

5.08 km

Views of the Durance

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I recommend driving along this street because there's little traffic and the view is excellent.

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9.01 km

View of the Valley and Mountains Near Briançon

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Beautiful view of Briançon from a path above Le Villaret

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16.3 km

Ratière (Saint-Martin-de-Queyrières, Briançon district, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur) is a hamlet and has an altitude of 1,800 metres. Ratière is located near the village of Sachas and Puy Chalvin.
Briançonnais has about twenty villages overlooking the valley, each one as pleasant as the other. This is Ratière, located above the village of Prelles.
The splendid village of Ratière offers splendid views of the Tenailles de Montbrison.
From Ratière you will enjoy an extraordinary view of the Durance valley and the nearby mountains to the east, dominated by the Peyre Eyraute peak.
From here by track we can access the Reserve Naturelle des Parties

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21.3 km

Ruins

24.2 km

Bouchier

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Bouchier is a small, remote village tucked away in the mountains, offering a glimpse into how life in the mountains once was. After a landslide and rockfall, it was abandoned for over a century, until a few people returned in the mid-1950s. Passing through Bouchier feels like stepping back in time. A small fountain can still be found in its narrow streets.

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31.9 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

18.2 km

11.4 km

1.42 km

432 m

383 m

Surfaces

11.8 km

9.11 km

4.90 km

4.66 km

1.22 km

198 m

Elevation

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Weather

Sunday 8 November

11°C

4°C

62 %

Additional weather tips

There’s a fairly high chance of rain. Consider packing a waterproof jacket.

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Comments

October 11, 2023,Col de Trancoulette

The Col de la Trancoulette (2293 m) is located in the Ecrins massif. Its altitude is 2293 m.
It can be accessed by tracks to a farm, from there you have to walk 1.5km and 200m of positive slope to reach the hill.

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