Plateau de Bure – Pic de Bure loop from Pré Fontaine

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Provence-Alpes-Côte D'Azur

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Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

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Montmaur

Plateau de Bure – Pic de Bure loop from Pré Fontaine

Hard

runners

Plateau de Bure – Pic de Bure loop from Pré Fontaine

03:07

16.2km

1,410m

Running

Hard run. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 21, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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3.85 km

Combe d'Aurouze

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The combe d'Aurouze is an immense and steep scree slope that allows access to the Bure plateau. A lunar atmosphere with mountain panoramas. The landscape is striking.

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6.33 km

A little above the hiking trail you can see the huge antennas of a radio interferometer. The contrast between this high-tech, science-fiction-like facility and the breathtaking natural landscape could hardly be greater.

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7.35 km

Pic de Bure

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The Pic de Bure is a 2,709-meter-high summit in the Dèvoluy massif. You will need sturdy hiking boots for the partially quite stony path and a weatherproof jacket, as it …

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12.2 km

La Fontaine du Vallon

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The Fontaine du Vallon is a water source. It also offers a spot of shade before facing the climb towards the Pic de Bure, very exposed to the sun. This is a good spot to rest before continuing.

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12.6 km

Superb alpine meadows

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The path winds through the middle of these flowery alpine meadows while offering magnificent panoramas towards Veynois and the Pays du Buëch.

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15.9 km

Bure area parking lot

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The car park is accessible at the end of the Sauvas forest road. From there, you are at the start of the path which leads to the very mineral summits of Dévoluy.

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16.2 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

10.6 km

5.57 km

Surfaces

11.3 km

3.10 km