The trail
the great crossing...of the Pre-Alps by mountain-bike
As soon as the snows melt, the Chemins du Soleil (Sun Trail) offers you two routes for crossing the Pre-Alps through open country: from the Rhône Valley to the Southern Alps (Valence - Gap - Sisteron - Digne-les-Bains - Castellane) and from Vercors to Provence (Grenoble - Sisteron - Digne-les-Bains - Castellane). In total there are 850 kms of perfectly marked-out trails, enabling you to discover the natural and cultural wealth of the massif.
L'itinéraire
- Grenoble - Sisteron
- Grenoble - St Nizier de Moucherotte
- St Nizier du Moucherotte - Les Bruyères
- Les Bruyères - Corrençon en Vercors
- Corrençon en Vercors - La Chapelle en Vercors
- La Chapelle en Vercors - Vassieux en Vercors
- Vassieux en Vercors - Marignac en Diois
- Marignac en Diois - Die
- Die - Châtillon en Diois
- Chatillon en Diois - Luc en Diois
- Luc en Diois - Haut Charens
- Haut Charens - Valdrôme
- Valdrôme - Montmorin
- Montmorin - Col de Roure
- Col de Roure - Montjay
- Montjay - Orpierre
- Orpierre - Col Saint Jean
- Col Saint Jean - Barret Sur Méouge
- Barret-sur-Méouge - Ribiers
- Ribiers - Sisteron
- Valence - Gap - Sisteron
- Valence - Livron sur Drôme
- Livron sur Drôme - Grâne
- Grâne - La Roche sur Grâne
- La Roche sur Grâne - Crest
- Crest - Saillans
- Saillans - Pontaix
- Pontaix - Die
- Die - Châtillon en Diois
- Châtillon en Diois - Les Tatins
- Les Tatins - Lus la Croix haute
- Lus la Croix Haute - Col des Tours
- Col des Tours - La Montagne
- La Montagne - La Roche des Arnauds
- La Roche des Arnauds - Gap
- Gap - Barcillonnette
- Barcillonnette - Les Arnauds (Savournon)
- Les Arnauds (Savouron) - Arzeliers
- Arzeliers - Ribiers
- Sisteron - Nice
- Sisteron - Aubignosc
- Aubignosc - Mirabeau
- Col des Mées - Mirabeau - Le Chaffaut
- Le Chaffaut - Digne les Bains
- Digne les bains - Les Dourbes
- Les Dourbes - Draix
- Draix- Tartonne
- Tartonne - Thorame Basse
- Thorame Basse - Sommet de la montagne de Maurel
- Sommet de la montagne de Maurel - Hameau de Courchons
- Courchons-Castellane
- Castellane - Stade de neige de Vauplane
- Stade de neige de Vauplane - Saint Aubans
- Saint Auban - Gars
- Gars - Aiglun
- Aiglun - Le Pous
- Le Pous - Les Ferres
- Carros le Neuf - Nice
- Les Ferres - Carros le Neuf
- Sisteron - Saint Geniez (en création)
- Saint Geniez - Thoard (en création)
- Thoard - Digne les Bains (En création)
Chargement
At each stage, new landscapes are revealed, from the green forests of Vercors and the orchards of Buëch or the vineyards of Drôme to the gates of the Maritime Alps, via the Alps of Haute Provence. A whole land is offered to you, rich in a thousand curiosities and filled with intense sensations!
Approved by the (Fédération Française de Cyclisme (French Cycling Federation - FFC), this great and beautiful mountain-biking trail, which will test both you and your bike, can usually be travelled in 5-7 days. But its sporty character should not put off those who prefer gentler cycling, for there are plenty of places to stay along the route, making it possible to divide it up into more, shorter stages, and thus take the time to explore the land, its inhabitants, landscapes and heritage at a more comfortable pace.
On the Chemins du Soleil, everyone has their own expectations and pleasures. But whatever your choice, vigilance and respect are certainly shared values; values which can be shared in a north-south direction. Or east-west ... it's all a question of way-marking!
