Le Platary

Departure : Park your car at the Col du Prayer parking lot. You'll find a picnic area and a parking lot. Look for the yellow sign indicating the start of your walk, entitled "Col du Prayer".

1) From the "Col du Prayer" post, follow the signs for "Les Sagnes" along the road on your left. A few hundred metres further on, you'll find the post.

2) Follow the signs for Le Platary, taking the path leading up to the right. This little path runs through a forest, climbs steeply and allows you to gain height very quickly. Later you'll leave the forest and find the start of a beautiful alpine pasture.

3) Continue in the direction of Platary. You'll have to cross the alpine pasture (if there's a flock of sheep, remember to go around it without disturbing them). The path is difficult to see, so be careful and make sure you're always on the right track by following the markings. You'll soon reach the summit, where you'll find the Trièves in front of you and the magnificent cliffs of the Vercors behind.

4) To get back down, take the same route. First pass through the alpine pasture, then take the forest path that leads directly to the road at "Les Sagnes". Turn left towards "Col du Prayer".