Hamlet of Gourniers
Easy1 point of interest
FloraPasque flower
If all pasque flowers are identifiable by their thick but soft hairiness, unlike anemones, when they reach maturity they also have a characteristic head of scruffy hair, made up of numerous fluffy white seed heads that will get blown away by the wind. In this family, the pasque flower is the most glamorous and most beautiful. It has the advantage of flowering in spring and displays a remarkable purple-black corrola among the grass that has been faded by the winter.
Description
- From the car park, go along the resort's snowline, past the Courtier ski lift, past the shops, along the "Le Relais" building and then back to the start of the cross-country ski runs by following the road leading to the residential chalets for a few metres.
- Take the track on the right which descends into a field then head in the direction of the telephone masts. Stay on this track as far as the hamlet of Les Mallets. At the hamlet of Les Mallets, leave the track leading up to the hamlet of Vaucluse on your left and take the track that also descends on your left. Ignore the track downhill on your right. Keep to this track as far as Les Casses, where you continue downhill, ignoring the track to your left.
- Stay on this track until you reach the bed of the stream. From here, take the small wooden bridge on your right to reach the Leisure Centre, or continue straight on to reach the hamlet of Gourniers, the gateway to the Ecrins National Park.
- Return by the same route, or, from Les Gourniers, cross the wooden bridge over the departmental road then take the track immediately on your right after the bridge to reach the Base de Loisirs and then the resort by the same route.
- Departure : The resort of Réallon, Réallon
- Arrival : Les Gourniers
- Towns crossed : Réallon
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Information desks
Tourist office Chorges
Grand rue, 05230 Chorges
October to may : Monday to Saturday, 9.00 - 12.30 & 13.30 - 17.00.
April, may, june & september : Monday to Saturday, 9.00 - 12.30 & 14.30 - 18.00
July and August : Monday to Saturday, 9:00 – 12.30 & 14.30 – 19.00 Sunday 9.30 – 12.30
Closed on Thursdays outside French holidays’ periods
Closed on French national holidays, except 14th of July and 15th of August
Tourist office Réallon Station
Pra Prunier, 05160 Réallon
July and August : Monday to Friday : 9.00 -13.00 and Saturday 13.00 - 17.00
From mid-December to March : Monday to Sunday :9.00 - 12.30 & 14.00 - 17.00
Tourist office Savines-le-Lac
9 Avenue de la Combe d'Or, 05160 Savines-le-Lac
October to march : Monday to Saturday, 9.00 - 12.30 & 13.30 - 17.00.
April, may, june & september : Monday to Saturday, 9.00 - 12.30 & 14.30 - 18.00
July and August : Monday to Saturday, 9.00 - 13.00 & 15.00 - 19.00. Sundays, 10.00 - 13.00 & 15.00 - 18.00
Closed on French national holidays, except 14th of July, and 15th of August
Closed on Thursdays outside French holidays’ periods
Tourist office Embrun
Place Général Dosse - BP 49, 05202 Embrun
October to march : Monday to Saturday, 9.00 - 12.30 & 13.30 - 17.00.
April, may, june & september : Monday to Saturday, 9.00 - 12.30 & 14.30 - 18.00
July and August : Monday to Saturday, 9.00 - 19.00. Sundays, 10.00 - 12.30 & 16.00 - 19.00
On French national holidays (except 14th of July and 15th of August) : 9am to 1pm. Closed on the 1st of January, 1st of May, 25th December and 11th November
Closed on Thursdays outside French holidays’ periods
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