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The Thirty Steps
Sport, Pedestrian sports, Hiking itinerary
in Espinasses
15.6
km
4h
Hard
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Set off along shady paths to discover the Trente Pas torrent and the hamlet of Vière. The path crosses a site of Demoiselles Coiffées in the "Terres Noires".
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Departure and recommended parking: parking of the Espinasses multipurpose hall
1. Head east towards the housing estates and take the first left 50m from the car park. Go up the tarmac road in the village for about 350m
2. Take an ascending path on the left, between vineyards and private property. It then gradually rises into a Mediterranean forest. The path overlooks the torrent ravine and crosses a site of Demoiselles Coiffées in the "Terres Noires". As you progress, the path gets...Departure and recommended parking: parking of the Espinasses multipurpose hall
1. Head east towards the housing estates and take the first left 50m from the car park. Go up the tarmac road in the village for about 350m
2. Take an ascending path on the left, between vineyards and private property. It then gradually rises into a Mediterranean forest. The path overlooks the torrent ravine and crosses a site of Demoiselles Coiffées in the "Terres Noires". As you progress, the path gets closer to the torrent. Cross it once and continue on its left bank until you reach a forest track
3. Take the track on the left, towards the hamlet of Vière, due north. Cross the Trente Pas torrent again. Continue the ascent through the forest
4. Leave the Faure path on the left and continue on the path on the right. Following the Grand Béal torrent, continue the progression towards the hamlet of Vière and its chapel
5. When you reach the hamlet, join the track and take it on the right to cross Vière. Continue on this track. Panoramic view of the Trente Pas torrent watershed and the Durance valley
6. Leave the track for a stony path and start the descent. Follow the path, which first crosses moorland, then a forest to reach a photovoltaic plant. Cross it and join the forest track at the foot of the Viste mountain. Take the track on the left, going along the forest and going down to the pass, marked by a kind of esplanade and starting point of many tracks and paths.
7. Leave the tracks aside and take the downhill path on the left, towards "Champ Eyraud". From there, the route follows the GRP Tour du Lac de Serre-Ponçon. The route goes through the national forest of Serre-Ponçon
8. At the next intersection, continue straight ahead. The path becomes steeper and stony. Take time to admire the magnificent panorama of the Durance canal and its valley. Join the villages of Rousset and Espinasses, nestled on the alluvial cone of the torrent
9. When you arrive at the hamlet of Celliers, follow the signs on the right which cross a residential area. By a pedestrian footbridge, cross the torrent and then the village of Espinasses to reach the starting car park
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- Espinasses
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Difference in height
- 658 m
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All year round.
Subject to favorable weather.
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Documentation
- GPX / KML files allow you to export the trail of your hike to your GPS (or other navigation tool)
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- 658 meters of difference in height
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- Maximum altitude : 1281 m
- Minimum altitude : 664 m
- Total positive elevation : 658 m
- Total negative elevation : -658 m
- Max positive elevation : 228 m
- Min positive elevation : -542 m
