RUN FROM VALLEYS TO VILLAGES

The Oisans Trail Station, inaugurated in 2013 à Villard Reculas, has been considerably extended with the addition of three new bases!

The Trail Station now offers 470 km of paths on 25 waymarked trails, ranging from 3 km to 51 km and with elevation gain from 250 m to 3339 m.

  • Itinéraires trail en Oisans

    Itinéraires trail en Oisans ©Cyrille Quintard

  • Trail Autour de la Croix de Cassini

    Trail Autour de la Croix de Cassini ©Cyrille Quintard

  • Trail au col de Cluy - Auris-en-Oisans

    Trail au col de Cluy – Auris-en-Oisans ©Cyrille Quintard

  • Trail à Villard Reculas

    Trail à Villard Reculas ©Cyrille Quintard

  • Trail Au site de Brandes

    Trail Au site de Brandes ©Cyrille Quintard

The Trail station it’s…

4 bases welcoming runners

Villard-Reculas (information on the routes, advice, maps, free Internet access to the website, etc.), Les 2 Alpes, Auris-en-Oisans and Vaujany (providing information and advice)

Trail station

In Villard-Reculas, 5 technical activity areas to prepare your run: Slope – Track 250 m – Short loop 700 m – Long loop 3.5 km.

Vertical kilometre

Villard-Reculas (National Championships in 2014), Auris-en-Oisans, Les 2 Alpes and Vaujany.

25 trail routes

Routes waymarked, free and GPS-located – along the loveliest paths of Oisans. They are classified according to difficulty, just like ski runs (from green to black).

Trail Blanc

2 routes are waymarked starting in Villard-Reculas:

  • One around the Lac du Langaret, starting at the tourist office.
  • One at an altitude of 2 000m with a spectacular view over the summits of Oisans, a round-trip starting from the top of the  Villarais chairlift.

Raidlight® test areas

Raidlight test areas in Villard-Reculas and Auris-en-Oisans, providing an opportunity to test equipment.

Coaching

Coaching for half-day, full day or weekend, supervised by trek leaders specialised in trail running.

Trail Holidays

  • Go-as-you-please trail holidays in the 6 Oisans valleys, with luggage transfer.
  • Tailor-made group holidays: accommodation, half-board, coaching, provision of a lecture room, massages, osteopathy, activities, etc. Contact us and we will put together the perfect programme!
  • Accommodation to help you organise your stay and explore Oisans while running!

Trail Stations© – what do you get?

  • An international recognised network (Europe and Asia)
  • A web site www.onpiste.com providing all the information you need on the various trail stations, a chance to post your comments on routes and enter your times… in short, to join the community!
  • A free smart phone app
  • Identical way-marking throughout the network

Information

Oisans Trail Running Resorts

Website