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Hikes in Huez
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes,France
Huez in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in the Département Isère is about 30 kilometres south of Grenoble. At an altitude of 1,860 metres lies the town of Alpe d'Huez, which is world-famous as an international winter sports centre and as the venue and mountain finish of the Tour de France. From here, a cable car takes you up to the 3,327 metre high Pic Blanc. There are numerous hiking trails in the municipality that are ideal for exciting hiking tours in the French Alps.
The 10 most beautiful hikes in Huez
Hiking around mountain lakes near Huez
Beautiful hike that takes us to four mountain lakes near Alpe d'Huez.
Long-distance hike for the athletically fit
Huez is also a long-distance hiking destination, for example on the extensive alpine hike Tour de l'Oisans et des Ecrins, which stretches over 170 kilometres and many days and during which you will stay in many a hut or pitch your tent. In any case, you should plan a few days when you come to Huez to hike. You can stay in the old mountain village, on the southern border of which flows the mountain river Sarenne, which feeds the surrounding lakes. For this long hike at high altitude, you need to be in good shape and have the right equipment for the mountain. You will be rewarded for your efforts with great views and unique experiences, which this route offers you in abundance.
Challenging GR Alpine hiking trail feasible with hut overnight stays or camping.
Alpe d'Huez - a place widely known internationally
Huez and Alpe d'Huez are set in a gigantic landscape between the massifs of the Grandes Rousses and the Oisans. If you come to Huez for hiking, the winter sports centre is omnipresent even in summer and without significant snow.
What is Alpe d'Huez known for?
From the valley, 21 hairpin bends lead up to Alpe d'Huez over a distance of 13.8 kilometres, which has already provided spectacular pictures at many a Tour de France. But Alpe d'Huez, which also hosts triathlons and international bobsleigh races, has more than just a sporting side to it.
Alpe d'Huez is home to one of the most important archaeological sites in Europe for silver mining in the Middle Ages. Your hiking trails will certainly take you past the village of Brandes en Oisans, where silver mining took place in the 12th and 13th centuries under extreme conditions. Alpe d'Huez is also home to the modern church of Notre-Dame des Neiges, which is well worth seeing.
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