The Alp du Pied and the Chapelle Sainte-Marie-Madeleine

A short, easy hike to the typical old summer cottages of Alp du Pied and its Sainte-Marie-Madeleine chapel.

Description

From Cervières, drive to the top of the village and park close to Saint-Michel church.

Go around the building to the left to join the wide path, which gradually rises through the moorland on the left bank of the torrent to a cliffside blockhouse.

Continue until you reach the footbridge that crosses the Villard torrent to reach the meadows. The route then twists and turns up to the hamlet of Alpe du Pied and the Chapelle Sainte-Marie-Madeleine, situated above a rocky spur.

Return by the same route.

Tarifs

Free access.

Bons plans

Chamois are very present in this massif. You can observe them (with binoculars) all the way up to the Col de Peyre-Moutte.

Itinéraire

• Distance 2.2km
• Type d'itinéraire Aller simple
• Dénivelé positif 230m
• Durée journalière 01h30
• Itinéraire balisé Oui
• Altitude maximum 1880m

Période d'ouverture

From 15/05 to 15/11 daily.

Subject to favorable snow and weather conditions.

Localisation