Hikes near Puy-Saint-Vincent
Puy-Saint-Vincent (1382 m) sits in Hautes-Alpes, France. MR. ALPS lists 17 waymarked hiking trails starting from or crossing the area, 759 km of marked route in total. They run from 2.5 km to 367.2 km, the longest being Tour du Parc National des Écrins. 17 of them record their elevation gain, between 98 m and 25230 m.
The trail network at a glance
- Waymarked trails
- 17
- Total marked distance
- 759 km
- Shortest route
- 2.5 km
- Longest route
- 367.2 km
- Elevation gain
- 98–25230 m (on 17 trails)
- Route maps available
- on 17 trails
Walking times are estimates calculated from distance and elevation gain using Naismith's rule, and exclude stops.
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Sentier de Canaux
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Le sentier des Cloutas
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Entre Parapin et Gyronde
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Boucle de Vallouise
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Boucle de Pelvoux
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Boucle vers Puy Aillaud
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Via Alpina Red R129
Vallouise - Freissinières
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Via Alpina Red R128
Le Monêtier-les-Bains - Vallouise
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Sentier du Patrimoine
A gentle out-and-back through the hamlets, meadow edges, and small woods of Puy-Saint-Vincent, the route threads together the area's human heritage with quiet crossings over cool streams on small bridges. Waymarked signs point walkers toward Les Prés and Saint-Romain, with a large trailhead panel beside the D4 marking where the path drops away below the road.
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Sentier des Lutins
Once the daily route of the local postman walking between Vallouise and Puy-Saint-Vincent, this loop through the forest is now populated with whimsical carved lutins (goblins) that delight children at every turn. The path climbs through woodland while opening onto occasional broad views, with a lutin and welcome sign marking the trailhead.
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Puy-Saint-Vincent - Les Chapelles
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Vallouise - Balade cosmique et naturelle
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Tour des Vigneaux
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Crête des Bancs - Col du Bal
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Boucle d'Ailefroide
The trail climbs from the Claux car park along a handsome cobbled path lined with stone walls, passing the chalets of Serre and Pra Chapel before crossing an avalanche couloir to reach Ailefroide — a former alpine hamlet ringed by high granite walls that has made it a climbers' paradise. Though the old houses are gone, the village retains its character, buzzing with life through summer before falling quiet again after August.
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Tour du Parc National des Écrins
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Tour de l'Oisans et Écrins
More hiking near Puy-Saint-Vincent
Other walking bases within 40 km of Puy-Saint-Vincent, each with its own trail list:
- Pelvoux-Vallouise, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur — 17 trails, 3.8 km away
- Pelvoux/Vallouise, Hautes-Alpes — 17 trails, 6.5 km away
- Saint-Martin-de-Queyrières, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur — 7 trails, 7.4 km away
- Chantemerle, Hautes-Alpes — 20 trails, 13.8 km away
- Villeneuve-la-Salle, Hautes-Alpes — 20 trails, 14.1 km away
- Briançon, Hautes-Alpes — 16 trails, 14.2 km away