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Climbing
It was not until 1963 that Oulles became accessible through the first proper road cut straight through the rock. This little mountain village facing the La Meije and the Ecrins mountains, which was thus inaccessible until quite recently, has preserved all its charm. In the Middle Ages there were also silver mines.
Follow the RN91 towards Grenoble. After the second kilometre turn left into the Lignarre valley towards the Col d’Ornon. Keep going until you reach Palud. At the restaurant Le Potiron, follow the road descending on the left. This is a shady route through a beech and then Sylvester pine wood.
That little bit further
From Le Villard-Reymond you can cycle to Villard-Notre-Dame on the road leading up to the Col de Solude. Although this road is in poor condition, you can use it to catch up with itinerary no. 8 over this charming stretch of 3.5 km, and from there you can go back to Bourg-d’Oisans!
Oulles
The village of Oulles has maintained its mining activities for centuries. These mining activities, which first started in 1850, were even very intense, so that even houses were built for the miners. The silver, malachite, copper and quartz that was extracted from these mines was lowered down to the valley of the Romanche from a height of 1,700 m with ropes in order to be washed. But then World War I dealt a fatal blow to the mining activities and it was not until the second half of the 20th century that Oulles became accessible through the main road.
And finally, here is another noteworthy fact: with its 9 inhabitants, Oulles is the smallest community in the entire Département.
“Vélo [bicycle in French] is an anagram of love” - Michel Ohl
