This easy family hike offers an exceptional and comprehensive panorama of the southern Vercors massif and the Diois region. Depending on the season, marmots, chamois, crocuses, daffodils, orchids, and more will delight the eyes of discreet hikers!
In the heart of the Vercors massif, the Font d'Urle plateau offers a magnificent setting where spectacular cliffs, vast alpine pastures, and breathtaking panoramas converge. Owned by the Drôme Department since 1954, this exceptional site is now managed as a Sensitive Natural Area (ENS). ENSs are fragile or remarkable natural areas that benefit from sustainable management, preservation, and public access measures to protect their ecological richness while allowing visitors to discover them.
The Font d'Urle alpine pasture is a unique place, both wild and unspoiled, where every hike becomes an emotionally rich experience. Here, the gaze wanders between immense expanses of grass, vertiginous cliffs, and landscapes sculpted by time. Around a bend in the path, visitors might discover a sinkhole, a cave, a rock with astonishing shapes, or a vast carpet of wildflowers.
Depending on the season, nature reveals its full diversity: crocuses, daffodils, and orchids color the meadows, while marmots delight the eyes of hikers who keep their eyes wide open. The wind, the fragrance of flowers, and the feeling of space provide a true sense of freedom in this exceptional environment.
Dogs must be kept on a leash and are prohibited from June 1st to October 30th.
Hikers are also encouraged to use poles equipped with tips so as not to damage the footprint of the paths.
Through these simple actions, everyone contributes to the protection of this remarkable natural heritage.
