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Loop Trails in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

We track 650 routes that match this search in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. They average 13.1 km and 350 m (1,148 ft) of ascent, with the longest running to 373 km.

That is 29 percent of the 2,280 routes we map in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. They run noticeably longer than average for the area, 13.1 km against 9.2 km, so budget more daylight than a typical outing here. The climbing is steeper too: 350 m (1,148 ft) on average versus 260 m (853 ft) across the wider area.

Circular routes: park once, finish where you started, and never walk the same section twice. The mix is broad: 187 are rated easy and 78 are hard or harder, so there is something here whether you have two hours or a full day. A good share of them are loops, so you can park once and finish where you started.

Trails

Expert

Tour de l'Oisans et Écrins

Parc national des Écrins (cœur) · Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Distance
192 km
/ 119 mi
Elevation gain
4,224 m
Typical duration
51 hr
  • Waymarked route
  • Long-distance path
Expert

Tour du Parc National des Écrins

Parc national des Écrins (cœur) · Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Distance
373 km
/ 232 mi
Elevation gain
8,211 m
Typical duration
100 hr
  • Waymarked route
  • Long-distance path
Easy

Boucle du Lac Blanc

Vanoise National Park · Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Distance
6.2 km
/ 3.9 mi
Elevation gain
137 m
Typical duration
1 hr 30 min
  • Lake
Moderate

Le plateau du Guéry

Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes · France

Distance
13.1 km
/ 8.1 mi
Elevation gain
288 m
Typical duration
3 hr 9 min
  • Lake
  • Mountain
  • Summit push
Expert

Tour du Haut-Vivarais

Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes · France

Distance
233 km
/ 145 mi
Elevation gain
5,132 m
Typical duration
62 hr
  • Waymarked route
  • Long-distance path
Expert

Tour du Mont Thabor

Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes · France

Distance
65.7 km
/ 40.8 mi
Elevation gain
1,445 m
Typical duration
17 hr
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
  • Long-distance path
Expert

Tour du Lac d'Annecy

Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes · France

Distance
84.6 km
/ 52.6 mi
Elevation gain
1,862 m
Typical duration
22 hr
  • Lake
  • Waymarked route
  • Long-distance path
Expert

Boucle Longue du Sancy

Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes · France

Distance
80.6 km
/ 50.1 mi
Elevation gain
3,410 m
Typical duration
23 hr
  • Forest
  • Waymarked route
  • Long-distance path
Easy

Lac de Pramol

Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes · France

Distance
5.4 km
/ 3.3 mi
Elevation gain
181 m
Typical duration
1 hr 23 min
  • Lake
  • Panoramic viewpoint
  • Waymarked route
Hard

Les Cascades

Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes · France

Distance
16.9 km
/ 10.5 mi
Elevation gain
372 m
Typical duration
4 hr 9 min
  • Waterfall
  • Forest
  • Waymarked route
Expert

Boucle des Dômes

Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes · France

Distance
48.2 km
/ 29.9 mi
Elevation gain
1,124 m
Typical duration
12 hr
  • Forest
  • Waymarked route
Hard

Itinérance : La Roche Pourrie

Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes · France

Distance
25.4 km
/ 15.8 mi
Elevation gain
558 m
Typical duration
6 hr 26 min
  • River
  • Mountain
  • Summit push
Moderate

Chalet Rochette

Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes · France

Distance
9.6 km
/ 6.0 mi
Elevation gain
212 m
Typical duration
2 hr 20 min
  • Mountain
  • Forest
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Les Gorges de Thurignin

Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes · France

Distance
13.9 km
/ 8.7 mi
Elevation gain
240 m
Typical duration
3 hr 16 min
  • Canyon and gorge
  • Forest
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Croix d'Albiez en aller-retour

Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes · France

Distance
7.8 km
/ 4.8 mi
Elevation gain
385 m
Typical duration
2 hr 12 min
  • Forest
  • Panoramic viewpoint
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Lac et sous Bois

Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes · France

Distance
5.4 km
/ 3.3 mi
Elevation gain
118 m
Typical duration
1 hr 18 min
  • Lake
  • Forest
  • Waymarked route
Expert

Balcon du Valromey

Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes · France

Distance
106 km
/ 65.8 mi
Elevation gain
2,330 m
Typical duration
28 hr
  • Waymarked route
  • Long-distance path
Expert

Massif de Tournette-Aravis

Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes · France

Distance
114 km
/ 70.9 mi
Elevation gain
2,511 m
Typical duration
30 hr
  • Waymarked route
  • Long-distance path
Expert

Tour de Chartreuse

Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes · France

Distance
109 km
/ 67.6 mi
Elevation gain
6,120 m
Typical duration
34 hr
  • Waymarked route
  • Long-distance path
Expert

Tour de Pays en Livradois-Forez

Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes · France

Distance
118 km
/ 73.2 mi
Elevation gain
2,592 m
Typical duration
31 hr
  • Waymarked route
  • Long-distance path
Expert

Tour des Baronnies provençales

Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes · France

Distance
230 km
/ 143 mi
Elevation gain
5,054 m
Typical duration
61 hr
  • Waymarked route
  • Long-distance path
Expert

Tour des Monts d'Aubrac

Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes · France

Distance
175 km
/ 109 mi
Elevation gain
3,844 m
Typical duration
46 hr
  • Waymarked route
  • Long-distance path
Expert

Tour des Monts du Matin

Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes · France

Distance
68.8 km
/ 42.8 mi
Elevation gain
4,649 m
Typical duration
22 hr
  • Waymarked route
  • Long-distance path
Expert

Tour du Pays de Lhuis et d'Izieu

Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes · France

Distance
87.5 km
/ 54.4 mi
Elevation gain
2,210 m
Typical duration
23 hr
  • Waymarked route
  • Long-distance path
Expert

Tour du Revermont

Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes · France

Distance
117 km
/ 72.9 mi
Elevation gain
2,582 m
Typical duration
31 hr
  • Waymarked route
  • Long-distance path
Expert

Tour du Tanargue

Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes · France

Distance
62.5 km
/ 38.8 mi
Elevation gain
2,563 m
Typical duration
18 hr
  • Waymarked route
  • Long-distance path
Expert

Tour du Vercors à pied

Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes · France

Distance
330 km
/ 205 mi
Elevation gain
7,268 m
Typical duration
89 hr
  • Waymarked route
  • Long-distance path
Moderate

Les caves de Saint-Julien

Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes · France

Distance
9.0 km
/ 5.6 mi
Elevation gain
198 m
Typical duration
2 hr 10 min
  • Forest
  • Cave
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Fort du Mont

Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes · France

Distance
12.3 km
/ 7.6 mi
Elevation gain
270 m
Typical duration
2 hr 58 min
  • Mountain
  • Forest
  • Castle and ruins
Easy

À l'assaut du Fort du Mont

Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes · France

Distance
5.6 km
/ 3.5 mi
Elevation gain
123 m
Typical duration
1 hr 21 min
  • Mountain
  • Forest
  • Castle and ruins
Moderate

Boucle des cascades

Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes · France

Distance
8.6 km
/ 5.3 mi
Elevation gain
600 m
Typical duration
2 hr 41 min
  • Waterfall
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Cascade de Clairefontaine

Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes · France

Distance
5.9 km
/ 3.6 mi
Elevation gain
300 m
Typical duration
1 hr 40 min
  • Waterfall
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

La Cascade

Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes · France

Distance
12.5 km
/ 7.8 mi
Elevation gain
275 m
Typical duration
3 hr 1 min
  • Waterfall
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

La Cascade

Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes · France

Distance
9.5 km
/ 5.9 mi
Elevation gain
209 m
Typical duration
2 hr 17 min
  • Waterfall
  • Waymarked route
Hard

Aiguille Croche

Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes · France

Distance
23.0 km
/ 14.3 mi
Elevation gain
1,000 m
Typical duration
6 hr 32 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Hard

Chalet de Loriaz

Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes · France

Distance
13.8 km
/ 8.6 mi
Elevation gain
550 m
Typical duration
3 hr 42 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Chalet du Chapeau

Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes · France

Distance
6.6 km
/ 4.1 mi
Elevation gain
146 m
Typical duration
1 hr 36 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Du Thou aux Gorges d’Enfer

Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes · France

Distance
5.5 km
/ 3.4 mi
Elevation gain
121 m
Typical duration
1 hr 20 min
  • Canyon and gorge
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Du mont Thou au mont Cindre

Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes · France

Distance
8.9 km
/ 5.5 mi
Elevation gain
195 m
Typical duration
2 hr 8 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Gorges du Sioulet

Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes · France

Distance
7.4 km
/ 4.6 mi
Elevation gain
162 m
Typical duration
1 hr 47 min
  • Canyon and gorge
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Le Mont Jovet

Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes · France

Distance
11.2 km
/ 6.9 mi
Elevation gain
246 m
Typical duration
2 hr 42 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Le Mont-Mourex

Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes · France

Distance
4.7 km
/ 2.9 mi
Elevation gain
115 m
Typical duration
1 hr 9 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route

The shortlist, side by side

The ten highest scoring routes on this page, so you can compare effort before opening any of them.

Distance, ascent, walking time and difficulty for the top routes
RouteDistanceAscentTimeDifficultyBest season
Tour de l'Oisans et ÉcrinsParc national des Écrins (cœur)192 km4,224 m51 hrExpertApril to October
Tour du Parc National des ÉcrinsParc national des Écrins (cœur)373 km8,211 m100 hrExpertApril to October
Boucle du Lac BlancVanoise National Park6.2 km137 m1 hr 30 minEasyApril to October
Le plateau du GuéryAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes13.1 km288 m3 hr 9 minModerateApril to October
Tour de la Haute vallée de la ClaréeAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes85.4 km1,879 m22 hrExpertApril to October
Tour des volcans et lacs d'AuvergneAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes200 km4,406 m53 hrExpertApril to October
Tour du Haut-VivaraisAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes233 km5,132 m62 hrExpertApril to October
Tour du Mont ThaborAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes65.7 km1,445 m17 hrExpertApril to October
Tour du Lac d'AnnecyAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes84.6 km1,862 m22 hrExpertApril to October
Boucle Longue du SancyAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes80.6 km3,410 m23 hrExpertApril to October

If you only have time for one, start with Tour du Parc National des Écrins, Tour de l'Oisans et Écrins, Boucle du Lac Blanc. Those are the routes people come back to. Every route on this page links through to a full guide with the map, elevation profile, seasonal advice and what to bring.

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