Hameau des Cours – Hiking from Auris-en-Oisans resort

The hamlet of Cours is the largest in the Auris-en-Oisans commune. It houses a chapel, an eco-museum and a number of sundials.

TECHNICAL INFORMATION
Start: Place des Orgière
Difference in altitude: 205 m
Round trip time: 1h15
Distance: 3.3 km

MAP AND TOPO
TOP 25 IGN 3335 ET - Bourg d'Oisans, Alpe d'Huez
OBP map no. 3 (on sale at the tourist office), trail 347 then 302

ROUTE :
From Place des Orgières, go down Rue de la piscine, then, after the Iris building, take the path on your left towards Les Cours. Stay on this path until you reach the crossroads. Once you've crossed the road, you'll reach the heights of the Cours hamlet. Here you can stroll through the hamlet's pretty, flower-filled lanes, before taking the same path back to the resort.

TO BE SEEN ALONG THE WAY :
- The hamlet of Cours
- View of the Écrins massif
- The Cours chapel
- A hotel-restaurant

THINGS TO SEE, THINGS TO DO, NEARBY :
- La maison d'Alice" eco-museum
- The heritage orientation trail "Discovering the hamlets of Auris-en-Oisans" available from the tourist office.