HORSEBACK TRAIL RIDES IN THE VERCORS
The Vercors on horseback: an ideal destination for wild ride lovers ! On this vast limestone plateau, which for a long time remained difficult to access. Only a few mule tracks made it possible to climb up and enter the Vercors.
Climatic crossroads between the Provence and the Alps, the variety of landscapes, fauna and flora protected by the Regional Natural Park, make the Vercors a paradise for horseback riding.
During the Second World War, the Vercors maquis was an important base of the French Resistance who took refuge in the Vercors massif, considered a true natural fortress.
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Horseback Riding in the VERCORS: 3 TO 4 DAYS BETWEEN THE PROVENCE & THE ALPS
A weekend on horseback in the Vercors from 2 to 4 days on horseback, for a reconnection with nature. This weekend on horseback offers riders the opportunity to discover this limestone massif with its many treasures: grassy ridges with panoramic landscapes, small steep mountain trails, mountain pine forests, large wild expanses, sinkholes and lapiaz, ... With its 17,030 hectares, the Hauts Plateaux Nature Reserve is the largest in metropolitan France. This area is protected and regulated, water is rare and as in any mountain environment, natural conditions can be harsh.
Guided by a specialized mountain guide, you will be in good hands and will be able to enjoy everything that the Vercors has to offer: limestone cliffs, large expanses, mountain pine forests, mountain huts, secret springs…
Horseback Trail Ride BETWEEN ALPS AND PROVENCE: THE VERCORS MEADOWS
According to the specialized press, this trail ride would be a must for all the riders who practice equestrian tourism. First of all, after a first day of setting out, crossing of the mythical natural reserve of the high plateaus, dominated by the Grand Veymont, which culminates at more than 2300 m. Then the sequence of all the southern plateaus of the regional park, the plateaus of Beurre, Vassieux en Vercors, Font d'Urle then Ambel. These names evoke the wide open spaces, the herds of transhumants and horses in freedom. Wonderful views, canters in the mountain pastures, richness of an exceptional flora and fauna, mouflons, chamois and marmots, but also edelweiss, gentians, narcissus or daffodils according to the season. Don't forget your cameras !