The Pierre aux Lièvres walking loop

If you like stories and fairy tales, you'll love this alpine hike. A stone
steeped in history awaits you at the turn of the road. But who are the four
comrades that gave rise to the Peyra Levrousa legend?

Description

As wayward grasshoppers tickle your calves, you can already hear the distant
whistle of the marmots, keeping a watchful eye on you. The gentle breeze
sweeps through the soft grass, silky as an angel's hair.
When spring breaks into summer, you look on delightedly as the bold young
lambs take their first tentative leaps. They seem to be showing you the way
to a rock that looks like it fell from the sky a long, long time ago!
You're off to meet four hares who took it upon themselves to carry a rock
on their backs and then throw it at the church bell tower! Frozen to the spot
and crushed by their enormous burden, what could have happened to them?
Can you find them by slipping under the rock?
Or, if you prefer to stay on the safe side, you can read a fascinating legend
that's stood the test of time. After satisying your curiosity, take a few deep
lungfuls of fresh air as you sit down to enjoy a delicious meal.

Additional welcome

The duration of hiking trails is calculated using reference paces: 300 m/h ascent, 500 m/h descent and 4 km/h on the flat.

As hazards may occur at any time on the routes, the GPX tracks provided are not contractual. They are given for information only. Riders use them at their own risk, depending on their level of technological proficiency and their understanding of the terrain.

• Minimum age: 4 years

Environments

• Mountain view
• Mountain location
• Close to GR footpath
• Presence of livestock and guard dogs

Rates

Free access.

Itinerary

• Distance 2.3km
• Route type LOOP
• Elevation gain 100m
• Negative gradient 100m
• Daily duration 01h00
• Signposted itinerary Yes
• Beaconing accuracy Mixed signposting (PR and GR)
• Nature of the land Ground, Not suitable for strollers
• Maximum altitude 2250m

Opening period

From 15/05 to 15/10 daily.
Accessible by ski lift in summer.

Subject to favorable snow and weather conditions.

Additional opening

• Subject to favorable weather

• Subject to snow conditions

Location

Departure point at the top of the Grand Jeu chairlift.
By bus: Line S52 - Maison d'Aussois stop
By car: parking lot just after Maison d'Aussois.
Variant: departure from Plan d'Amont parking lot.

Documents

• The Pierre aux Lièvres walking loop (pdf)
• The Pierre aux Lièvres walking loop (pdf)
• The Pierre aux Lièvres walking loop (pdf)
• The Pierre aux Lièvres walking loop (pdf)

Animals

Pets allowed : Yes

Pets allowed with supplement: No

Pets allowed on leash only on this tour.
Please note that the lifts are not suitable for pets.