Summer activities

Right from our lodge, enjoy a taste of summer activities

The Gîte du Vercors sits at the crossroads of many Vercors trails: the start of the GR95, midway along the GTV (Grande Traversée du Vercors), the start of a forest trail, and 1.2km from the Sentier central.

Tucked deep in the Lente forest, you'll find plenty of routes to observe wildlife and plant life that are both unspoilt and remarkable.

Map of walking trails around Lente
Map of the walking trails around Lente.
  • Many walking trails
  • Alpine pastures
  • 4 marked mountain-bike routes
  • Barbecue available
  • Swimming pool
  • Pétanque court
  • Beach volleyball / badminton
  • Petting farm
  • Table tennis and foosball

With guides, sports partners, or alone with a map, enjoy plenty of activities such as horse or donkey rides, mountain biking, walking or photography. On site you'll find every comfort for welcoming horses and donkeys: a fitted tack room, shower, water, hitching rails, paddocks, hay...

Horse riding from the lodge Horse at the Gîte du Vercors Volleyball and football pitch The lodge's swimming pool
Garden corner at the lodge
Goat at the petting farm Henhouse at the petting farm

Biker stopover

The Gîte du Vercors is an official biker stopover

Motorbike enthusiasts will love our dizzying roads, overlooking the natural Combe Laval cirque. Full throttle towards the Combe Laval road, carved into the rock with numerous tunnels, from Saint-Jean-en-Royans all the way to us. Many routes are possible across the Royans - Vercors - Diois triangle.

Combe Laval cirque The Combe Laval road

You'll also find a large enclosed, covered garage equipped for bicycles, mountain bikes and motorbikes, with tools and a washing point.

Enclosed garage for motorbikes and bicycles

Caving & nature

Sinkholes, mushrooms and the deer rut

From spring through autumn, discover superb caving sites. Set off to explore the sinkholes and caves, such as the "Robin", "Félix", "Michelier", "Satyre", "Chuats" sinkholes or the "Chats Perchés" network. Our garages have been fitted out to welcome cavers and dry their gear.

Caving in the Vercors

Between mid-August and mid-October, fans of saffron milk caps, porcini, chanterelles and other trumpet mushrooms will be delighted.

Mushroom picking

In late September, come and listen to the majestic deer rut on the Lente plain or the Ambel plateau, just a few minutes' drive from the lodge.

Deer on the Lente plain

Close to exceptional tourist sites

Alexandre will be happy to point you towards the must-see places of the Vercors and Royans: museums, caves, a village on stilts, a natural cirque, lakes, gardens, fountains, markets... for a memorable and enriching stay.

How to get to Lente
Pont-en-Royans, village on stilts
Pont-en-Royans, village on stilts (drawing by Roger Blache).