10. From Le Bourg d’Oisans to Col de Sarenne (stage of the GR 54)

From Le Bourg d'Oisans, cross the River Romanche to reach the D211 towards the Alpe d'Huez. At the sign for the Cascade campsite, take the footpath (marked ""Propriété Privée"" - ""Private Property"") behind the dustbins. It runs along the campsite and leads to the Sarenne waterfall. Climb over the rocks fitted with handrails to reach the village of La Ville (1 031 m).

1. Cross the D211a and continue along the footpath through the Maronne forest. The footpath becomes a road and passes through Le Châtelard (1 448 m), La Maronne and Le Rosay. The road comes to an end and the footpath goes down into the Gorges de Sarenne.
2. After the bridge (1 424 m), pass the footpath towards Huez on the left and follow the right bank of the mountain stream. After the Combe-Haute inn, the road goes past the bottom of the Alpe d'Huez/Auris-en-Oisans ski lift. Walk across the Gua footbridge and, at the intersection with the GR549 from Alpe d'Huez, cross the ford over the Sarenne (1 700). Go past the Chalet de Stella, cross a bridge (1 790 m) and cut across the bends in the road along the footpath. The road and the footpath soon meet up again, leading to the Col de Sarenne (2 000 m).
3. Get on the path on the right side of the road. It goes down fastly, and reaches the main road that is twicely crossed until point 1492m. It passes in front of an oratory and reaches the hamlet of Clavans-le-Haut (1390m)
4. At the end of the hamlet, do not follow road D25a but the small path on top, that goes to Clavans-le-Bas (1365m)