Roche Colombe
- Distance9.75 km
- Duration4h30
- TypeCircular
- DifficultyModerately difficult
- Total altitude change+ 560 m
- Departure/arrivalSaoû
- Route markingYes
Roche Colombe is the stern of the great ship that is the Saoû forest, a remarkable viewpoint over the Vercors, the Drôme and the forest's interior.
The legend of St. Colombe: According to legend, Colombe was a saint who lived in a cave on the rock to which she gave her name. She healed the inhabitants with plants and flowers. She commanded animals. One day, when an eagle had snatched a baby sleeping under a tree (women working in the fields), Colombe had fetched the child from the hawk's nest and returned it unharmed to her family. She communicated with her brother Maurice, also a hermit in the mountains above Dieulefit, by lighting a large fire every evening. On the night of her death, as the snow isolated the cave, all the animals of the forest came to watch over Colombe.
- AddressCentre du village
26400 Saoû - Phone04 75 63 10 88
- Emailotvaldedrome@gmail.com
Our tips
- Details about route marking :
Poteaux directionnels avec destinations et kilométrages. Balisage traits de peinture jaune. - Difficult stretches :
Attention : passages rocheux en crêtes délicats. Circuit réservé aux randonneurs aguerris et à ne pas entreprendre par temps humide ou de brouillard. - Références topographiques :
Fiche bons plans à pied - Vallée de la Drôme - Forêt de Saoû du conseil départemental de la Drôme : Roche Colombe - Map references :
Carte IGN 3138 OT
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Author: Conseil Départemental de la Drôme - Apidae Tourisme