Le Gua: Hotels and Accommodation

In Le Gua, the Fontaine Ardente is located within the municipality, below the hamlet of La Pierre between Saint-Barthélémy and Miribel-Lanchâtre. The flames of the Fontaine Ardente are caused by the combustion of methane.

You can find accommodation for a stay in Le Gua.

Nature and Trails

The circular trail “Chemins de la liberté: De Résistance et de Mémoire” begins and ends in Prélenfrey and passes through Le Gua. The route is 3.5 kilometres long, takes about one hour and includes six stations.

The route to the Baraque des Clos follows the Sentier du périmètre, also known as Balcon Est. The mountain hike to the Col Vert and Pas de l’Oeille passes through Le Gua, Villard-de-Lans and Saint-Paul-de-Varces. Along the way, the route passes through undergrowth, across mountain pastures, along paths on steep slopes and through scree fields.

The La Fontaine Ardente circular hiking trail is 5.2 kilometres long and takes around 1 hour and 30 minutes. The Sentier de la Fontaine Ardente leads downhill from the information board to the Fontaine Ardente along a single path; the route presents no particular orientation difficulties.

The La montagne d’Uriol circular hike is 13 kilometres long, involves 800 metres of ascent, takes around 5 hours and 30 minutes and is classified as fairly difficult. It leads downhill to the Champa micro-hydroelectric plant and onwards to the village of Le Gua.

History and Local Traditions

The Foire aux escargots dates back to an annual fair approved in 1844 and held on 13 March in the hamlet of Les Saillants. From 1967 onwards, it was moved to the following Saturday.

The church of La Ferrière was completed in 1710 and not consecrated until 1732. At the site of Le Gua near Prélenfrey, at an altitude of 880 metres, on a hill at the foot of the Jonier stream and beneath dense vegetation, are the remains of an 11th-century feudal castle.

Geographical Location

The municipality of Le Gua can be explored along the D8 departmental road from Vif to the Col de l’Arzelier.

Bodies of Water

The fishing area covering the waters of the Gresse Valley, managed by the AAPPMA “La Gaule de la Vallée de La Gresse”, encompasses 45 kilometres of first-category waterways. Trout make up the majority of the fish population there. The area extends across Le Gua, Vif, Château-Bernard, Saint-Andéol, Saint-Guillaume, Miribel-Lanchâtre and Saint-Paul de Varces.

Other destinations: Lans-En-Vercors, Eybens, Grenoble, Bresson, Le Sappey-En-Chartreuse, Auris, Valbonnais, Le Freney-Dʼoisans.

To the higher-level travel overview: Isere.