📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
This workcamp is an occasion for a true immersion in nature during the day : it will allow you to discover the beautiful Hautes-Alpes countryside, its fauna and its flora and for some time to exchange with the local inhabitants in the evenings.
This trail will take you to a huge valley at the foot of rocky heights: a paradise for wildlife and hikers. Located in the extreme south of the Hautes Alpes department, between 480 and 2700 m above sea level, the Pays du Buëch offer snowy peaks in the north, orchards and lavender fields in the south, all under a Provençal sun.
L’espace Randonnée (Hiking area) of the Pays du Buech brings together five communities of communes in the Hautes-Alpes around a common objective : develop, invigorate and promote non-motorised hiking activities (pedestrian, bike tourism, VTT and horse riding), for the purposes of tourism and local development. Due to the extensive maintenance work required every year over the 1000 kilometres of trails, since 2010 l’espace Randonnée organises many international volunteer workcamps.
💼 What the programme involves
This workcamp will aim to clear the trails that have been invaded by vegetation, cutting down some trees, pruning, and marking trails called « The She-Wolf Pace » and « Amber ».
🏠 Accommodation on site
You will be staying in tents at Les Barillons campsite, located only a 10 minute walk from the village of Serres. This campsite is a quiet and friendly place where you can enjoy the sun and shaded areas. You will have access to the toilets and hot showers, barbecues, library and board games. With the help of the leaders’ team you will organise the menus and prepare them together using local products. You will also participate in daily collective life tasks (organization, dishes, cleaning ...)
📍 About the location
Serres (42 km from the village of Gap).
Leisure activities : Along with the other volunteers and group leaders you will be able to organise activities and visits: local cultural events, sightseeing in the area, sport activities. You will be staying in one of the campsites of the village. Thus, you can enjoy the friendly and multicultural atmosphere: pizza evenings, sports games, barbecue, international meals, film screenings, etc.