Visite: le Fort du Randouillet
Follow in the footsteps of the military engineers and climb up to the Randouillet fort. The 35-minute climb, on foot along a dirt track in the forest, will give you time to admire the panorama and the whole of the 18th-century fortified barrier. A tour of the fort will take you past the main military buildings, barracks and gunpowder shops
Allow 25 minutes to walk back down to the car park.
Duration: approx. 2h45
RDV: Champ de Tir car park, Briançon
Please allow time for travel and parking if you wish to leave on time
2 ways of getting to the fort's firing range:
By car: From the Heritage Department, Cité Vauban, take avenue Baldenberger, then left to join avenue de la Libération then avenue de la République. At the bottom of the hill, at the first roundabout, go straight ahead and at the next roundabout, turn left into avenue du Général de Gaulle. At the next roundabout, turn left and left again at the end of the road, then immediately right at the roundabout towards the Col d'Izoard. Drive through the hamlet of Fontchristiane. A few hundred metres after the exit sign for the hamlet, take the road on the left, in the bend just before the waste centre.
Caution: reduced visibility, dangerous crossing. Continue on the road that climbs up through the fortifications. Reach the firing range on a platform used as a parking area, where there is a long concrete and wood barrack.
On foot: from the upper town, take the path leading from the Asfeld bridge, a 45-minute climb.
The guide reserves the right to cancel or interrupt any tour if necessary for the safety of visitors.
Tours are available for groups of 2 or more.
The fort has no water or public toilets. Please bring suitable mountain clothing and footwear.
Wednesday 25 June 2025 between 2.30 pm and 5.15 pm.
Tuesday 1st of July 2025 between 2.30 pm and 5.15 pm.
Tuesday 8 July 2025 between 10 am and 12.45 pm.
Tuesday 15 July 2025 between 10 am and 12.45 pm.
Tuesday 22 July 2025 between 10 am and 12.45 pm.
Tuesday 29 July 2025 between 10 am and 12.45 pm.
Tuesday 5 August 2025 between 10 am and 12.45 pm.
Tuesday 12 August 2025 between 10 am and 12.45 pm.
Tuesday 19 August 2025 between 10 am and 12.45 pm.
Tuesday 26 August 2025 between 10 am and 12.45 pm.
Wednesday 10 September 2025 between 2.30 pm and 5.15 pm.
Saturday 27 September 2025 between 2.30 pm and 5.15 pm.
Sunday 26 October 2025 between 2.30 pm and 5.15 pm.
Full price: €7
Reduced price: €5
Free for under 6s
Limited number of places.
No payment on site on the day of the visit.
Booking compulsory:
on line at the Briançon Serre Chevalier tourist office website
OR
on site at the heritage department shop reception desk and at the Briançon Serre-Chevalier tourist office.