Two-day circular to Mont Pelat and Le Cimet

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A magnificent, challenging and breathtaking two-day circular route in the heart of the Mercantour National Park, starting from the village of Allos. The route passes by Lac d'Allos and its refuge, Mont Pelat, Lac du Trou de l'Aigle, Le Cimet and its many waterfalls, including Cascade du Pich, and the Bois de Vacheresse. You will set out to climb two peaks over 3,000 metres high: Mont Pelat (3,051 metres) and Le Cimet (3,020 metres), from which you will enjoy 360° panoramic views of the national park.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 23.72 mi
  • ◔
    Average duration: 2 days 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Difficult
  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
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    Ascent: + 7,982 ft
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    Descent: - 7,989 ft
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    Highest point: 9,967 ft
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    Lowest point: 4,678 ft

Photos

Le Cimet et la Plaine de la Grande Cayolle depuis le Pas de la Grande Barre
Le Cimet depuis le Pas de la Grande Barre
Lever du soleil depuis le Mont Pelat, vue sur le Lac d'Allos
Lac du Trou de l'Aigle

Stages of the route

This route needs several days, find the details below:

  1. S
    Allos - Mont Pelat

    Allos - Mont Pelat

    ↔10.09 mi ↗5,577 ft ↘328 ft
    The first part of this two-day circular is challenging and breathtaking, taking you through the heart of Mercantour National Park from the village of Allos, via Lac d'Allos and its refuge, Mont Pelat, Lac du Trou de l'Aigle, Le Cimet and its many waterfalls, including Cascade du Pich and Les Bois de Vacheresse.
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  2. E
    Mont Pelat - Allos en passant par le Cimet

    Mont Pelat - Allos via Le Cimet

    ↔13.63 mi ↗2,405 ft ↘7,661 ft
    Second part of the circular. This second stage will take you to the village of Allos, starting from Mont Pelat, via the Trou de l'Aigle, the Cimet and its many waterfalls, including the Cascade du Pich and the Bois de Vacheresse.
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Reviews and comments

4.7 / 5
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Reliability of the description
5 / 5
Ease of following the route
4 / 5
Route interest
5 / 5
User 15881733

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 13, 2026
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Day 1:
Set off from Allos to Mont Pelat, passing by the magnificent lake. Not too difficult despite a significant elevation gain. Takes approximately 6 hours to reach the summit. A fairly busy route.

Campsite:
Right at the foot of Mont Pelat, there are quite a few flat, grassy areas.

Day 2:
Setting off from the foot of Mont Pelat. The descent after the Trou de l’Aigle is very dangerous and could have ended very badly for one of us… There was a lot of snow on this slope all the way down to the foot of Mont Cimet, despite it being June. The climb up to Mont Cimet had a few quite challenging sections but was manageable. Then a very long descent back to Allos, which seemed to go on forever.

In total, Strava recorded 40.20 km, 2,336 m of elevation gain and 12 hours 3 minutes of hiking over the two days.

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