Camping de Fontcouverte - Lac de Ponsonnière - Refuge des Drayères

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Randonnée de 3 jours en bivouac sur le GR®57 en passant par les plus beaux lacs de la vallée de la Clarée : Grand Lac, Lac de Ponsonnière, Lac des Cerces, Lac de la Clarée, Lac Rond et Lac Long... Une pause par le Refuge des Drayères ou l'on profitera d'un bon diner...

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    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 30.94 km
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    Average duration: 3 days 
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    Difficulty: Difficult
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    Back to start: Yes
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    Ascent: + 1,618 m
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    Descent: - 1,623 m
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    Highest point: 2,639 m
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    Lowest point: 1,859 m

Photos

Lac du Grand Ban
Vue sur le grand Lac
Vue du Col Chardonnet
Au Col du Chardonnet

Stages of the route

This route needs several days, find the details below:

  1. S
    Camping de Fontcouverte - Lac de la Ponsonnière

    Fontcouverte Campsite - Lac de la Ponsonnière

    ↔11.40 km ↗1,125 m ↘424 m
    For this first three-day stage, the route offers magnificent views of the Écrins Massif at the Col du Chardonnet and then of the Grand Lac. We have chosen to camp at Lac de la Ponsonnière, but it is entirely possible to camp on the heights of the Grand Lac, near the pastoral house. This allows you to shorten the duration of this first day slightly and, above all, reduce the elevation gain by around 200m.
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  2. 2

    Lac de la Ponsonnière - Refuge des Drayères

    ↔9.46 km ↗195 m ↘582 m
    Cette seconde étape un peu plus facile nous emmène vers quatre lacs magnifiques : Lac des Cerces, Lac du Grand Ban et Lac Rond, Lac de la Clarée
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    Refuge des Drayères - Camping de Fontcouverte

    ↔10.06 km ↗299 m ↘615 m
    Cette randonnée est la 3e et dernière partie de notre circuit de trois jours du Camping de Fontcouverte - Lac de Ponsonnière - Refuge des Drayères. Pour ce retour vers le camping de Fontcouverte, nous faisons un petit détour vers le lac Rond et lac Long afin de découvrir ses deux magnifiques lacs d'altitude et permet également d'éviter la descente monotone par la piste.
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This route passes through multiple protected areas, which may be subject to special regulations:

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Walking Fontcouverte Campsite - Lac de la Ponsonnière

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For this first three-day stage, the route offers magnificent views of the Écrins Massif at the Col du Chardonnet and then of the Grand Lac. We have chosen to camp at Lac de la Ponsonnière, but it is entirely possible to camp on the heights of the Grand Lac, near the pastoral house. This allows you to shorten the duration of this first day slightly and, above all, reduce the elevation gain by around 200m.

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Walking Foncouverte Waterfall

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