La Peyre de l’Aigle

A very pleasant walk with magnificent views over Lake Serre Ponçon and the Aiguilles de Chabrières. Accessible, with part of the route on a forest track but some sections of path that climb quite steeply.
South-facing with little shade; best avoided in hot weather. This walk follows marked routes listed on the Serre Ponçon website. In summer, you may come across flocks of sheep, but you won’t need to cross any fenced-in pastures.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 5.67 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 2h 40 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Moderate

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 355 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 348 m

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    Highest point: 1,699 m
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    Lowest point: 1,350 m

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Description of the walk

Park at the Chastellan car park, accessible on the right from La Blache: the ‘Parking’ sign on the IGN map is no longer valid.

(S/E) Take the track climbing up to the left and follow the signs for Belvédère de l’Aigle. You’ll reach a three-way junction.

(1) Turn right, pass close to a building and follow a few hairpin bends before reaching the Belvédère de l'Aigle: a lovely viewpoint with a table and benches.

(2) Leave the track to the right and climb the very stony path. Go straight on at the first junction, then turn right onto the path that climbs up and leads to the Peyre de l'Aigle.

(3) Climb a little further to the left to enjoy a fine view of the valley and the Aiguilles de Chabrières.

(4) Return to the junction.

(3) Turn left to follow the small path marked in yellow which passes behind the rock. Reach a junction marked by the signpost “Salados”.

(5) Continue down the slope to reach another junction: signpost “les Casses”.

(6) Continue downhill until you reach a track.

(7) Turn right and walk for about 150 m.

(8) Leave the track and take a small path downhill, passing Les Garcins Hauts and reaching Les Garçins Bas at a bend in the track.

(9) Follow the path on the right alongside the houses to avoid a hairpin bend on the track. Join the track again further down and follow it to the right to return to the car park (S/E)

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 1,350 m - Chastellan car park
  2. 1 : km 1.09 - alt. 1,479 m - Three-way junction
  3. 2 : km 1.83 - alt. 1,548 m - Aigle Viewpoint
  4. 3 : km 2.76 - alt. 1,679 m - Peyre de l'Aigle
  5. 4 : km 2.9 - alt. 1,698 m - Viewpoint
  6. 5 : km 3.44 - alt. 1,621 m - Salados signpost
  7. 6 : km 3.72 - alt. 1,590 m - Les Casses signpost
  8. 7 : km 4.29 - alt. 1,509 m - Track junction
  9. 8 : km 4.5 - alt. 1,526 m - Les Garcins Haut
  10. 9 : km 5.32 - alt. 1,394 m - Les Garcins bas
  11. S/E : km 5.66 - alt. 1,351 m - Chastellan car park

Notes

The yellow-marked route is a “Sens action” route from Rando-Serreponçon. Discover the old pink marble quarries used for the cathedral.

Worth a visit

(9) A lovely water collection point near the houses of Garcins Bas.

Reviews and comments

4.6 / 5
Based on 5 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.8 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.6 / 5
Route interest
4.4 / 5
Serge (Haute-Alpes)
Serge (Haute-Alpes)

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : May 02, 2026
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A pleasant, easy mountain walk that’s suitable for children.

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quencez
quencez

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 21, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

nice view of the lake, not too difficult, pleasant walk for the morning

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geneviéve.bossy
geneviéve.bossy

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Nov 11, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A lovely walk with some stunning views...

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mondon laurence
mondon laurence

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 08, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

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JPC07
JPC07

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 15, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A lovely little walk, all on the sunny side, with lovely views of Serre-Ponçon. There are lots of cyclists on the cycle path between Réallon and Ancel.

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