The Les Orres orientation table and Lake Sainte-Marguerite

Date of your route : Jul 14, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

I set off very early from the resort, at 7.00 am, and was on my own all the way to the top of the chairlift. The only highlight of this first section was the view of the resort as I climbed. The route isn’t the same as it used to be, but as you know where you’re going, there’s no difficulty at all in following the slopes.
From the top of the chairlift, at 9.00 am, day hikers started arriving via the lift. Going via the viewpoint allowed me to avoid them. I went up there on my own and was able to take the time to admire the scenery. I was on my own until I reached the flat stretch where the signposts are. And from there, it was a sea of people – whole families in canvas trainers, with dogs and the whole shebang. So I picked up the pace until I reached the lake, where there were already loads of people.
The walk back to the resort was quick; I passed lots of people on the way too.
The lake is well worth a visit, but what time should you set off to enjoy it in peace? Perhaps camp there?
Thanks so much for this walk.

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Date of your route : Jul 18, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A lovely hike completed in just over 6 hours. Approx. 1050m+ of elevation gain.

The ascent initially follows red ski runs with a steep gradient, and you need to be in good physical shape to tackle them. I noticed that you can occasionally veer off the main trail to take blue runs that are slightly less steep. Or, for those who aren’t so fit, there’s always the chairlift. But you’ll miss out on a lovely stretch with the marmots

After the orientation table, we followed the route’s markings, which were mostly red (rather than orange). The stony descent is manageable if you take care.

After a giant cairn, the descent towards the lake begins. But the GPS track is now incorrect. At the signpost indicating the lake, it directs you to the left, along a path that is now closed. You need to head right, following blue markings. This path starts by winding downwards before rejoining the GPS track for this route via a parallel path about 50 metres further down. The markings are clearly signposted.

After the lake, it’s a gentle descent to the resort (and a lovely stretch as it’s shaded by the forest).

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Date of your route : Aug 10, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

A hike starting from the Pousterle chairlift, undertaken to scout the route for a group of people who don’t walk much and aren’t familiar with the mountains. My GPS shows 7.4 km, with an elevation gain of 112 m and a loss of 731 m.
No major difficulties, with some very beautiful views along the route.
Very busy during the summer holidays.
Kind regards,
Yves

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Hello,

Thank you for your comment.

Reliability of the route on the map: Disappointing

We’re undoubtedly a long way off the 2,800 m cumulative elevation gain

The route is accurate, though you’re right – the elevation gains and losses are incorrect. I’ve run a recalculation and the new figures are 1,055 m elevation gain and 1,050 m elevation loss.

See you soon

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Thank you, JCParavy
A recalculation of the route now gives:
Elevation gain: 1055m

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Date of your route : Oct 06, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

This route looks interesting, but the altitude data is completely skewed by repeated altimeter errors: we’re no doubt a long way off the 2,800 m of cumulative elevation gain! The diagram clearly shows what happened: the route needs to be cleaned up to remove the outliers.

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