Possibilité de dormir au Refuge de Vens (2380m). Réserver à l'avance sur le site du CAF.
Présence d'une fontaine au Refuge.
Lacs de Vens
Randonnée sur 2 jours au départ de Saint-Etienne-de-Tinée.
Premier jour : montée aux Lacs de Vens en passant par le Vallon de Claï et le Lac des Babarottes, suivie d'un aller-retour aux Aiguilles de Tortisse.
Deuxième jour : montée à la Cime du Fer, puis retour à Saint-Etienne-de-Tinée par Vallon de Tortisse, Lac des Babarottes et Chemin de l'Energie.
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Activity: Walking -
Distance: 16.76 mi -
Average duration: 2 days -
Difficulty: Difficult -
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Back to start: No -
Ascent: + 7,900 ft -
Descent: - 7,963 ft -
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Highest point: 8,816 ft -
Lowest point: 3,743 ft
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Country:
France
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Areas: Alps, Mercantour -
City:
Saint-Étienne-de-Tinée (06660) -
Start: N 44.259626° / E 6.924156° -
End: N 44.257959° / E 6.92495° -
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Stages of the route
This route needs several days, find the details below:
Notes
This route passes through a protected area, which may be subject to special regulations:
Worth a visit
Premier jour :
- Lac des Babarottes
- Lacs de Vens et cascades
- Refuge CAF idéalement situé pour une pause goûter en contemplant le Lac Supérieur de Vens
- Vue depuis les Aiguilles de Tortisse sur le Lac Supérieur de Vens et les Cimes de Vens entourées du Mont Vallonet et du Claï Supérieur
Deuxième jour :
- Vue à 360° depuis la Cime du Fer : de la Tête de Moïse à la Cime de la Bonnette en passant par Mont Viso, Cimes de Vens, Claï Supérieur, Lacs de Vens, Mont Saint-Honorat, sommets du Trou de l'Âne et Mont Pelat
- Vallon de Tortisse et ses Maisons Forestières
- Chemin de l’Énergie et vues sur la station de ski d'Auron et les sommets au Sud de la Tinée
Nombreux chamois et marmottes vers le refuge de Vens et le collet de Tortisse.
Other walks in the area
Saint-Etienne-de-Tinée - Lacs de Vens - Small Pass of Tortisse
Visorando Member 
7.52 mi
+5,942 ft
-1,342 ft
7 hrs
Very difficult
Departure from Saint-Étienne-de-Tinée (Alpes-Maritimes)
First stage of a two-day hike in the Haute-Tinée.
Ascent to the magnificent Lacs de Vens and the small pass of Tortisse via the Claï valley and Lac des Babarottes.
Plenty of marmots and chamois around the Lacs de Vens and below the small pass of Tortisse.
The Mont Ténibre circular from Saint-Étienne-de-Tinée
Visorando Member 
12.42 mi
+6,496 ft
-6,476 ft
8 hrs
Very difficult
Departure from Saint-Étienne-de-Tinée (Alpes-Maritimes)
A long and demanding circular in the Mercantour National Park that will first take you to Lac de Rabuons, the largest lake in the Alpes-Maritimes, which is worth the detour in itself, before climbing Mont Ténibre, the highest peak in the Tinée at 3,031 metres.
You are in the Mercantour National Park, where there are regulations to be observed, with fines of up to €1,500 for non-compliance. See practical information.
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Saint-Étienne-de-Tinée - Rabuons Refuge
Visorando Member 
4.55 mi
+4,951 ft
-423 ft
6h 25
Difficult
Departure from Saint-Étienne-de-Tinée (Alpes-Maritimes)
This first stage will take you to the Rabuons refuge, on the shores of the largest lake in the Alpes Maritimes.
The landscape is very rocky. You will meet many Italians, as there are several refuges just across the border offering beautiful routes via the nearby Pas de l'Ischiator.
Sélasse route
Visorando Member 
3.81 mi
+2,221 ft
-2,234 ft
3h 40
Moderate
Departure from Saint-Étienne-de-Tinée (Alpes-Maritimes)
A hike to discover the Ténibres valley from both sides as well as the architecture of the region.
Tour of Mont Auron and Cime de la Bercha from Auron
Visorando Member 
5.09 mi
+1,932 ft
-1,932 ft
4h 00
Moderate
Departure from Saint-Étienne-de-Tinée (Alpes-Maritimes)
This route, with no significant elevation gain, takes you around Mont Auron, with its easily accessible summit, and back and forth to Cîme de la Bercha, starting from Auron.
Cime de Bercha route from Auron
Visorando Member 
5.68 mi
+2,195 ft
-2,205 ft
4h 30
Moderate
Departure from Saint-Étienne-de-Tinée (Alpes-Maritimes)
A mix of (somewhat) wild and tamed mountain terrain. This route, which takes in both ski runs and off-piste areas, allows you to appreciate the full extent of the Auron ski area.
Auron – Longon dairy farm
Visorando Member 
16.41 mi
+5,928 ft
-4,970 ft
10 hrs
Very difficult
Departure from Saint-Étienne-de-Tinée (Alpes-Maritimes)
A long but beautiful stage combining the austere landscape of Mont Mounier with the green mountain pastures of Longon.Look up to watch the vultures.A gentle finish at the Vacherie de Longon, surrounded by animals.
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