The Lac de Roue circular loop starting from La Chalp

Date of your route : May 23, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

A very beautiful hike, rich in magnificent landscapes. There are many points of interest: walking, lakes, viewpoints, picnic areas.

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Date of your route : Mar 10, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

Snowshoe trail
End of the very steep trail before the waterfall

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Date of your route : Jul 28, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

An easy hike offering some beautiful views. A pleasant climb under the larch trees, but the return trip is not particularly interesting. A good warm-up before tackling more challenging hikes.

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Date of your route : Jun 03, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Hello, everyone;
Hike completed in good weather, lovely circular route with beautiful views of all the surrounding peaks. However, we were a little disappointed by the artificial lake, which was very overgrown with grass. We saw a beautiful deer.

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Date of your route : Aug 11, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : Yes

An easy hike that even leads to a lake equipped for picnics.
However, many people drive up to the lake, so it tends to be crowded, and the forest road is not very interesting.
Still, it's a nice hike for a quieter day, to rest a bit before tackling other more challenging hikes.

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Date of your route : Jun 17, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

The downside of the hike was the return trip, which was on a paved road, even though it was in the middle of the forest and not very busy.

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Date of your route : Jun 12, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A lovely, easy hike that leads to Lake Roue, which is well equipped for picnics.
Be careful when leaving the hamlet of Les Maisons to stay on the GR trail. This is the only section where the trail really climbs, with switchbacks.
The return via the forest road allows you to make a circular route, but it is less interesting.

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Date of your route : Jul 18, 2022
Reliability of the description : Not used / Not applicable
Ease of following the route : Not used / Not applicable
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : Yes

An interesting walk on the way there with beautiful scenery up to the lake, which was unfortunately three-quarters empty and very busy at lunchtime with picnickers arriving by car. The return journey, with the second half on tarmac, is completely uninteresting. I would recommend going down to point 6 at the picnic table via a small path to point 2 and returning via the same route as on the way there, which will be cooler in hot weather than the tarmac.

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Date of your route : Jul 13, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

An easy hike in beautiful weather that day. We changed the route to extend the circular loop and went to the village of Souliers, then continued towards Souliers Lake until we reached an intersection halfway to the lake with a sign indicating "Lac de Roue via the canal" on the left side of the trail, which made for a more pleasant return than the trail leading to Souliers.

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