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Refuge de la Monta walks
Col Lacroix loop starting from Échalp
Visorando Member
5.33 mi
+2,064 ft
-2,087 ft
4h 15
Moderate
Departure from Ristolas (Hautes-Alpes)
This easily accessible border pass also offers a very pleasant loop through the mountain pastures and forests overlooking the right bank of the Guil.
Tour du Queyras
56.34 mi
+22,976 ft
-22,575 ft
7 days
Moderate
Departure from Château-Ville-Vieille (Hautes-Alpes)
The Tour du Queyras, labelledGR®58, is adaptable. The route described, starting from Château Queyras and completed in a group in September 2008, will take you through this natural park, skirting and climbing some 3,000 metres. You will discover the beautiful villages of this park with their well-known names: Ceillac, Saint Véran, Abriés... What's more, in summer the weather is almost always fine. The bright blue sky the next day will quickly make you forget the storm of the previous evening.
La Colette and the Crête de Gilly from Ristolas
8.65 mi
+3,212 ft
-3,205 ft
6h 45
Difficult
Departure from Ristolas (Hautes-Alpes)
A long circular walk which, above all, takes you along the Crête de Gilly and its viewpoints over two valleys – the Guil and the Bouchet – and across to Italy in the distance.
Agnel Mountain Hut – La Monta Mountain Hut
8.25 mi
+1,434 ft
-4,390 ft
5h 00
Difficult
Departure from Molines-en-Queyras (Hautes-Alpes)
The third stage of this journey presents no major difficulties, with exceptional views around the lakes. Only the descent from the Col Vieux to the Refuge de la Monta quickly takes its toll on your legs.
The abundance of flora makes this stage even more beautiful.
L'Echalp - Abriés
9.45 mi
+3,235 ft
-3,648 ft
7h 10
Moderate
Departure from Ristolas (Hautes-Alpes)
The sixth stage takes place largely along a ridge offering remarkable views of the Queyras massif and the Ecrins opposite.
La Monta Mountain Hut – Abriès Campsite
8.69 mi
+3,114 ft
-3,543 ft
6h 40
Difficult
Departure from Ristolas (Hautes-Alpes)
Thisfourth stage is a variant ofthe GR® route, setting off from the Refuge de la Monta and heading to the Abriès winter caravan site. The hike begins with a challenging section through larch forests to reach the Crêtes de Peyra-Plata and then the Crêtes de Gilly. The path follows a beautiful ridge line offering views to the south of the Grand Queyras, Le Viso, the Crêtes de Taillante and the Ristollas Valley, and to the north of the Tête du Pelvas, the Bric Bouchet, the Bric Froid, the Grand Glaiza and the Pic de Roquebrune.
From the hamlet of La Monta to the village of Abriès
8.16 mi
+3,100 ft
-3,488 ft
6h 25
Difficult
Departure from Ristolas (Hautes-Alpes)
This stage of the Queyras circuit can also form part of the Mont Viso circuit. For walkers travelling by train, a bus departs from Mont-Dauphin Guillestre station and serves the village of Abriès-Ristolas.
