Trak around Monte Viso day 1: L'Echalp - Refuge Granero

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First stage starting at Queyras National Park (Parc National du Queyras) passing through Col Lacroix, then a beautiful Italian valley and ending up at a shelter near a lake where the real trek around Monte Viso will start the next day.

This walk is part of a multi-day hike: Trek around Monte Viso in 4 days

Technical sheet

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
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    Distance: 11.55 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 7h 00 
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    Difficulty: Difficult
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    Return to departure point: No
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    Vertical gain: + 1,284 m
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    Vertical drop: - 608 m
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    Highest point: 2,379 m
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    Lowest point: 1,703 m
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Lake near the refuge
View from Col Lacroix

Description of the walk

The stage begins at the gite 7 degres east (1), at Echalp hamlet in the Abriès commune.

Head towards Col Lacroix (Lacroix pass) located at the top of the hamlet. Follow GR58B. The route is waymarked yellow at first. You'll slowly head up through the forest. You'll then leave the forest and reach Col Lacroix (2299m).

At the pass (2), head towards Refuge Jervis al Pra. It's a downhill slope along a small trail through the forest. Head down towards the shelter.

(3) Head towards Refuge Granero. Over about 2 km, follow the trail along the valley river (due south). Start the hike up towards Refuge Granero which is quite steep at first all the while taking the time to admire the beautiful landscape. Get to Refuge Granero (4) located above a lake.

Waypoints

  1. S : km 0 - alt. 1,703 m - Gîte 7° Est
  2. 1 : km 3.41 - alt. 2,295 m - Col Lacroix (2299m)
  3. 2 : km 5.86 - alt. 1,737 m - Refuge Jervis
  4. 3 : km 8.11 - alt. 1,745 m - Low point
  5. E : km 11.55 - alt. 2,379 m - Refuge Granero

Practical information

Water source available at Refuge Jervis Al Pra.
Refuge de Granero (in Italy): catering with half-board available

 Always stay careful and alert while following a route. Visorando and the author of this walk cannot be held responsible in the event of an accident during this route.

The GR® and PR® markings are the intellectual property of the Fédération Française de Randonnée Pédestre.

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Reviews and comments

chapo69
chapo69

Hello,
I'd like to do this route this summer, so I've picked up this guide to help me do it.
Thanks for all the information
Christian

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Laure Joachim
Laure Joachim

Good evening,
Thank you very much for these details and information! We're going to do the tour in this direction, to avoid the Agnel refuge, and with a slight variation, starting with a night in the Monte Granero refuge.
All the best,
Laure Joachim

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bernardino
bernardino ★

Hello
The technical difficulty of the Tour du Viso (there are several circuits that go around this summit) is that of a mountain hike. Without being high mountain, it's still something serious.
I did this tour but starting from the Roche Ecroulée and first stage at the Viso refuge (in France), then the Traversette tunnel and a stage at Quintino Sella up the Chemin du Facteur, and the third stage at Vallante before returning to the Roche Ecroulée. This tour may seem easier than the one you can see on the website, but you'll enjoy it just as much.
As for your children, given the 5-day tour they've done in the past, this tour seems well within their capabilities.
Good preparation

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Laure Joachim
Laure Joachim

Hello,

Is this hike accessible for children (8 and 10) who are used to doing 6-8 hour hikes (Pyrenees + Alps)? For information, last year we did 5 days of roaming with an average of 1000 m of ascent per day.
I'm wondering about the degree of technical difficulty.

Thanks for your help,
Laure Joachim

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