Hiking pursuits

Hiking in the Pays des Écrins means entering the heart of France’s largest National Park.

Hiking pursuits in the Pays des Écrins

Famous for its Great Tour: the Great Tour or 15 ongoing days close to the most beautiful summits of the massif. Many hiking pursuits are possible in the Pays des Écrins with many that can be completed in a day or over several days.

Set out to discover the essential easy-to-follow routes or try more engaging technical and physical ones. If you are an experienced hiker, you will be at ease and these routes that are certainly well worth it!

Hiking ideas!

Here we suggest a few routes to bring you closer to the high mountains, the glaciers or why not even a well-known mountaineering route?

• Bosse de Clapouse Vallouise
• Grande Cabane Vallouise
• Tête de Vautisse Fresissinières
• Glacier Blanc from Pré de Madame Carle
• Lac de l'Eychauda (Pelvoux)
• Col de l'Aup Martin Vallouise
• The lakes circuit Vallouise
• Pas de la Cavale L’Argentière-la-Bessée
• Col de Freissinières
• Col des Terres Blanches from Dormillouse
• Pelvoux refuge
• Sélé refuge
• Lacs de l'Ascension La Roche-de-Rame
• Tenailles du Montbrison

Mountain refuges for the night

All of these hiking outings are well worth it! Some are completed over several days. You can rest for a single night or several nights before setting off for other valleys and footpaths in order to explore the Écrins massif.

Here are the refuges that can accommodate you in the Écrins during your mountain excursions.

Altitude refuges

These are buildings in an isolated site at a high altitude, manned or not, and cannot be reached by vehicle or ski lifts.

• The Glacier Blanc (alt. 2550 m) – Tel. +33 (0)4 92 23 50 24
• Les Bans (alt. 2076 m) – Tel. +33 (0)4 92 23 39 48
• Le Pelvoux (alt. 2724 m) – Tel. +33 (0)4 92 23 39 47
• Le Sélé (alt. 2510 m) – Tel. +33 (0)4 92 23 39 49
• Les Écrins (alt. 3170 m) – Tel. +33 (0)4 92 23 46 66

Gîtes-Refuges

This is a stopover gîte that is only accessible on foot, at least part of the year.

• L’Ecole (alt. 1730 m) – Tel. +33 (0)4 92 20 90 01
• La Pousterle (alt. 1750 m) – Tel. +33 (0)4 92 23 14 55
• Le Kern (alt. 1725 m – Tel. +33 (0)6 74 88 37 14
• Le Pas du Loup (alt. 1530 m) Tel. +33 (0)6.11.41.52.73 – +33 (0)6.08.40.03.62 – +33 (0)9.52.00.84.17