Crêtes de Vars par le Val d'Escreins
Loop Walk
500
XP
about 3 h 14 min walking
2627 m
2188 m
1749 m
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Heights: Copernicus DEM GLO-30 © DLR e.V. 2010–2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014–2018, provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA.
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Some very steep ground — marked on the map.
Climb
792 m
Drop
782 m
Highest
2567 m
Lowest
1769 m
Walking time
about 3 h 14 min
Which way round
Clockwise: Easy first 3.0 km, climbs 21% for 1950 m midway, comes down 21% for 2670 m early on.
Anticlockwise: Climbs 21% for 2670 m near the end, comes down 21% for 1950 m early on.
Steep ground on both sides in similar amounts — go whichever way suits you.
Main climb: km 3.0–7.6, from 1770 m to 2564 m.
How the 9.6 km splits
Flat
0.4 km
Climbing
1.0 km
Very steep climbing (15%+)
3.4 km
Descending
1.5 km
Very steep descending (15%+)
3.3 km
Link it with other walks
Val d'Escreins - Col de la Coulette
Shares 3.3 km of path · meets at km 2.96.2 km
Crêtes de Vars par la Pinée
Shares 2.6 km of path · meets at km 0.0, 6.49.58 km
Lac des Neuf Couleurs et Mortice Depuis le Val d'Escreins
Shares 2.2 km of path · meets at km 2.99.35 km
Pointe d'Escreins
Shares 0.6 km of path · meets at km 2.97.82 km
le Tour du Val d'Escreins
Shares 0.5 km of path · meets at km 2.55.85 km
Sentier du Tétras-Lyre
Shares 0.4 km of path · meets at km 2.51.3 km
Source de la Font-Sancte
Crosses at km 2.95.31 km
Pic d'Escreins
Crosses at km 2.96.25 km
Cugulet Depuis le Val d'Escreins
Crosses at km 2.911.88 km