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Crupillouse Lakes

in Champoléon
19.2 km
Round-trip
Walking/pedestrian
6h
Hard

  • A long hike, with bends and crossings, which goes up following the waterfalls to the string of lakes in their mineral setting.

  • "Happy is  the hiker at the beginning of the season who will have the privilege of discovering the lakes still covered in snow with just a turquoise ring of thawing ice.. All that there is left to do is find a slab of well-polished and well exposed gneiss to sit on in order to search the landscape for Ibex.”
    Marc Corail, Mountain ranger in Champsaur
  • Tips
    It is recommended to leave at the break of day. The Southern slope becomes sunny very quickly; you soon miss the freshness of the early morning. On the other hand, in summer the lakes are often covered with clouds from the beginning of the afternoon. On the way back, in the case of big storm it is sometimes difficult to cross the torrents.

    Is in the midst of the park : The national park is an unrestricted natural area but subjected to regulations which must be known by all visitors.
  • Departure
    Champoléon
  • Difference in height
    2415.26 m
  • Departure : Les Baumes.
    Road access : From the Maison de la Vallée at Pont du Fossé, go up the road to Orcières until Pont de Corbières. Go up the Champoléon valley until Baumes hamlet. .
    Parking recommended : Car park at the entrance to Baumes hamlet .
    Public transport : A summer shuttle service from Gap to Aubert passing through Champoléon valley. .
  • Documentation
    GPX / KML files allow you to export the trail of your hike to your GPS (or other navigation tool)
2415 meters of difference in height
  • Maximum altitude : 2630 m
  • Minimum altitude : 1342 m
  • Total positive elevation : 2415 m
  • Total negative elevation : -1361 m
  • Max positive elevation : 467 m
  • Min positive elevation : -482 m