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Col de Laurichard from Col du Lautaret

Sport, Pedestrian sports, Hiking itinerary in Villar-d'Arêne
5.8 km
4h
Medium

  • Permafrost and rocky glacier: a hike in the land of cold stones, starting from one of the great passes of the Hautes Alpes: Le Lautaret

  • Starting point: the parking lot at the foot of Serre Orel. From here you start the climb towards the Combe de Laurichard.

    250 m after the parking lot, the path splits in two: stay on the path leading up to Laurichard and leave the "crevasse interpretation path" on your right.

    The slope gradually steepens until you reach the entrance to the Combe de Laurichard
    de Laurichard (2300 m), a mineral world par excellence. The trail continues at the foot of the south-east face of the...
    Starting point: the parking lot at the foot of Serre Orel. From here you start the climb towards the Combe de Laurichard.

    250 m after the parking lot, the path splits in two: stay on the path leading up to Laurichard and leave the "crevasse interpretation path" on your right.

    The slope gradually steepens until you reach the entrance to the Combe de Laurichard
    de Laurichard (2300 m), a mineral world par excellence. The trail continues at the foot of the south-east face of the Laurichard pyramid, overlooking the imposing, dark and austere north faces of the Combeynot summits (Combeynot black rock and Combeynot west peak). It's at the foot of these two
    rocky Laurichard glacier and its permafrost (permanently frozen ground).

    Continue up to the Col de Laurichard, where the panorama takes in the whole Meije massif and the surrounding peaks
    (Pic Gaspard, Pointe Nérot, Bec de l'Homme, etc.).

    For the descent, follow the same route in the opposite direction.
  • Departure
    Villar-d'Arêne
  • Difference in height
    598.658 m
  • Plain text period
    From 01/06 to 31/10 daily.

    Subject to favorable weather.
  • Spoken languages
    • French
  • Documentation
    GPX / KML files allow you to export the trail of your hike to your GPS (or other navigation tool)
  • Accepted customers
    • Level bue - Medium
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599 meters of difference in height
  • Maximum altitude : 2611 m
  • Minimum altitude : 2012 m
  • Total positive elevation : 599 m
  • Total negative elevation : -599 m
  • Max positive elevation : 599 m