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From Villar d'Arêne to the Pavé refuge (mountaineering)
Sport, Pedestrian sports, Hiking itinerary
in Villar-d'Arêne
22.9
km
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A hike that immerses you in remarkable Alpine scenery and takes you to the refuge and Lac du Pavé. Life, both zooplankton and phytoplankton, is already present in this recent lake, perched at 2800 m.
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From the parking lot at the bottom of the gravel pit, beyond the Arsine bridge, the path to the refuge du Pavé first follows the popular path to the Alpe de Villar d'Arène refuge (GR 54).
It leaves it at the top of the glacial lock known to locals as "Les voûtes". It then follows the Romanche on its right bank for 2 km to the Plan de l'Alpe, once coveted as a hydroelectric dam.
At the Valfourche bridge, which marks the entrance to the heart of the Ecrins National Park, the route switches to...From the parking lot at the bottom of the gravel pit, beyond the Arsine bridge, the path to the refuge du Pavé first follows the popular path to the Alpe de Villar d'Arène refuge (GR 54).
It leaves it at the top of the glacial lock known to locals as "Les voûtes". It then follows the Romanche on its right bank for 2 km to the Plan de l'Alpe, once coveted as a hydroelectric dam.
At the Valfourche bridge, which marks the entrance to the heart of the Ecrins National Park, the route switches to the left bank. It leaves the Romanche valley and heads up the Cavales valley, first along the banks of the torrent of the same name to Les Pichettes, which marks the end of the alpine grassland. The valley then becomes entirely mineral. The path follows the crest of the remarkable moraine to below the Col du Clot des Cavales, skirting a system of rocky bars and arriving at the refuge and Lac du Pavé.
The return journey takes the same route.
Hard
- Departure
- Villar-d'Arêne
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Difference in height
- 2240.06 m
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Departure : Villar-d'Arêne.
Arrival : Col du Lautaret.
From La Grave, take the D1091 towards Villar d'Arène. Turn right onto the D207. At the crossing, turn right towards the Alpe mountain refuge. Cross the bridge and take the track to the right that leads to the car park 1 km away.
Parking recommended : Car park at the bottom of La Gravière, Arsine .
Bus route Grenoble - Briançon, via le col du Lautaret (ligne express régionale : LER 35).
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- 2240 meters of difference in height
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- Maximum altitude : 3419 m
- Minimum altitude : 1724 m
- Total positive elevation : 2240 m
- Total negative elevation : -1121 m
- Max positive elevation : 832 m
- Min positive elevation : -1038 m
