Boucle du Signal depuis Ventelon
Key facts
- Distance
- 8.0 km
- Ascent
- +697 m
- Descent
- −681 m
- Estimated time
- 3 hr 50
- hiking
- Difficulty
- Moderate
- official rating
- Route
- Loop
- back to the start
Profile and gradient
- under 10%
- 10 to 20%
- over 20%
Gradient along the route: 1.6 km under 10%, 3.6 km at 10 to 20% and 2.8 km over 20%. Elevation from 1,749 m to 2,423 m over 8.0 km.
Surface and path types
- Surface
- Paved 6%
- Dirt & gravel 92%
- Unknown 2%
- Path types
- Trail 64%
- Track 29%
- Road 6%
- Off-network 1%
Description
Difficulty
Official rating: moderate, by Parc national des Écrins.
Getting there
Start: Ventelon, La Grave (05).
Sources
- Track: Parc national des Écrins, Licence Ouverte 2.0, Licence Ouverte 2.0 (Etalab) (destination.ecrins-parcnational.fr/trek/996770-Boucle-du-Signal-depuis-Ventelon). Time estimated by GPX Path with the Mac app rule, breaks not included.
- Surface and path types: © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL, extract of 28 October 2026, matched to the track every 10 m (openstreetmap.org/copyright)
- Official elevation gain: 697 m, Parc national des Écrins
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