La cabane des Grands Plans
Key facts
- Distance
- 7.7 km
- Ascent
- +550 m
- Descent
- −525 m
- Estimated time
- 3 hr 05
- 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: 3.4 km under 10%, 2.1 km at 10 to 20% and 2.1 km over 20%. Elevation from 1,718 m to 2,244 m over 7.7 km.
Surface and path types
- Surface
- Paved 11%
- Dirt & gravel 89%
- Path types
- Trail 84%
- Track 5%
- Road 11%
Description
Difficulty
Official rating: moderate, by Parc national des Écrins.
Getting there
Start: Narreyroux Sousteyran, Puy-Saint-Vincent (05).
Sources
- Track: Parc national des Écrins, Licence Ouverte 2.0, Licence Ouverte 2.0 (Etalab) (destination.ecrins-parcnational.fr/trek/995828-La-cabane-des-Grands-Plans). 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: 550 m, Parc national des Écrins
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