Le col de Vallonpierre
Key facts
- Distance
- 18.0 km
- Ascent
- +1,119 m
- Descent
- −1,077 m
- Estimated time
- 6 hr 35
- hiking
- Difficulty
- Difficult
- official rating
- Route
- Out and back
- same way back
Profile and gradient
- under 10%
- 10 to 20%
- over 20%
Gradient along the route: 7.6 km under 10%, 7.6 km at 10 to 20% and 2.7 km over 20%. Elevation from 1,564 m to 2,600 m over 18.0 km.
Surface and path types
- Surface
- Paved 1%
- Dirt & gravel 98%
- Unknown 1%
- Path types
- Trail 98%
- Road 1%
- Off-network 1%
Description
Difficulty
Official rating: difficult, by Parc national des Écrins.
Getting there
Start: Parking du Crépon, La Chapelle-en-Valgaudemar, La Chapelle-en-Valgaudémar (05).
Sources
- Track: Parc national des Écrins, Licence Ouverte 2.0, Licence Ouverte 2.0 (Etalab) (destination.ecrins-parcnational.fr/trek/983426-Le-col-de-Vallonpierre). 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: 1,119 m, Parc national des Écrins
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