Le refuge du Soreiller
Key facts
- Distance
- 10.3 km
- Ascent
- +1,120 m
- Descent
- −1,098 m
- Estimated time
- 5 hr 50
- 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: 1.0 km under 10%, 1.5 km at 10 to 20% and 7.7 km over 20%. Elevation from 1,606 m to 2,699 m over 10.3 km.
Surface and path types
- Surface
- Paved 5%
- Dirt & gravel 95%
- Path types
- Trail 95%
- Road 5%
Description
Difficulty
Official rating: difficult, by Parc national des Écrins.
Getting there
Start: Hameau des Etages, St-Christophe-en-Oisans, Saint-Christophe-en-Oisans (38).
Sources
- Track: Parc national des Écrins, Licence Ouverte 2.0, Licence Ouverte 2.0 (Etalab) (destination.ecrins-parcnational.fr/trek/996340-Le-refuge-du-Soreiller). 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: 1,120 m, Parc national des Écrins
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