Le refuge Évariste Chancel depuis La Grave
Key facts
- Distance
- 11.9 km
- Ascent
- +1,072 m
- Descent
- −1,057 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: 1.8 km under 10%, 6.0 km at 10 to 20% and 4.2 km over 20%. Elevation from 1,437 m to 2,488 m over 11.9 km.
Surface and path types
- Surface
- Paved 4%
- Dirt & gravel 96%
- Path types
- Trail 79%
- Track 17%
- Road 3%
- Off-network 1%
Description
Difficulty
Official rating: difficult, by Parc national des Écrins.
Getting there
Start: Parking du Téléphérique des Glaciers de la Meije, La Grave (05).
Sources
- Track: Parc national des Écrins, Licence Ouverte 2.0, Licence Ouverte 2.0 (Etalab) (destination.ecrins-parcnational.fr/trek/996746-Le-refuge-Evariste-Chancel-depuis-La-Grave). 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: 1,072 m, Parc national des Écrins
Nearby tracks
Plan IGN © IGN 2026Tour from La Grave to the Plateau d'Emperis via the Pic du Mas de la GraveÉcrins, La Grave (05) · Point to pointOfficial rating by Parc national des Écrins
Plan IGN © IGN 2026Tour du Signal de La GraveÉcrins, La Grave (05) · Point to pointOfficial rating by Parc national des Écrins
Plan IGN © IGN 2026Le tour des hameaux de la GraveÉcrins, La Grave (05) · LoopOfficial rating by Parc national des Écrins
Plan IGN © IGN 2026Le Signal de La GraveÉcrins, La Grave (05) · LoopOfficial rating by Parc national des Écrins
Plan IGN © IGN 2026Le chemin du facteurÉcrins, La Grave (05) · Out and backOfficial rating by Parc national des Écrins
Plan IGN © IGN 2026Sentier Paul-Louis RoussetÉcrins, La Grave (05) · LoopOfficial rating by Parc national des Écrins