Les lacs du Plateau d’Emparis au départ de Besse
Key facts
- Distance
- 18.1 km
- Ascent
- +1,049 m
- Descent
- −1,012 m
- Estimated time
- 6 hr 20
- hiking
- Difficulty
- Difficult
- official rating
- Route
- Loop
- back to the start
Profile and gradient
- under 10%
- 10 to 20%
- over 20%
Gradient along the route: 8.6 km under 10%, 7.3 km at 10 to 20% and 2.3 km over 20%. Elevation from 1,550 m to 2,441 m over 18.1 km.
Surface and path types
- Surface
- Paved 10%
- Dirt & gravel 89%
- Unknown 1%
- Path types
- Trail 86%
- Track 3%
- Road 10%
- Off-network 1%
Description
Difficulty
Official rating: difficult, by Parc national des Écrins.
Getting there
Start: Besse, parking à la sortie du village, Besse (38).
Sources
- Track: Parc national des Écrins, Licence Ouverte 2.0, Licence Ouverte 2.0 (Etalab) (destination.ecrins-parcnational.fr/trek/986655-Les-lacs-du-Plateau-d-Emparis-au-depart-de-Besse). 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: 1,049 m, Parc national des Écrins
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