Key facts

Distance: 9.5 km
Ascent: +1,170 m
Descent: −1,131 m
Estimated time: 5 hr 55; hiking
Difficulty: Difficult; official rating
Route: Out and back; same way back

Profile and gradient

under 10%
10 to 20%
over 20%

Surface and path types

Surface: Paved 4%
Dirt & gravel 96%
Path types: Trail 93%
Track 3%
Road 4%

Description

This hike, above the village of Entraigues, shows the way that man was organized to get the most out of the agriculture and forestry... « Striding along this trail, it is difficult to not pay a tribute to those who have gone before us, those who have worn away the rock, built the large and small retaining walls and traced multiple tracks, enabling us to reach Jas des Agneaux without a problem » Bernard Nicollet, Park ranger at Valbonnais From the parking at Entraigues church, follow the road to Valjouffrey until the last garden and take a left onto the marked trail at Vêt-Lac Gary. This follows the torrent descending from the combe Drayre then goes up at a big crossing rising onto a scree, and then winds down in the rocky ridges. The trail crosses a beech wood then continues by mounting swiftly getting close to the Combe des Roberts, then crossing it still gaining in altitude to the right bank.. At the fork at Jas des Agneaux/Cabane du Vêt-Lac Gary, the slope becomes less sleep. Take an elevated path to the left to join the Jas des Agneaux.

Difficulty

Official rating: difficult, by Parc national des Écrins.

Before you go

Absence of a source. Possibility of returning through the forest of Pissard des Aiguilles and Dessous la Roche.

Getting there

Start: Entraigues, Entraigues (38).

Sources

Track: Parc national des Écrins, Licence Ouverte 2.0, Licence Ouverte 2.0 (Etalab) (destination.ecrins-parcnational.fr/trek/903951-Le-jas-des-Agneaux-par-la-Combe-des-Roberts). 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: 1,170 m, Parc national des Écrins

The jas des Agneaux by the Combe des Roberts