Col des Marsailles
Key facts
- Distance
- 7.6 km
- Ascent
- +568 m
- Descent
- −554 m
- Estimated time
- 3 hr 15
- hiking
- Difficulty
- Moderate
- official rating
- Route
- Out and back
- same way back
Profile and gradient
- under 10%
- 10 to 20%
- over 20%
Gradient along the route: 2.6 km under 10%, 2.5 km at 10 to 20% and 2.5 km over 20%. Elevation from 2,044 m to 2,601 m over 7.6 km.
Surface and path types
- Surface
- Dirt & gravel 100%
- Path types
- Trail 91%
- Track 5%
- Road 4%
Description
Difficulty
Official rating: moderate, by Parc national des Écrins.
Getting there
Start: Fonts de Cervières, Cervières (05).
Sources
- Track: Parc national des Écrins, Licence Ouverte 2.0, Licence Ouverte 2.0 (Etalab) (destination.ecrins-parcnational.fr/trek/997168-Col-des-Marsailles). 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: 568 m, Parc national des Écrins
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