La Croix d'Aquila
Key facts
- Distance
- 6.9 km
- Ascent
- +919 m
- Descent
- −759 m
- Estimated time
- 4 hr
- 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: 1.4 km under 10%, 2.9 km at 10 to 20% and 2.6 km over 20%. Elevation from 1,867 m to 2,444 m over 6.9 km.
Surface and path types
- Surface
- Dirt & gravel 93%
- Unknown 7%
- Path types
- Trail 59%
- Track 34%
- Off-network 7%
Description
Difficulty
Official rating: moderate, by Parc national des Écrins.
Getting there
Start: Hameau des Combes, Puy-Saint-André (05).
Sources
- Track: Parc national des Écrins, Licence Ouverte 2.0, Licence Ouverte 2.0 (Etalab) (destination.ecrins-parcnational.fr/trek/996965-La-Croix-d-Aquila). 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: 919 m, Parc national des Écrins
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