La Grande Rocade
Key facts
- Distance
- 24.8 km
- Ascent
- +666 m
- Descent
- −529 m
- Estimated time
- 2 hr 50
- mtb
- Difficulty
- Very easy
- official rating
- Route
- Out and back
- same way back
Profile and gradient
- under 10%
- 10 to 20%
- over 20%
Gradient along the route: 24.8 km under 10%. Elevation from 1,511 m to 1,676 m over 24.8 km.
Surface and path types
- Surface
- Paved 18%
- Dirt & gravel 82%
- Path types
- Track 87%
- Road 13%
Description
Difficulty
Official rating: very easy, by Parc national des Écrins.
Getting there
Start: Les Orres, Les Orres (05).
Sources
- Track: Parc national des Écrins, Licence Ouverte 2.0, Licence Ouverte 2.0 (Etalab) (destination.ecrins-parcnational.fr/trek/996469-N8---La-Grande-Rocade). 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: 666 m, Parc national des Écrins
Nearby tracks
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Plan IGN © IGN 2026Clot BessonÉcrins, Crots (05) · LoopOfficial rating by Parc national des Écrins
Plan IGN © IGN 2026Le ParpaillonProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Crévoux (05) · Out and backOfficial rating by Parc national des Écrins
Plan IGN © IGN 2026The loop of Le RéalProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Crévoux (05) · LoopOfficial rating by Parc national des Écrins