Lac de la Clarée, Lac Rond et Lac du Grand Ban
Key facts
- Distance
- 13.3 km
- Ascent
- +488 m
- Descent
- −458 m
- Estimated time
- 3 hr 55
- 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: 10.6 km under 10% and 2.7 km at 10 to 20%. Elevation from 2,025 m to 2,474 m over 13.3 km.
Surface and path types
- Surface
- Paved 1%
- Dirt & gravel 99%
- Path types
- Trail 56%
- Track 44%
Description
Difficulty
Official rating: moderate, by Parc national des Écrins.
Getting there
Start: Parking de Laval, Névache (05).
Sources
- Track: Parc national des Écrins, Licence Ouverte 2.0, Licence Ouverte 2.0 (Etalab) (destination.ecrins-parcnational.fr/trek/996860-Lac-de-la-Claree%2C-Lac-Rond-et-Lac-du-Grand-Ban). 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: 488 m, Parc national des Écrins
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