Lac de la Mine et anciennes mines du Chardonnet
Key facts
- Distance
- 13.3 km
- Ascent
- +884 m
- Descent
- −844 m
- Estimated time
- 5 hr 05
- hiking
- Difficulty
- Difficult
- official rating
- Route
- Out and back
- same way back
Profile and gradient
- under 10%
- 10 to 20%
- over 20%
Gradient along the route: 5.0 km under 10%, 5.7 km at 10 to 20% and 2.7 km over 20%. Elevation from 1,870 m to 2,691 m over 13.3 km.
Surface and path types
- Surface
- Dirt & gravel 100%
- Path types
- Trail 64%
- Track 36%
Description
Difficulty
Official rating: difficult, by Parc national des Écrins.
Getting there
Start: Fontcouverte, Névache (05).
Sources
- Track: Parc national des Écrins, Licence Ouverte 2.0, Licence Ouverte 2.0 (Etalab) (destination.ecrins-parcnational.fr/trek/997097-Lac-de-la-Mine-et-anciennes-mines-du-Chardonnet). 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: 884 m, Parc national des Écrins
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