Le Chapeau de l'Evêque
Key facts
- Distance
- 9.9 km
- Ascent
- +720 m
- Descent
- −712 m
- Estimated time
- 4 hr 10
- hiking
- Difficulty
- Moderate
- official rating
- Route
- Loop
- back to the start
Profile and gradient
- under 10%
- 10 to 20%
- over 20%
Gradient along the route: 3.5 km under 10%, 4.4 km at 10 to 20% and 2.0 km over 20%. Elevation from 913 m to 1,524 m over 9.9 km.
Surface and path types
- Surface
- Dirt & gravel 89%
- Unknown 11%
- Path types
- Trail 46%
- Track 43%
- Off-network 11%
Description
Difficulty
Official rating: moderate, by Parc national des Écrins.
Getting there
Start: Le Glaizil, Le Glaizil (05).
Sources
- Track: Parc national des Écrins, Licence Ouverte 2.0, Licence Ouverte 2.0 (Etalab) (destination.ecrins-parcnational.fr/trek/995363-Le-Chapeau-de-l-Eveque). 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: 720 m, Parc national des Écrins
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