Le col des Peygus
Key facts
- Distance
- 5.8 km
- Ascent
- +481 m
- Descent
- −479 m
- Estimated time
- 2 hr 40
- 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: 1.2 km under 10%, 2.9 km at 10 to 20% and 1.7 km over 20%. Elevation from 2,124 m to 2,604 m over 5.8 km.
Surface and path types
- Surface
- Dirt & gravel 89%
- Unknown 11%
- Path types
- Trail 67%
- Track 22%
- Off-network 11%
Description
Difficulty
Official rating: moderate, by Parc national des Écrins.
Getting there
Start: Parking des chalets de l'Izoard, Cervières (05).
Sources
- Track: Parc national des Écrins, Licence Ouverte 2.0, Licence Ouverte 2.0 (Etalab) (destination.ecrins-parcnational.fr/trek/997881-Le-col-des-Peygus). 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: 481 m, Parc national des Écrins
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