Le Grand Glaiza - Punta Merciantaira
Key facts
- Distance
- 15.6 km
- Ascent
- +1,239 m
- Descent
- −1,224 m
- Estimated time
- 7 hr
- 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: 4.7 km under 10%, 5.5 km at 10 to 20% and 5.5 km over 20%. Elevation from 2,044 m to 3,275 m over 15.6 km.
Surface and path types
- Surface
- Dirt & gravel 100%
- Path types
- Trail 96%
- Track 2%
- Road 2%
Description
Difficulty
Official rating: difficult, by Parc national des Écrins.
Getting there
Start: Fonts de Cervières, Cervières (05).
Sources
- Track: Parc national des Écrins, Licence Ouverte 2.0, Licence Ouverte 2.0 (Etalab) (destination.ecrins-parcnational.fr/trek/996906-Le-Grand-Glaiza---Punta-Merciantaira). 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: 1,239 m, Parc national des Écrins
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