Le Planparin
Key facts
- Distance
- 5.8 km
- Ascent
- +98 m
- Descent
- −85 m
- Estimated time
- 35 min
- mtb
- Difficulty
- Very easy
- official rating
- Route
- Loop
- back to the start
Profile and gradient
- under 10%
- 10 to 20%
- over 20%
Gradient along the route: 5.8 km under 10%. Elevation from 1,197 m to 1,285 m over 5.8 km.
Surface and path types
- Surface
- Paved 42%
- Dirt & gravel 54%
- Unknown 4%
- Path types
- Trail 31%
- Track 23%
- Road 42%
- Off-network 4%
Description
Difficulty
Official rating: very easy, by Parc national des Écrins.
Getting there
Start: Centre Montagne, Villard-saint-Pancrace, Villar-Saint-Pancrace (05).
Sources
- Track: Parc national des Écrins, Licence Ouverte 2.0, Licence Ouverte 2.0 (Etalab) (destination.ecrins-parcnational.fr/trek/995145-65---Le-Planparin). 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: 98 m, Parc national des Écrins
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