Jas des Agneaux via Pissard des Aiguilles

Description

A forest trail in the shade of tall pine trees up to a light-filled, unique belvedere. On a carpet of pine needles and leaves, you make your way along a winding path for a long distance. The typical north-facing slope of the forest provides humidity and coolness, excepting in rare places where the sun’s rays peep through the gaps made by uprooted trees after the storm of 5 January 2012. Bernard Nicollet, Ecrins National Park keeper The car park - in a cul de sac - is 300 m after the Dessous la Roche car park. From there, under a large beech tree, follow the marked footpath along an uneven forest trail, then turn right onto a small path marking the real entrance to the forest and the heart of the Ecrins Park. From there, follow the path for a long distance across the Combe de La Géline as far as the Pissard des Aiguilles, and you finally arrive in lush sub-Alpine grassland. After three loops through the prairie, you reach the Jas des Agneaux, at point 1893m. Take the same route on the way back or the Vêt - Lac Gary route, arriving at the village of Entraigues, 4 km downstream from Dessous la Roche.

Difficulty

Official rating: moderate, by Parc national des Écrins.

Getting there

Start: Dessous la Roche, Chantepérier (38).

Sources

• Track: Parc national des Écrins, Licence Ouverte 2.0, Licence Ouverte 2.0 (Etalab) (destination.ecrins-parcnational.fr/trek/917262-Le-jas-des-Agneaux-par-le-Pissard-des-Aiguilles). Time estimated by GPX Path with the Mac app rule, breaks not included.
• Official elevation gain: 969 m, Parc national des Écrins