Le glacier Noir
Key facts
- Distance
- 6.3 km
- Ascent
- +513 m
- Descent
- −510 m
- Estimated time
- 2 hr 55
- 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: 1.6 km under 10%, 3.2 km at 10 to 20% and 1.6 km over 20%. Elevation from 1,876 m to 2,389 m over 6.3 km.
Description
Difficulty
Official rating: moderate, by Parc national des Écrins.
Getting there
Start: Pré de Madame Carle, Pelvoux, Vallouise-Pelvoux (05).
Sources
- Track: Parc national des Écrins, Licence Ouverte 2.0, Licence Ouverte 2.0 (Etalab) (destination.ecrins-parcnational.fr/trek/995834-Le-glacier-Noir). Time estimated by GPX Path with the Mac app rule, breaks not included.
- Official elevation gain: 513 m, Parc national des Écrins
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