Les lacs du Plateau d’Emparis au départ de Besse
Key facts
- Distance
- 18.1 km
- Ascent
- +1,049 m
- Descent
- −1,012 m
- Estimated time
- 6 hr 20
- hiking
- Difficulty
- Difficult
- official rating
- Route
- Loop
- back to the start
Profile and gradient
- under 10%
- 10 to 20%
- over 20%
Gradient along the route: 8.6 km under 10%, 7.3 km at 10 to 20% and 2.3 km over 20%. Elevation from 1,550 m to 2,441 m over 18.1 km.
Description
Difficulty
Official rating: difficult, by Parc national des Écrins.
Getting there
Start: Besse, parking à la sortie du village, Besse (38).
Sources
- Track: Parc national des Écrins, Licence Ouverte 2.0, Licence Ouverte 2.0 (Etalab) (destination.ecrins-parcnational.fr/trek/986655-Les-lacs-du-Plateau-d-Emparis-au-depart-de-Besse). Time estimated by GPX Path with the Mac app rule, breaks not included.
- Official elevation gain: 1,049 m, Parc national des Écrins
Nearby tracks

© OpenStreetMap, SRTM · OpenTopoMap (CC-BY-SA)4-day tour of the Plateau d'Emparis from Mizoën
Écrins, Mizoën (38) · Point to pointOfficial rating by Parc national des Écrins
© OpenStreetMap, SRTM · OpenTopoMap (CC-BY-SA)Lovitel lake and the Clots refuge
Écrins, Mizoën (38) · Out and backOfficial rating by Parc national des Écrins
© OpenStreetMap, SRTM · OpenTopoMap (CC-BY-SA)Lake Quirlies
Écrins, Clavans-en-Haut-Oisans (38) · Out and backOfficial rating by Parc national des Écrins
© OpenStreetMap, SRTM · OpenTopoMap (CC-BY-SA)3-day Tour of the Emparis Plateau
Écrins, Mizoën (38) · Point to pointOfficial rating by Parc national des Écrins
© OpenStreetMap, SRTM · OpenTopoMap (CC-BY-SA)Le Pic du Mas de La Grave
Écrins, La Grave (05) · Out and backOfficial rating by Parc national des Écrins
© OpenStreetMap, SRTM · OpenTopoMap (CC-BY-SA)The Buffe valley
Écrins, La Grave (05) · LoopOfficial rating by Parc national des Écrins
