Refuge du Viso

Photo: Frédéric Bunoz · CC BY-SA 1.0 · Wikimedia Commons

7.0km
Total Distance
676m
Elevation Gain

Trail description

A 7 km climb of about 675 m from La Roche Écroulée above L'Échalp in the Queyras to the Refuge du Viso at 2,460 m. The hut stands right below Monte Viso, 3,841 m, on the Italian border, and the Belvédère du Viso on the way gives the classic view of the mountain.

Route Map

Along the trail

  1. 1
    Spring · 1.5km
    springs can run dry
  2. 2
    Viewpoint · 1.6km
  3. 3
    Spring · 3.2km
    springs can run dry
  4. 4
    Spring · 3.7km
    springs can run dry
  5. 5
    Grand Belvédère du Mont Viso · 4.4km
    Viewpoint
  6. 6
    Spring · 4.5km
    springs can run dry
  7. 7
    Tiny · 4.9km
    Spring · springs can run dry
  8. 8
    Tiny · 6.7km
    Spring · springs can run dry
Parking
218m from the start
Path grade (SAC)
T2
Marked route
Razine - Le Pied des Lauzières

Difficulty

3/5 · Moderate