Boucle du vallon des Etages
Wild valley starting from the hamlet of Etages which ends in a glacial cirque.
TECHNICAL INFORMATIONS :
Departure: Hamlet of Etages
Elevation: 450m
Duration: 4h00
Distance: 10,4 km
ITINERARY :
At the hamlet of Les Etages, park in the car park at the exit. Signs are available to help you plan your route. Then go down into the hamlet to the bridge that crosses the Vénéon torrent at the bottom of the village. Then follow the signs for “Vallon des Etages”. Leave the path on the left that leads to La Bérarde on the left bank of the Vénéon. Take the path on the right and gently climb the glacial lock to the entrance to the Vallon. To return, cross the Vallon des Etages stream (ford!) and go back down the other side to the hamlet of Les Etages.
YOU HIKE IN THE HEART OF THE ECRINS NATIONAL PARK
The Écrins massif is an exceptional space, open to all, whose natural, cultural and landscape heritage is rare. To protect these riches, the heart of the park is marked by flags painted blue-white-red, where regulations must be respected. Please read it while preparing your hike in order to preserve this collective good on the ecrins-parcnational.fr website.
TO SEE ON THE ROUTE:
It is possible to go to the foot of the moraine to admire the cirque created by the glacier and its summit “La Pointe du Vallon des Etages”. When you turn around, you can see on the other side of the Vénéon Valley, the Vallon du Soreiller and the Aiguille Dibona. Some summers, a herd of donkeys is present in the Vallon.
Departure: Hamlet of Etages
Elevation: 450m
Duration: 4h00
Distance: 10,4 km
ITINERARY :
At the hamlet of Les Etages, park in the car park at the exit. Signs are available to help you plan your route. Then go down into the hamlet to the bridge that crosses the Vénéon torrent at the bottom of the village. Then follow the signs for “Vallon des Etages”. Leave the path on the left that leads to La Bérarde on the left bank of the Vénéon. Take the path on the right and gently climb the glacial lock to the entrance to the Vallon. To return, cross the Vallon des Etages stream (ford!) and go back down the other side to the hamlet of Les Etages.
YOU HIKE IN THE HEART OF THE ECRINS NATIONAL PARK
The Écrins massif is an exceptional space, open to all, whose natural, cultural and landscape heritage is rare. To protect these riches, the heart of the park is marked by flags painted blue-white-red, where regulations must be respected. Please read it while preparing your hike in order to preserve this collective good on the ecrins-parcnational.fr website.
TO SEE ON THE ROUTE:
It is possible to go to the foot of the moraine to admire the cirque created by the glacier and its summit “La Pointe du Vallon des Etages”. When you turn around, you can see on the other side of the Vénéon Valley, the Vallon du Soreiller and the Aiguille Dibona. Some summers, a herd of donkeys is present in the Vallon.
