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Argelès-Gazost

Gavarnie-Gèdre

Lake Ossoue – Vignemale loop from Aire de bivouac

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Argelès-Gazost

Gavarnie-Gèdre

Lake Ossoue – Vignemale loop from Aire de bivouac

Hard

4.5

(2)

26

hikers

Lake Ossoue – Vignemale loop from Aire de bivouac

09:04

15.0km

1,370m

Mountaineering

Hard mountaineering route. Very good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: April 18, 2026

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Includes a segment that may be dangerous

A part of this route comprises technical, difficult, or hazardous terrain. Specialist equipment and prior experience may be required.

After 4.85 km for 5.37 km

Waypoints

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Start point

Parking

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1

98 m

Lake Ossoue

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This body of water is a lake of glacial origin (natural) raised by a dam and thus extending the surface of Lake Ossoue. It is installed at the bottom of …

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2

4.66 km

Bellevue Caves and Panoramic View of Vignemale

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The Bellevue, or Russell, caves were dug on the orders of Count Henry Russell between 1881 and 1893 on the Vignemale massif. The idea was to create a shelter and …

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6.82 km

Glacier d'Ossoue

Glacier

4

7.09 km

Ossoue Glacier

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Located at an altitude of 3000 m, in full regression it is quite a visual spectacle and a luxury to be able to step on its ice in sudden retreat. …

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5

7.35 km

Pique Longue

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6

7.36 km

Summit of Vignemale

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7

7.38 km

Vignemale

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The Vignemale, the Pique Longe, is the highest of the peaks located in the axial chain of the Pyrenees. It preserves the best glacier in the Pyrenees, the greatest wall, …

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15.0 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

9.60 km

5.38 km

< 100 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

15.0 km

< 100 m

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Monday 18 May

14°C

2°C

27 %

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