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Provence-Alpes-Côte D'Azur
Provence
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Briançon
Ristolas

L'Echalp – Col Lacroix loop from L'Échalp

Moderate

4.8

(15)

167

hikers

L'Echalp – Col Lacroix loop from L'Échalp

04:18

9.35km

640m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 15, 2026

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Your route passes through a protected area

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Parc naturel régional du Queyras

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219 m

L'Echalp

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L'Echalp is a small and very picturesque mountain village located at 1,730 meters above sea level, on the banks of the Guil river.

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1.06 km

This stretch of forest contains a number of secular larches (melezet in French).

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1.63 km

Larch forest

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The start of the climb from Echap winds through a magnificent larch forest.

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2.48 km

Combe Morelle stream

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The torrent is visible from the 2 paths (that of Echalp and that of Monta), but it is that of Echalp which crosses it upstream of the Lacroix pass

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3.71 km

Col Lacroix

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At 2,299 meters above sea level, the Col Lacroix marks the border between France and Italy. There are the remains of a Napoleon refuge built between 1857 and 1858 under Napoleon III, and destroyed during the Second World War.

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4.09 km

The path was very busy to connect the Guil Valley (FR) and the Prà Valley (IT). This refuge was built slightly downstream from the Lacroix pass, and destroyed in 1944 by the inhabitants of Ristolas and Abrès to prevent the Germans from settling there (the villages were bombed from the pass).

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5.61 km

Balcony trail

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Just before diving towards the Monta.

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6.95 km

View of La Monta

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Nice view with the small church which adds charm to the landscape.

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9.35 km

End point

Bus stop

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Way Types & Surfaces

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7.01 km

1.88 km

271 m

192 m

Surfaces

5.09 km

3.76 km

348 m

128 m

< 100 m

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Highest point (2,300 m)

Lowest point (1,660 m)

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