Écrins National Park
High glacier peaks, alpine pastures and lakes in the Dauphiné Alps of southeastern France
The Barre des Écrins rises to 4,102 m above glacier fields, glacier valleys, alpine pastures and subalpine woodlands. The park follows the Massif des Écrins, bounded by the valleys of the Drac, Romanche and Durance.
Things to do
- On footYou can hike any of more than 700 kilometres of trails, with mountain huts and shelters in places
- On footfollow the GR 54 long-distance trail around the Écrins massif
- On footwalk to Lac du Lauvitel
- Try thislook for the meltwater lake below the Glacier d'Arsine