Tour du Queyras (GR 58), Day 1/8: Ceillac - Col des Estronques - Saint-Véran
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Trail stats
- Distance
- 8.98 mi
- Elevation gain
- 4,245 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Moderate
- Elevation loss
- 3,015 ft
- Max elevation
- 9,019 ft
- TrailRank
- 60
- Min elevation
- 5,446 ft
- Trail type
- One Way
- Moving time
- 5 hours 22 minutes
- Time
- 7 hours 58 minutes
- Coordinates
- 2645
- Uploaded
- June 15, 2018
- Recorded
- June 2018
near Ceillac, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur (France)
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Itinerary description
First day of a planned 8-day trek in the Queyras. Near to the church of Saint Sébastien in Ceillac, you can see the signpost of GR 58. At Le Villard (few chalets), the GR5 leaves the GR58, going left to col fromage. The GR58 continuing straight.
The way up to "Col des Estronques", is well defined by a series of zigzags. At the col, we went up to "Tête de Jacquette", a climb of around 100 m. From the summit, you can see beautiful sceneries and many peaks like the Monte Viso (3841 m), the Visolotto (3348 m) and le Grand Queyras (3114 m). From the "Tête de Jacquette", there is a trail that leads you to "the pointe des Marcelettes" (we didnt take it). After going back to the "Col des estronques", we went down to the "Aigue-Blanche valley" on a well-waymarked but eroded trail. There was still patches of snow but their crossing was not difficult. At the end of the long descent giving you amazing views, we crossed the "Pont de moulin" over the "River Aigue-Blanche". From there, another 200-m ascent will lead you to "Le Raux" then "Saint-Véran", the highest, continuously inhabited community in Europe.
The way up to "Col des Estronques", is well defined by a series of zigzags. At the col, we went up to "Tête de Jacquette", a climb of around 100 m. From the summit, you can see beautiful sceneries and many peaks like the Monte Viso (3841 m), the Visolotto (3348 m) and le Grand Queyras (3114 m). From the "Tête de Jacquette", there is a trail that leads you to "the pointe des Marcelettes" (we didnt take it). After going back to the "Col des estronques", we went down to the "Aigue-Blanche valley" on a well-waymarked but eroded trail. There was still patches of snow but their crossing was not difficult. At the end of the long descent giving you amazing views, we crossed the "Pont de moulin" over the "River Aigue-Blanche". From there, another 200-m ascent will lead you to "Le Raux" then "Saint-Véran", the highest, continuously inhabited community in Europe.
Waypoints
Mountain hut
Fountain
Religious site
Intersection
Ruins
River
Panorama
Mountain pass
Summit
Waypoint
9,002 ft
Trail leading to 'crete de la tete de Jacquette'
Not on the GR58. We went back to Col des estronques.
Information point
7,509 ft
Trail down to Saint Veran.
Follow GR58 signs. Easy clear trail running among trees
Waterfall
Bridge
Picnic
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