A medium to high altitude trek for expert excursionists

Inter-valley 102 commences from Pont Suaz, in the municipality of Charvensod, it ascends as far as the chapel of San Grato, near Pila, then reaching the lake of Chamolé, through coniferous forests and meadows. It then passes the panoramic Chamolé Pass, and re-descends to the Arbolle mountain hut, at the foot of Mount Emilius.

The itinerary then proceeds inside charming green valleys, until such time as it surpasses, first, the Arbolle pass (3,155 m)- the highest altitude of the entire itinerary - and then the Laures pass, entering into the wild Grauson gorge, in a section that proposes alpine landscapes with meadows at a high altitude alternated with stoney ground and lakesof glacial origin. The trail then crosses the Saint-Marcel pass, which gives access to the uncontaminated gorge of Druges, then once again ascending as far as the Lavodilec pass, reaching the enchanting Clavalité valley.

Then, it enters into the territory of the Mont Avic regional park, a natural park with very beautiful and almost entirely unspoilt territories. Having passed by several reflective small lakes surrounded by characteristic mountain pine, the itinerary stops off at the Barbustel mountain hut, before descending, after a brief crossing into the municipality of Champorcher, as far as the chief town of Champdepraz.

Find points of interest on the map:

At the top left, you can choose the map background:

  • "map" - with or without “relief” (level curves) - showing toponyms and streets
  • “satellite” which presents the satellite image of the area.

At the top right, the funnel-shaped symbol allows you to choose the points of interest along the route, to be displayed on the map. Click on the funnel again to close the legend.
If you wish to find out more, by clicking on the identified point you can access the corresponding page.

The numbers on the table below the map link to the detail page of each stage from which to download the respective GPX and KML tracks.