Route des Lacs
- 1.6 mi
- round trip
- 503 ft
- climb
- 6,549 ft
- high point
- Out and back
- route
Route des Lacs is an out-and-back cross-country ski trail in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France. It is 0.8 miles each way, 1.6 miles there and back. It runs between about 6,270 ft and 6,550 ft above sea level, with roughly 390 ft of climbing one way. The nearest town is L'Alpe d'Huez, about 0.8 miles north of the start. Peaks within about 3 miles include La Grande Sure, Signal de Villard and La Poipe. cascade de la Piche and Cascade du Roubier are within about 3 miles. For camping, Le Martinet and Camping Le Grand Calme are within about 6 miles. There are 4 other mapped trails within about 3 miles, so you can combine or extend the outing. Distances, elevations and the trail shape here come from OpenStreetMap and the Copernicus 90 m elevation model. Grooming and snow conditions change daily, so check the local trail report before you go.
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~16 min drive
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~44 min drive
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~0 min drive
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Photo: Rémih, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)La Grande Sure
~1 min drive
Photo: michael warren from Bristol, UK, CC BY 2.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)Huez Coast
~2 min drive
cascade de la Piche
~3 min drive
Sentier des Avachis
~4 min drive
Photo: Rémih, CC BY-SA 4.0 (via Wikimedia Commons)Refuge de la Fare
~6 min drive
Conditions and forecast
Daily highs and lows, wind and the chance of precipitation at Route des Lacs for the next 7 days, from the Open-Meteo model.
Map and trail data © OpenStreetMap contributors
