Le Lac de Saint-Apollinaire
- 6.8 mi
- one way
- 1,487 ft
- climb
- Easy
- difficulty
- Gravel
- surface
Le Lac de Saint-Apollinaire is a 6.8-mile mountain bike trail in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France, inside Parc national des Écrins (aire d’adhésion). It runs between about 4,570 ft and 5,540 ft above sea level, with roughly 1,490 ft of climbing one way. It is rated easy for riding (mtb:scale 0): a smooth surface with no particular obstacles. Most of the way is gravel. It is maintained by VTT-FFC. It is mapped as a named route, with its sections joined into one trail here. The nearest town is Saint-Apollinaire, about 1.2 miles northwest of the start. Peaks within about 3 miles include Pointe Elsa, Grande Tour de Chabrières and Aiguilles de Chabrières. For camping, Le Clos du Lac and Les Blanchons are within about 6 miles. There are 18 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. Trail access for bikes, closures and conditions change, so check locally before you ride.
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Conditions and forecast
Daily highs and lows, wind and the chance of precipitation at Le Lac de Saint-Apollinaire for the next 7 days, from the Open-Meteo model.
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