Topoguiguide hiking Briançon, its surroundings and the Écrins National Park FFRP

Discovering Briançon and its surroundings on foot

While Briançon is renowned for its military heritage, particularly its Fort Vauban, its surroundings offer a virtually unlimited playground for hiking. Between the Clarée, Durance, Fourmel, and Vallouise valleys, between the legendary Galibier and Lautaret passes and the Écrins National Park, the region offers varied hikes for all levels.

Each hike around Briançon is presented with:

• Precise map (IGN base map)
• Access and parking
• Main information: mileage, duration, elevation gain, markings, difficulty
• Description with waypoints
• Additional information (fauna and flora, culture, heritage, geology, environment, etc.)

List of hikes in Briançon and its surroundings:

• The lakes of the Emparis plateau
• The Buffe valley
• Lake Goléon
• Panorama of the Haute Romanche
• The lakes of the Arsine glacier
• The Bruyère ridge tour
• Lake Combeynot
• Lake Douche
• Puy du Cros
• Les Sagnières
• The Bez botanical trail
• The Grand Aréa belvedere
• Between Guisane and Clarée
• The Villard-Laté discovery trail
• The Toulouse cross
• The lake and the Clarée
• The patrol path, balcony of the Clarée
• The Thures pass
• The Enrouye Ravine
• Mont Chaberton
• Le Chenaillet
• From the Durance to the Doire
• Lac des Cordes
• The Roche Moutte Tour
• The Ayes Pass
• The Lauzin Glade
• The Miners' Trails
• From Chapel to Chapel
• The Merles Ravine
• The Roure Rock
• The Vallon Calvary
• The Cabanes Trail
• The Glacier-Blanc Refuge
• The Ailedroide Loop
• Lake Eychauda
• The Bans Refuge
• The Jas Lacroix Cabin
• The Chapels Circuit
• The Mélézin Trail
• The Têtes Tour
• The Cloutas Trail
• Discovering Aluminum
• Le Fournel aux Deslioures
• Along the Serre-Duc Canal
• Lake Ascension
• The Champaussel Trail
• The Dormilouse Loop
• The Palluel and Faravel Lakes
• The Gouffre Trail

Features:

• Publisher: FFRP
• Edition: 2025
• Dimensions: 13.5 x 21 cm
• Language: French
• Pages : 126 
• Weight: 200 g