ESCREINS - LE PIC D`ESCREINS

Access
From Guillestre, take the road to Vars. After a few kilometres, turn left towards
Val d’Escreins and keep going until you reach the refuge of Basse-Rua.
ESCREINS - LE PIC D'ESCREINS
- VARS
Advised parking
Oui
Duration
0 min
Length
6.4 km
Trek ascent
1098 m
Difficulty
Medium
Type
Round trip
This project is co-financed by the European Union through
FEDER Massif Alpin.
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Attribution: (CCG)
A trail where levels of vegetation and landscapes
unfold. You will go through the protected and
preserved Val d’Escreins nature reserve that will lead
you to the ridges of Agnès and their breath-taking
view over the Guillestre area and the Écrins.
Trek
The itinerary starts at the Val d'Escreins car park. Go through the Rif Bel, turn
left towards the refuge of Basse-Rua. Take the trail to your right that goes into
the pasture and then under cover of the trees. At about 50 meters, do not take
the descending trail to your left and stay on the trail to the right. A bit further,
take the ascending trail to your right. After walking through several ravines,
the trail becomes more abrupt and steeper (ladders and cables). It then goes
meandering into the forest and crosses over a streambed. At the junction, take
the trail ascending to the right toward Pic d’Escreins. You will reach the ridges
of Agnès by a gravel path. At the summit, you will enjoy a 360-degree view:
Massif of the Écrins, Queyras, Font-Sancte, Mont-Blanc… You are close to the
summit
of
the
Pic
d'Escreins
(2.743
m).Variant
You can keep on the itinerary of the ridges of Cugulet (see this itinerary on the
list on this website) at the last junction right below the Pic d'Escreins. This way,
you
will
not
go
back
by
the
same
route.Topoguide
"HIKING, On foot in the Guillestrois – Great WALKS" - Guidebook sold in tourism
offices in the area.
⚠ Advice
Climbing up towards the ridges of Agnès, the trail is steep and you will have
to use cables and ladders. Be careful.
Altimetric profile
On the way...
Village d'Escreins
Min elevation : 1784 m
Max elevation : 2729 m
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ESCREINS - LE PIC D'ESCREINS
- VARS
Village d'Escreins
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Les ruines que vous voyez sont celle du village d'Escreins ou Basse Rua. A
l’origine, les premières bâtisses furent érigées à l’initiative de quelques
Varsincs ayant constaté que les terrains du Val d’Escreins étaient propices à la
culture céréalière. Puis l’activité s’orienta vers l’élevage. L’hiver, ses habitants
regagnaient Vars ou Guillestre. Déjà dépeuplé par l'exode rural du 19ème
siècle, le village est définitivement abandonné suite à l'incendie de 1916. En
l’absence des hommes mobilisés pendant la guerre, il ne put être sauvé.
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