Lac des Rouies Été 2024

From August 10 to September 1, 2024: Free shuttle service
Bourg d'Oisans/St Christophe en Oisans bus station: departures at 7:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m.
St Christophe en Oisans/Bourg d'Oisans bus station: departures at 8:15 a.m. and 6:15 p.m.
For more information, click on the Vénéon shuttle information sheet at the bottom of the page.

Pedestrian access St Christophe :
At the foot of the Venosc gondola, walk down to the Bourg d'Arud bridge and join the path to Plan du Lac. At the white-water base, follow signs for Le Puy / Saint Christophe en Oisans. On leaving St Christophe, follow Pré Clot, then Champhorent.

This long hike takes us into the high mountains, in a mineral and glacial atmosphere.

TECHNICAL INFORMATION :
Departure point: Refuge de la Lavey
Ascent: 925 m
Round trip time: 4h00
Distance: 5.5 km
Level : Difficult

ITINERARY:
From the Lavey refuge, the trail follows the Muande valley. A succession of switchbacks through varied terrain of moorland, rhododendron and rock, following cairns, leads to Lac des Rouies. The few physical sections require a good level of fitness.


HIKING IN THE HEART OF THE ECRINS NATIONAL PARK
The Écrins massif is an exceptional area, open to all, with a rare natural, cultural and landscape heritage. To protect these treasures, the heart of the park is marked with blue-white-red painted flags, where regulations must be respected. Please take note of them when planning your hike to preserve this collective asset on the ecrins-parcnational.fr website.

The RD530 leading to Vénosc, Saint-Christophe-en-Oisans and La Bérarde is closed to all vehicular traffic, from the intersection with the RD1091 (at the Clapier d'Auris locality) to the Étages hamlet (Saint-Christophe-en-Oisans), via Venosc (Les Deux Alpes), except for local residents.

Minimum age: 12 years