Rando pédestre au Refuge des Evettes et lac du grand Méan - Stage 1 - From Ecot to Refuge des Evettes

A "Coup de coeur" hike, approaching the border glaciers at the bottom of the Haute Maurienne valley. A spectacle that nature offers us and that we must show to our children today. Memories for life guaranteed.

Additional welcome information

You must book your overnight stay in a refuge in advance. Stay on the trails, following the signs, and take your garbage with you.

Environments

• Lake view
• Mountain location
• Waterfall view
• Less than 10 minutes from a bus stop on foot

Prices

Free access.

Itinerary

• Distance 14km
• Itinerary type LOOP
• Positive elevation gain 567m
• Daily duration 02h30
• Marked itinerary Yes
• Marking details Yellow blade markings. The route is unmarked from Plan des Evettes to the lake.
• Delicate passage Passage over a handrail where you have to put your hands down in the Reculaz gorges.
• Nature of the terrain Stone, Ground, Not suitable for strollers
• Maximum altitude 2905m

Opening period

Itinerary accessible outside snow periods and subject to favorable weather conditions. Check the local weather forecast in real time up to the day of departure.

Additional opening

• Subject to favorable weather

• Subject to snow conditions

Location

In Bonneval sur Arc, turn right towards L'Ecot and park in the L'Ecot parking lot (fee payable July-August).
In summer, take bus line 4 (Bonneval/Arc - L'Ecot) and get off at the terminus.

Documents

• LOGO-COLLECTION-RANDO

Animals

Animals accepted: Yes

Animals accepted with supplement: No

To pass through the handrail, you need to carry your pet.

Guidebook with maps/step-by-step

• 1/ From the village of l'Ecot, climb up the left bank of the Arc, then head for the Refuge des Evettes "par les gorges de la Reculaz". The path follows the ruisseau de la Reclulaz and then the ruisseau des Pareis. A series of handrails takes you to the top of the gorge. Once on the flat, the Refuge is only a few minutes away.