lakes near Briançon in the Clarée Valley
Lakes, lakes, lakes!
The Clarée Valley has more than 30 of them!
We invite you to discover 12 of these magnificent high-altitude lakes near Briançon for superb hikes in the Southern Alps : Lake Laramon, Lake Serpent, Lake Béraudes, Lake Long and Lake Rond des Muandes, Lake Clarée, Lake Cristol, Grand Lake Oule, Lake Chavillon, Lake Green in Vallée Etroite, Lakes Madeleine, and finally the Casse Blanche lakes. We are spoiled in our beautiful preserved valley and classified as a “Natura 2000 site”.
During the summer, from mid-July to mid-August, you can access the Haute Vallée de la Clarée with the Haute Clarée shuttle which will take you to the different hiking departures between Névache and the Laval car park, so no more parking problems.
The best is still to stay on site at Chalet d’en Hô to make the most of it ;-)
Long Lake
Altitude : 2387 meters
Distance from Briançon: 30 km / 1 hour by car, then 1 hours of walking from Laval at an altitude of 15 m.
Hiking : click here to discover the sheet that we have prepared for you!
Round Lake
Altitude : 2446 meters
Distance from Briançon: 30 km / 1 hour by car, then 1 hours of walking from Laval at an altitude of 45 m.
Hiking : click here to discover the sheet that we have prepared for you!
Clarée Lake
Altitude : 2433 meters
Distance from Briançon: 30 km / 1 hour by car (via the Drayères refuge), then 2 hours of walking from Laval at an altitude of 00 m.
Hiking : we detail an idea for a hike to get you to Lake Clarée: click here
Lake Cristol
Altitude : 2245 meters
Distance from Briançon: 20 km / 1 hour by car, then 1h30 walk from Névache Ville Haute at 1600 m altitude.
Hiking : we detail an idea for a hike to get you to Lake Cristol: click here.
Grand Oule Lake
Altitude : 2425 meters
Distance from Briançon: 18 km / 25 minutes by car, then 3 hours of walking from Névache Pont de Fortville at 00 m altitude.
Hiking : we detail an idea for a hike to get you to Lake Oule: click here.
Chavillon Lake
Altitude : 2194 meters
Distance from Briançon: 18 km / 25 min by car, then 2 hours of walking from Névache hamlet of Roubion at 00 m altitude.
Hiking : we detail an idea for a hike to get you to Lake Chavillon and the Col des Thures: click here.
Green Lake
Altitude : 1834 meters
Distance from Briançon: 30 km / 1 hour by car, then 00 min walk from Granges de la Vallée Etroite (after passing the Col de l’Echelle) at 45 m altitude.
Hiking : click here to discover the sheet that we have prepared for you!
Magdalen Lakes
Altitude : 2629 meters
Distance from Briançon: 30 km / 1 hour by car, then 3 hours of walking from Laval at an altitude of 30 m.
Hiking : you can reach the Lacs de la Madeleine via Lac Long, Lac Rond and Lac des Muandes, click here for example (Altituderando website).
Casse Blanche lakes
Altitude : 2681 meters
Distance from Briançon: 26 km / 50 minutes by car, then 3 hours of walking from the hamlet of Fontcouverte at an altitude of 00 m.
Hiking : You can access these lakes via the refuge and the Chardonnet valley: click here.
