Queyras

Overview

Queyras is not really a massif but a country made of mountains around Guil river valley. Historicaly isolated because the river is leaving Queyras through a cañon, the valley has mountains all arround that can be considered as part of a massif. The highest mountain here is Monviso 3841m , even if this mountain is entirely in Italy. The people living in Queyras was communcating with other valleys using ways through mountain pass higher than 2000m (most of the pass are arround 2500m). Int he 19th century (1855), a road has been opened in Guil cañon to facilitate communications with the outside. This entire region is now a regional natural park.

This page has the goal to give an overview about Queyras summits

The official web site of the park gives this introduction to queyras region:

A highland region, the Queyras enjoys strong exposure to sunlight because it is at a southern latitude. It is a land of light, an intense light that no haze ever clouds. The Guil Basin, the meeting place of the highest inhabited valleys of Europe forms the center of this isolated bastion. The river, impetuous at is source, calms down and rolls nonchalantly through the high, green valley and then tumbles precipitously to the low valley, the Queyras combe and tears through the Guillestre gorge. In the western part of the massif, the landscapes sculpted from ochre, violet and pink limestone blocks, are highly contrasted. To the east, the high Queyras composed of schist polished by glacier action settles into wide open, green valleys. This is the historic Queyras limited to the canton of Aiguilles and its seven townships (Abriès, Aiguilles, Arvieux, Château-Ville-Vieille, Molines, Ristolas and Saint-Véran), formerly a part of a federation of free states. In 1343, the dauphin (crown prince) Humbert II granted fifty-two townships of the Briançonnais a number of civil liberties, including the right to spend tax revenue (escarter in old French). The region was divided into five mini-states, or escartons, including the Queyras. Ville-Vieille has preserved the cabinet that used to hold the archives for the valley. It could only be opened with the eight keys held by the representatives of the communities and their secretary generals. The rest of the area remained a part of the canton of Guillestre.


The new web site of the park in french

satellite views of Queyras

Getting There

by car or by train and bus

Summits on C2C

Books about Queyras (most are in French)

North Queyras

South Queyras


 

Queyras Villages

Some people are living all the year in Queyras villages. Some of them are quite the highests place were people can live in western Europe. All of them are start places to go to mountains.

Aiguilles web site .
Abries and Ristolas web site .
Arvieux web site .

Molines web site .

Mountain conditions

Briançon meteo forecast 7 days

meteo forecast in French on Abries-Ristolas web site.

Château Queyras

Château Queyras fortress is the symbol of Queyras valley

Red Tape

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Guil Valley and more valleys

Main rivers are:
Guil,
Christillan,
Aigue Blanche,
Aigue Agnelle

Books and maps

IGN maps 1/25000:

Guillestre Gorges du Guil
Queyras Mont Viso

Accomodation and Camping

huts and lodging list


camping list

Mountain Conditions

meteo

Monviso group

Monviso 3841m
Viso di Vallanta 3781m
Punta Caprera 3387m
Visolotto 3348m



Monviso ski tour

Monviso hiking tour overview (in 2 days; can be done in 3 or 4 days:

1st day 9h:
1/ La Roche écroulée 1776m
2/ Petit Belvédère du Viso 1900m
3/ Grand Belvédère du Viso 2130m
4/ Col de la traversette 2950m
5/ Pian del re 2020m
6/ Rifugio Quintino Sella 2640m

2nd day 10h:
1/ Passo Galarino 2727m
2/ Passo S. Chiafredo 2764m
3/ Col de Vallante 2815m
4/ Grand Belvédère du Viso 2130m
5/ Petit Belvédère du Viso 1900m
6/ La Roche écroulée 1776m

Asti group

Aiguillette d'Asti 3287m
Pic d'Asti 3220m
Pain de Sucre 3208m
La Taillante 3185m
Sommet de Ruine 3172m
Mont ruiné 3145m
Pointe Joanne 3052m


hiking routes overview:

Col Vieux 2806m from north
To go there: Guillestre >> Château Queyras >> Villevieille >> Aiguilles >> Abriès >> Ristolas >> L'échalp
1/ path GR 58 to Chalet de la Médille, Vallon de Bouchouse and Lac Egourgéou 2400m
2/ path GR 58 to Lac Foréant 2620m
3/ path GR 58 to Col Vieux 2806m

Haut Guil (French/Italian Border) group

Pointe Gastaldi 3210m
Pointe de Rome 3069m
Pointe d'Udine 3013m
Pointe de Venise 3096m
l'Aiguille Bleue 3126m
Pointe de Marte 3152m
Aiguilles Traversette 3023m
Pic Traverse 2991m
Sommet d'Olive 2869m
Pic du rondet 2838m
Mont Arbancié 2718m
Praroussin 2675m

Access: Guillestre->Chateau Queyras->Abriès->Le Roux-> Ristolas -> La Monta -> L'Echalp



hiking routes overview:

Col de la Traversette

Col de Vallante 2815m, 1000Hm, 10h
To go there: Guillestre >> Château Queyras >> Villevieille >> Aiguilles >> Abriès >> Ristolas >> L'échalp >> La Roche Ecroulée 1776m
1/ path to Petit Belvédère du Viso 1900m
2/ path to grand Belvédère du Viso 2130m
3/ path to lac Lestio 2510m
4/ direct on stones to Vallante pass 2815m
5/ return on the same route. It's possible to stay in Viso Hut and do more next day (traversette pass, Pointe Joanne, Lac de Clos sablé)


Col Lacroix 2300m, 650Hm, 4h
To go there: Guillestre >> Château Queyras >> Villevieille >> Aiguilles >> Abriès >> Ristolas >> La Monta
1/ path GR58 to Col Lacroix
2/ return on an other route to L'Echalp

Pelvas group

Tête de Pelvas 2929m
Tête de la Combe Morelle 2741m
Tête de Clos Lapierre 2730m
Crête de Gilly 2584m

Access: Guillestre->Chateau Queyras->Abriès


hiking routes overview:

Crête de peyra Plata 2584m, 1000Hm, 7h
To go there:
Guillestre >> Château Queyras >> Villevieille >> Aiguilles >> Abriès >> Ristolas
or Guillestre >> Château Queyras >> Villevieille >> Aiguilles >> Abriès >> Gilly chair lift
1/ path to Colette (smallpass) de Gilly
2/ path on Crête de peyra Plata
3/ return to Ristolas
4/ path from Ristolas to Abriès 3Km left side of the Guil river

Bric Bouchet group

Bric Bouchet 2997m
Pointe Fournas 2939m
La Mait d'Amunt 2804m
pointe de Chalantiès 2793m
Crête de Reychasse 2744m
Pointe de Malaure 2697m
Crête de Gardiole 2656m
Pointe Giornivetta 2622m

Access: Guillestre -> Chateau Queyras -> Abriès -> Le Roux.->Valpreveyre

Hiking routes overview:

La Mait D'Amunt 2804m, 1000Hm, 5h
To go there: Guillestre >> Château Queyras >> Villevieille >> Aiguilles >> Abriès >> le Roux >> Valpreveyre 1839m
1/ path to vallon d'Urine and Col d'Urine 2525m
2/ direct to Mait D'Amunt 2804m
3/ return same route


Col Saint Martin 2560m
To go there: Guillestre >> Château Queyras >> Villevieille >> Aiguilles >> Abriès >> le Roux 1730m
1/ path to Col Saint Martin 2560m
2/ it's possible to continue to Lac Chalantiès - Italian border and to come back on Crête de Reychasse
3/ return to le Roux 1730m


Col de Malaure 2536m and Col Bouchet 2626m, 1000Hm, 7h
To go there: Guillestre >> Château Queyras >> Villevieille >> Aiguilles >> Abriès >> le Roux >> Valpreveyre 1839m
1/ path to Col de Malaure 2536m
2/ path in Italy to Col Bouchet 2626m
3/ path to return to Valpreveyre 1839m

Grand Queyron group

Grand Queyron 3060m
Tête de Frappier 2997m
Pointe Rasin 2974m
Pic Charbonnel 2889m
Rocher Charcheyme 2836m

Access: Guillestre->Chateau Queyras->Abriès->Le Roux.

Bric Froid group

Bric Froid 3302m
Rocher Froid 3216m
Pointe de Rasis 2978m
Rocher des Thures 2943m
Coste de Jourchim 2921m

Access: Guillestre->Chateau Queyras->Abriès->Le Roux.

Grand Glaiza group

Grand Glaiza 3293m
Petit Rochebrune 3078m
Pic de Clausis 2915m
Pic du Malrif 2906m

Access: Guillestre->Chateau Queyras->Aiguilles

Rochebrune group

Grand Pic de Rochebrune 3320m
Pic Est de Côte Belle 2914m
Pic Ouest de Côte Belle 2854m
Sommet du Grand Vallon 2867m
Pic de Fond Queyras 2863m
Pic de crousette 2830m
Pic de L'agrenier 2793m
Crête de crépaud 2668m
Crête du tronchet 2592m

Access: Guillestre->Chateau Queyras->Soulier


Hiking routes overview:

Pic Ouest de Cote Belle 2854, 800Hm, 7h
To go there: Guillestre >> Château Queyras >> Soulier 1840m
1/ path to lac de Soulier 2492m
2/ path to Pic Ouest 2854m (return on the same route)
3/ path to lac de Roue 1847m
4/ path to Soulier 1840m

Pic de Beaudouis group

Pic de Beaudouis 2843m
Pic des Chalanches 2779m
Pic de Balard 2736m
Clot la Cime 2732m
Pic de Roche Noire 2707m
Pic des esparges fines 2706m
Pic de Maravoise 2704m
Pic du Cros 2703m
Terre Noire 2587m

Beal Traversier group

Pic du Beal Traversier 2910m
Pic de Clapouse 2753m
Pic du Gazon 2744m
Pic du Jaillon 2720m
Crête de Chalanche 2719m
Pic de la Valette 2711m
Crête de Croseras 2681m
Pic des Chalanches 2670m
Dent de ratier 2660m
Crête des Pareis 2631m
La Mayt 2617m
Le Testas 2579m
Le Pic 2489m

Furfande

Furfande is a mountain pasture common to Arvieux and les Escoyères villages.

La Fond Sancte group

Pic de la Fond Sancte 3385m
Pic des Heuvières 3271m
Pic de Panestrel 3254m
Pic des Houerts 3235m
Crête des Veyres 3202m
La Mortice 3169m
Tête de la Petite Part 3144m
Pointe de la Saume 3043m
Pointe d'escreins 3038m
La Main de Dieu 2934m
Dent de Rocher 2817m
Crête des Courniets 2791m
Pic d'escreins 2734m
Pointe de Pastourlet 2657m
Crête de Vars 2600m
Mont Guillestre 2520m

Hiking tours overview:

Pic d'Escreins tour 2734m, 1150Hm, 8h
To go there: Guillestre >> 7km on D902 road >> Escreins valley road >> Haute Rua parking 1781m
1/ path to Crête d'Agnès (Cabanes de Cugulet direction)
2/ Crête d'Agnès to Pic d'Escreins
3/ Descent on Crête d'Agnès and return to Basse Rua
or
2/ descent path to Cabanes de Cugulet and to join a path from guillestre to Crête de cugulet
3/ path to the forest to Combe Chauve summit
4/ Cugulet summit 2520m
5/ Crête de Cugulet to Pic d'Escreins
6/ Descent on Crête d'Agnès and return to Basse Rua


La Mortice tour 3184m, 1400Hm, 9h
To go there: Guillestre >> 7km on D902 road >> Escreins valley road >> Haute Rua parking 1781m
1/ path to Combe de l'Ubac (2156m)
2/ path to Vallon Laugier and Col de Serenne (2656m)
3/ Lac des 9 couleurs (2700m)
4/ navigation with the map on the Stones field (300Hm) to La Mortice group.
5/ return on the same way or on Crête des Couniets and Col de la Coulette


Pointe de la Saume tour 3043m, 1500Hm, 9h
To go there: Guillestre >> maison du Roy >> 500m before Ceillac (Oratoire Parking) 1620m
1/ path to 800m before Bergerie d'Andrevez (2400m)
2/ vallon de pra Francès to Pointe de la Saume (650Hm)
3/ return on the same way or on Crête de la Saume and Crête de la mourière

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Péouvoux group

Le Péouvoux 3232m
La Roche Noire 3134m
Tête de Girardin 2875m
Rochers de l'Eissassa 3048m
Tête du Rissace 2966m
Crête du Rissace 2931m
Le Queyreylet 2776m
Le Marcous 2685m


Hiking tours overview:

Tête de Girardin 2875m, 900Hm, 6h
To go there: Guillestre >> maison du Roy >> Ceillac >> Pied du Melezet 1700m
1/ path to Lac Miroir (2200m). It's possible to stop there or to go to Lac des Rouites (2400m)
2/ path to Lac Saint Anne (2400m). It's possible to stop there or to continue.
3/ path to Girardin pass (2700m). It's possible to stop there or to continue.
3/ path to Tête de Girardin (2875m)
4/ return on the same way

Tête du Rissace 2969m, 960Hm, 6h
To go there: Guillestre >> maison du Roy >> Ceillac >> Cristillan valley - Les Claux parking 2000m
1/ path to Cabane de la Lavine (étable des génisses) 2156m
2/ path to Lac de Clausis 2440m
3/ vallon de clausis to Clausis pass 2765m
4/ 1.2 Km ridge to Tête du Rissace 2969m
5/ return using the same way

Toillies group

Tête de Toillies 3175m
Tête de Longet 3146m
Pic de la Farnéréta 3134m
Tête de la Cula 3121m
Pointe des Avers 3089m
Montagne de Cristillan 3058m
Petite Tête Noire 3039m
Pointe des Marcelettes 2909m
Le Rocher Blanc 2898m
Tête de Jacquette 2757m
Pic Marcel 2702m
Pic Cascavelier 2576m

Hiking tours overview:

Tête de la Cula 3121m, 1200Hm, 7h
To go there: Guillestre >> maison du Roy >> Ceillac >> Cristillan valley - Les Claux parking 2000m
1/ path to les Sagnières 2300m
2/ path to Montagne de Cristillan 2850m
3/ to Cula pass 3070m
4/ 250m ridge to Tête de la Cula 3121m
5/ return using the same way or on Cristillan ridge and Cristillan pass 2957m

Pointe des Marcelettes 2909m, 1100Hm, 8h
To go there: Guillestre >> Château Queyras >> Villevieille >> Molines >> le Cros de Saint Véran >> Pont du Moulin 1849m
1/ path to Cabane de Lamaron 2200m
2/ path to Crête de Curlet 2300m
3/ to Pic Cascavelier 2576m
4/ ridge to Pointe des Marcelettes 2909m
5/ continue to Sommet Jacquette 2900m (more place to stay)
6/ continue on Crête de la Blavette to Tête de Jacquette 2757m
7/ Descent to Col des Estronques 2651m
8/ return on path to Cabanes du Puy 2200m and Pont du moulin 1849m

Saint Véran group

Pic d'Agnel 3033m
Pointe des Sagnes Longues 3032m
Pic de Caramantran 3025m
Pic de Château Renard 2989m
Le Queyron 2884m
Pic Traversier 2882m
Pic de Cornivier 2869m
Le Rouchon 2929m


Hiking tours overview:

Pic de Caramantran 3025m, 700Hm, 7h
To go there: Guillestre >> Château Queyras >> Villevieille >> Molines >> Saint Véran >> parking 2260m
(in summer park in Saint Véran and take the small bus)
1/ path to Saint Véran pass 2844m
2/ Ridge to Pic de Caramantran 3025m (north direction)
3/ path GR58 (Queyras tour) back to Vallon de Chamoussière and parking 2260m

Pointe de Rasis group

Pointe de Rasis 2844m
Crête de la Rousse 2827m
Roche des Clots 2801m
Pointe de la Selle 2747m
Sommet d'Assan 2609m
Tête de Bouchet 2596m
Crête des Chambrettes 2582m
Sommet Bucher 2254m


Hiking tours overview:

Pointe de Rasis 2844m, 1100Hm, 6h
To go there: Guillestre >> Château Queyras >> Villevieille >> Molines >> La Chalp 1770m
1/ path to Col des prés de Fromage 2146m
2/ path to vallonet (south direction)
3/ Col de la Rousse 2745m
4/ Pointe de Rasis 2844m
5/ return using the same way (or on la Rousse Ridge to pass 1727m then down -300Hm to ascent path)

Le Grand Queyras group

Le Grand Queyras 3114m
Pic de Foréant 3081m
Crête des Fonzes 3062m
Crête de l'eychassier 2968m
L'aiguillette 2948m
Pic des Chalanches 2927m
Crête des Chalanchettes 2860m


Hiking tours overview:

Le Grand Queyras 3114m, 1000Hm, 6h
To go there: Guillestre >> Château Queyras >> Villevieille >> Molines >> Pierre Grosse >> Parking at point 2163m on Agnel pass road
1/ path to Oratoire ND du Berceau 2200m
2/ path to Bergerie 2380m
3/ to Brèche de l'Aiguillette 2922m
4/ direct Grand Queyras on the N ridge
5/ return on the same route


Pic de Foréant 3081m, 450Hm, 4h
To go there: Guillestre >> Château Queyras >> Villevieille >> Molines >> Pierre Grosse >> Parking at point 2163m on Agnel pass road
1/ path to L'eychassier pass 2917m (same begining than to go to Col Vieux)
2/ ridge to north direction to Pic de Foréant 3081m
3/ Descent on east ridge to Lacs de l'Eychassier (It's possible to continue to Lac Foreant and return to Col Vieux and then to parking)
4/ Return by L'eychassier pass 2917m
5/ Same route to parking

Ségure group

Le Sparveyre 3002m
Pic Ségure 2990m
Crête des Cournailles 2898m
Pic de Chabrière 2835m
Pic de Maloqueste 2754m
La Vignette 2574m


Hiking tours overview:


Sparveyre 3002m, 1350Hm, 8h
To go there: Guillestre >> Château Queyras >> Villevieille >> Aiguilles >> Abriès >> Ristolas
1/ path to Bergerie de Ségure 2200m
2/ path to Lac de Ségure 2300m
3/ direct to east to Sparveyre 3002m

Peynin group

Pic de fond de Peynin 2912m
Sommet de Peyre Nière 2890m
Sommet de Batailler 2805m
La Gardiole de l'Alp 2786m
Crête de Batailler 2779m
Le Mourre Froid 2570m

Hiking tours overview:

La Gardiole de l'Alpe 2786m, 900Hm, 6h
To go there: Guillestre >> Château Queyras >> Villevieille >> Molines >> Pierre Grosse 1915m
1/ path to Bergerie des Borels 2250m
2/ direct ascent to Gardiole de l'Alp 2786m
3/ continuation on the SE ridge to Pas du Chaï 2660m (summit on the SE ridge 2805m)
4/ descent to bergerie du clos du loup 2300m
5/ path to le Coin 2000m
6/ return to Pierre Grosse 1,2 Km

la Lauze group

Crête de la Lauze 2910m
Pic Coni Borni 2884m
La Lauze 2866m
Sommet de Queyrelaye 2866m
Pic Arnaudet 2783m


Hiking tours overview:

Cîme de la Lauze 2910m, 1400Hm, 9h
To go there: Guillestre >> Château Queyras >> Villevieille >> Aiguilles >> Abriès (the bridge after the comping has been destroyed in year 2000 by Guil river)
or
To go there: Guillestre >> Château Queyras >> Villevieille >> Aiguilles >> Peynin 2000 by chair lift
1/ from Abriès path in Marassan Forest to Col de la Lauze 2500m
2/ from Peynin path to Bergerie de Peynin 2300m and to Col de la Lauze
3/ to la Lauze summit on NW ridge
4/ return on same route

Queyras wild flowers and animals

External Links

• The Queyras Regional Nature Park
  
  
• sitesqueyras.free.fr
  a generalist site about Queyras maintened by C Antoine
  
• North of Queyras
  Bernard MAZAS perso site
  
• south of Queyras
  Bernard MAZAS perso site
  
• Queyras description
  in french
  
• Queyras region
  in French
  
• Queyras hiking tour
  
  
• local pieces of furniture
  very nice handmade pieces - made during the long long winter time
  

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