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France
Auvergne Rhône Alpes
Saint-Jean-De-Maurienne
Valmeinier

Col des Marches – Black Rock Lake loop from Valmeinier

Hard

4.7

(20)

164

hikers

Col des Marches – Black Rock Lake loop from Valmeinier

06:28

13.8km

960m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 7, 2026

Waypoints

A

Start point

Bus stop

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1

1.17 km

Lily House

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2

3.25 km

Picknick table

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3

3.40 km

This pretty section follows the Col des Marches stream. It is a bucolic and very pleasant passage.

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4

5.44 km

Col des Marches

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Here, we are in the heart of the mountains, at an altitude of 2,725 meters. The Col des Marches offers a beautiful view of the Roche Noire lake below.

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5

6.59 km

Black Rock Lake

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Pretty high altitude lake, relatively calm because of an access requiring a little physical condition

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6

7.40 km

Below the Petit Fourchon

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Very beautiful high valley with great views

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7

9.94 km

Escursione Refuge terre rouge valminier

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B

13.8 km

End point

Bus stop

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

11.5 km

1.88 km

380 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

11.2 km

1.31 km

745 m

305 m

101 m

< 100 m

< 100 m

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Elevation

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Highest point (2,690 m)

Lowest point (1,730 m)

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Tuesday 6 October

13°C

3°C

75 %

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