Col du Granon summit – Lake Cristol loop from Col de Granon

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France

Provence-Alpes-Côte D'Azur

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Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

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Saint-Chaffrey

Col du Granon summit – Lake Cristol loop from Col de Granon

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Col du Granon summit – Lake Cristol loop from Col de Granon

03:44

11.2km

370m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: September 24, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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45 m

Col du Granon (2,413 m)

Highlight • Mountain Pass

Beautiful view of the Ecrins. On the Col is a small restaurant Buvette du Granon with a sun terrace. Did you know that you can also cycle up or down the Granon unpaved?

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137 m

View of the Col du Granon

Highlight • Viewpoint

Fantastic view

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252 m

Col du Granon summit

Highlight • Mountain Pass

Get ready for the Col du Granon. This over 11 kilometer long climb is a tough Alp with an average gradient of 9.3% and the steepest 100 meters at 18%. …

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374 m

Col du Granon Military Base

Highlight • Other

Military station at the top of the Col du Granon.

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793 m

Col de Granon trails

Highlight • Lake

These are magnificent lakes with marmots and it is a route with lots of magnificent views.

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2.23 km

Col des Cibières

Highlight • Mountain Pass

From this impressive Col the path continues towards the Col de l'Oule and then descends towards the lake. The return goes down to the Cibières plain. The paths are easy …

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5.02 km

Lake Cristol

Highlight • Lake

Small, starved fish will wake up tired legs

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11.2 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.29 km

3.79 km

1.69 km

363 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

4.93 km

4.25 km

1.59 km

270 m

131 m

Elevation

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Highest point (2,510 m)

Lowest point (2,250 m)

Weather

Thursday 8 October

11°C

3°C

5 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 6.0 km/h

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Comments

August 18, 2023,Vom Col de Granon zum Lac de Christol

Today finally up to the Col de Granon. Start at 17 degrees, really pleasant. But it didn't take long and we felt like we were in the desert. The 🌞 burned down on us mercilessly and there was no talk of shadows. Then the longed-for cooling off at the lake, but it didn't last long. Then the same on the …

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