Lac du Pourtet – Lake Nère loop from Vallée du Marcadau

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Lac du Pourtet – Lake Nère loop from Vallée du Marcadau

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Lac du Pourtet – Lake Nère loop from Vallée du Marcadau

05:00

13.0km

790m

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Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

Last updated: September 10, 2026

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1.65 km

Lac du Pourtet

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Magnificent high mountain lake perched at an altitude of 2,417 metres. Its banks offer beautiful places to rest while opening up wide panoramas of the surrounding peaks.

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3.02 km

Lake Nère

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Beautifully situated lake in the Pyrenees.

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5.59 km

Wallon Refuge Chapel

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Dominating the Marcadau cirque from its 3005 meters, the Grande Fache, a stone sentinel, defies the Pyrenees. At its summit, the scene of a miracle in 1941, stands a small …

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6.12 km

View of Grand Fache, Pic Alphonse Meillon, and Tête d'Ours

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At this junction of trails you should definitely take a break and look up. You can appreciate the peaks of Grand Fache to the west, Pic Alphonse Meillon to the southeast and Tête d'Ours to the south.

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8.26 km

Gave du Marcadau Valley

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Invite for a picnic

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9.50 km

Macardau Valley Waterfall

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Above the waterfall lie the beautiful lakes of l'embarrat.

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10.4 km

Lakes and Waterfalls Circuit in Parc National des Pyrénées

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12.3 km

Lac de l'Embarrat

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A long technical and difficult climb but which gives us the reward of seeing this beautiful lake.... But after that we have to climb again and again to see the …

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