Loop 4: Around Lake Serre-Ponçon – Queyras Mountains

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Loop 4: Around Lake Serre-Ponçon – Queyras Mountains

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Loop 4: Around Lake Serre-Ponçon – Queyras Mountains

04:09

75.3km

1,580m

Road cycling

This loop of almost 76 kilometers which goes around this magnificent dam lake starts from a car park near Chorges station. It takes the roads of the Ecrins National Park and not those of neighboring Queyras.

This water reservoir, created in 1959, is crucial for the water and electricity supply…

Last updated: June 8, 2024

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Parc national des Écrins

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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8.44 km

Lebraut Pass

Highlight • Mountain Pass

A pleasant climb that offers a breathtaking view of the Lac de Serre-Ponçon below.

The climb is in two parts with a short one kilometer descent in the middle which …

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33.5 km

Views of Lake Serre-Ponçon

Highlight • Other

Below Saint Vincent les Forts a last view of the Serre Poncon. Worthwhile view!

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54.1 km

Demoiselles Coiffées

Highlight • Natural Monument

In English, they are called “hoodoos”, in French, they are poetically called “chimneys of fairies” or “demoiselles coiffées”.

These sedimentary rocks have stood the test of time thanks to the …

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63.7 km

Lake Serre-Ponçon

Highlight • Lake

The Serre-Ponçon lake was created in 1959 by the construction of a dam on the Durance. It is a pleasant vacation spot in the summer. Several roads go almost around it.

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75.3 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

47.2 km

24.7 km

3.14 km

275 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

75.1 km

203 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (1,150 m)

Lowest point (650 m)

Weather

Saturday 10 October

16°C

7°C

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Comments

July 25, 2024,Savines-le-Lac Vélo

Tour of the lake starting from Savine le lac, a magnificent route best done in the morning in summer

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June 19, 2023,Rit rondom het meer

Beautiful ride with plenty of opportunities for a break and some photos. Some pieces were impressively beautiful to do, and some spicy (18% passed 1x). Lighting necessary with 2 tunnels on the way. Temperature was higher than expected (33 degrees around 2 p.m.)

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September 10, 2023,Petit tour du Lac de Serre Ponçon

After La Breole and before St Vincent-les-Forts, do not go down to the campsite and do not take the small road which passes through the woods. Stay on the main road

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August 27, 2025,Vanuit Embrun rondrit Lac de Serre Poncon

With a cozy and 💪 seven. A soaking wet start, but dry after two hours.
A beautiful route along the lake. (But busy along the main roads!)

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July 6, 2023

This loop of almost 76 kilometers which goes around this magnificent dam lake starts from a car park near Chorges station. It takes the roads of the Ecrins National Park and not those of neighboring Queyras.
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This water reservoir, created in 1959, is crucial for the water and electricity supply to the

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