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Houerts Pass – View Pointe d'Escreins (3034 m) loop from Val d'Escreins

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France
Provence-Alpes-Côte D'Azur
Provence
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Briançon
Vars

Houerts Pass – View Pointe d'Escreins (3034 m) loop from Val d'Escreins

Hard

4.7

(3)

58

hikers

Houerts Pass – View Pointe d'Escreins (3034 m) loop from Val d'Escreins

06:17

15.4km

1,200m

Hiking

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

Last updated: June 19, 2026

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Your route passes through a protected area

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Parc naturel régional du Queyras

Waypoints

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Start point

Parking

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1

57 m

Val d'escrain_lac des neufs couleurs

Highlight • Other

2

6.02 km

The climb to the Col des Houerts terminating the Bua valley (Val d'Escreins) offers a mineral and wild view. If you hear rolling stones, look up and you will see ibexes or chamois.

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7.03 km

Houerts Pass

Highlight • Mountain Pass

A magnificent view from the pass, everything is wild and sublime. I recommend going up a few meters on the path to the left (leading to the Pic d'Escreins) to see Lac Vert in its mineral setting.

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7.57 km

At the Col des Houerts, turn left when coming from the Val d'Escreins, and this peak of more than three thousand is very accessible without great technical difficulty, with often …

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15.4 km

End point

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

14.5 km

440 m

276 m

118 m

Surfaces

8.31 km

6.48 km

440 m

118 m

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Saturday 11 July

31°C

10°C

26 %

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