#204 of 300 · Mercantour National Park
Lac d'Allos
FranceAlpes-de-Haute-Provence (Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur)
FranceA short walk from the Laus car park to the Lac d'Allos at 2,228 m, one of the largest natural mountain lakes in the Alps, ringed by the dolomitic Tours du Lac and Mont Pelat, with a path around its shore.
- Distance
- 6 km
- Out and back
- Ascent
- 250 m
- High point 2,250 m
- Time
- 2 h 30 min
- Day hike
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Good paths and little climbing.
- Best months
- Jun–Oct
- When the route is usually in condition
- Start
- Parking du Laus, above Allos
- Mercantour National Park
Route
- Refuge du Lac d'Allos
- Lac d'Allos
- back the same way
Wildlife along the route
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