Tour of Queyras (GR58), 140 km, 7,000m elevation, 7 days

This is the information I put together to prepare for tour of Queyras.

“The Queyras (Occitan: Cairàs) is a valley located in the French Hautes-Alpes, of which the geographical extent is the basin of the river Guil, a tributary of the Durance. The Queyras is one of the oldest mountain ranges of the Alps, and it was one of the last ones to be opened to public tourism towards the end of the 20th century, thus being relatively untouched by environmental destruction.”

Summary

• Itinerary
  • Day 0: Ceillac
  • Day 1: Ceillac to Chapelle de Clausis
  • Day 2: Chapelle de Clausis to La Monta
  • Day 3: La Monta to Hameau de Malrif
  • Day 4: Hameau de Malrif to Fonts de Cervières
  • Day 5: Fonts de Cervières to Souliers
  • Day 6: Souliers to Refuge de Furfande
  • Day 7: Refuge de Furfande to Ceillac
• Spots to bivouac
• Meal plan
• Checklist
• Contact info

🥾 Itinerary

Day 0: Ceillac

Start from Ceillac.

🏕️ Sleep:

• Camping municipal des Moutets, 05600 Ceillac, +33 4 92 45 17 89
• Camping « Les Mélèzes », La Rue des Reynaud, 05600 Ceillac, contact@campingdeceillac.com, +33 4 92 45 21 93

📝 Notes regarding the itinerary:

• hiking speed of 4 km per hour
• I added 30 minutes for each 300 m of positive elevation
• I added 1 hour break everyday
• I added 1 hour lunch everyday

Day 1: Ceillac (1640m) to Chapelle de Clausis (2399 m) — via col des Estronques (2651m) and Saint Véran (2040m)

• 9h (including hike, breaks and lunch)
• ascending elevation: 1470 m
• negative elevation : 611 m
• ~20 km
• Map: IGN 3537 ET, IGN 3637 OT

🏕️ Sleep:

• Bivouac 2 hours past Saint Véran at Chapelle de Clausis
• Backup: bivouac next to a bridge 20 minutes past Saint Véran

🥫 Groceries:

• At Saint Véran: boulangerie, épicerie (cheese, bread, ham)

Day 2: Chapelle de Clausis (2399m) to La Monta (1650m) — via Col de Chamoussière (2884m), Refuge Agnel (2580m), Col Vieux (2806m), Lac Foréant and Lac Egorgéou (2400m)

• 7h30
• ascending elevation : 711 m
• negative elevation : 1460 m
• ~20 km
• Map: IGN 3637 OT

☂️ Shelters on our way:

• refuge Napoléon¹
• refuge Agnel
• chalet de la Medille²; altitude: 1955m, Longitude: 6.98784, Latitude: 44.74675

⛰️ To-do on our way:

• Pain de Sucre or “Sugar Loaf” (3208m) , starting from Col Vieux (2806 m) + 2 hours

🏕️ Sleep:

• Camping du Chardonnet. There is a restaurant for dinner and breakfast - and you can order lunch takeaway lunch for day 3 (local ham, bread, tomato, cheese) for the next day
• Backup 1: bivouac sous le Col Vieux
• Backup 2: bivouac au Lac Foréant

Day 3: La Monta (1650m) to Hameau de Malrif (1800m) — via la Crète de Peyra Plata (2585m), Crète de Gilly via la Collette de Gilly (2366m) via Abries (1550m)

• 7h30
• ascending elevation : 1185 m
• negative elevation : 1035 m
• ~17 km
• Map: IGN 3637 OT

🥫 To-do/groceries:

• buy gas canisters at “Sherpa” or “Vival” at Abries, if needed
• restock food at Sherpa (Route du Guil - Le Bourg, 05460 Abries)

🏕️ Sleep:

• Bivouac option 1: a sheep barn, 1h30 min past Abries
• Bivouac option 2: Hameau de Malrif, 45 min past Abries
• Back up: Gite L’Edelweiss, Abries

Day 4: Hameau de Malrif (1800m) to Fonts de Cervières (2040m) — via les Lacs Malrifs (2700m) and Col de Malrif (2830m)

• 6h
• ascending elevation : 1030 m
• negative elevation : 790 m
• ? km
• Map: IGN 3637 OT (Fonts de Cervieres missing on that map)

☂️ Shelters on our way:

• cabane des Bertins³; Altitude: 2050m, Longitude: 6.88273, Latitude: 44.81649 (WGS84)

🏕️ Sleep:

• Bivouac next to refuge Fonts de Cervieres⁴. +33 4 92 21 32 82 ou +33 4 92 21 17 05.

Day 5: Fonts de Cervières (2040m) to Souliers (1820m) — via Col de Péas (2629m)

• 5h
• ascending elevation : 640 m
• negative elevation : 809 m
• ? km
• Map: IGN 3537 ET (Fonts de Cervieres missing on that map)

🏕️ Sleep:

• Bivouac option 1: Vallon de Souliers (Clot Charin / Pré de Soubeyran)
• Bivouac option 2: Lac de Roue

Day 6: Souliers (1820m) to Refuge de Furfande (2293m) — via Col du Tronchet (2347m), Brunissard (1745m) and Col de Furfande (2456m )

• 8h15
• ascending elevation : 1238 m
• negative elevation : 765 m
• ~17 km
• Map: IGN 3537 ET

🧭 Shortcut:

• At Château-Queyras, go to Ceillac via GR5 and Col Fromage

🥫 Groceries:

• Le Chalet des Saveurs at Arvieux +33 4 92 53 14 38
• grocery store Proxy at La Chalp

☂️ Shelters on our way:

• Cabane du Pan du Vallon⁵; altitude: 2020m, Longitude: 6.71339, Latitude: 44.75404 (WGS84)

🏕️ Sleep:

• Bivouac next to refuge de Furfande⁶

Day 7: Refuge de Furfande (2293m) to Ceillac (1640m) — via Col de la Lauze (2076m), les Escoyères (1550m), Bramousse (1433m), and Col de Bramousse (2251m)

• 7h
• ascending elevation : 1018 m
• negative elevation : 1471 m
• ~ 16 km
• Map: IGN 3537 ET

🏕️ Spots to bivouac

• Ceillac Le Tioure en dessous du Col des Estronques
• Chapelle de Clausis
• Below le col Vieux or Lac Egorgeou/Foréant
• Camping du Chardonnet at La Monta
• Hameau de Malrif
• Font de Cervières
• Vallon de Souliers (Clot Charin / Pré de Soubeyran)
• Lac de Roue
• Cabane Gardère/Le Coin d’Arvieux (jonction with path to Lac du Lauzon)
• Plan Vallon (below col de Furfande)
• Bramousse or Chalets de Bramousse

🍔 Meal plan

🎒 Checklist

Personal items

Collective items for 5 people

Contact

Feel free to reach out to me rpsa@pm.me