TECHNICAL INFORMATION:
Start: Plan du Lac (between Venosc and St Christophe en Oisans)
Height difference: 634 m
Round trip time: 3h
Distance: 4.3 km

ROUTE :
From the Plan du Lac parking lot, take the path on your right that runs along the turquoise waters of the Vénéon to Lanchatra. Take time to explore this beautifully restored hamlet with its small chapel. Continue towards the Vallon de Lanchatra. Cross the mill footbridge (remains of an old mill below) and climb steadily up to the sheepfold. The pastoral hut is at the bottom of the valley.
After that, the path becomes difficult and is not recommended for children.

MAP AND TOPO :
TOP 25 IGN 3236 AND
OBP (on sale at the tourist office) trail 522

YOU'RE HIKING IN THE HEART OF THE ECRINS NATIONAL PARK
The Écrins massif is an exceptional area, open to all, with a rare natural, cultural and landscape heritage. To protect these treasures, the heart of the park is marked with blue-white-red painted flags, where regulations must be respected. Please take note of them when planning your hike to preserve this collective asset on the ecrins-parcnational.fr website.

THINGS TO SEE ON THE WAY :
- Notre Dame des Neiges chapel and the hamlet of Lanchatra before continuing.
Marking : Yellow PDIPR signs

Admission fee : Free access.

Opening : From 15/05 to 31/10. Subject to favorable snow and weather conditions.

Area : Oisans