GR58 - Tour du Queyras

Description

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  1. Name GR58 - Tour du Queyras (GR58)
  2. Length of trail 120 km, 75 miles
  3. Length in days 8 days
  4. Start of trail Ceillac
  5. End of trail Ceillac
  6. Traildino grading SW, Strenuous walk, mountain trail
  7. Hut tour grading T2, Mountain walk

GR58, Tour de QueyrasRound tour of the Queyras, one week

The GR58 is a rewarding but also strenuous hike. Not difficult, technically, but for sure you will need your perseverance and muscles. The mountains of the Queyras get less rain than the popular Écrins in the west. You will climb high, a handful of passes go over 2.800 m, one is even over 3.000 m. Highlight is the view on the Monte Viso on the Italian side, best visible if you take the GR58C variant. And you will probably like the Italian side better, because it is more pastoral. Take for granted tingling names as Col Fromage and Col d'Urine.

Let's do a coarse comparison to the popular Tour du Mont Blanc: the Tour du Queyras is probably more scenic and gets much less visitors. Count your blessings. I would hike both.

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Tour du Queyras, 110km

Map

Map of GR58

Books

Stanfords
United Kingdom
2021
  • Tour du Queyras GR58
  • Tour du Queyras, FFRP topoguide Ref. No. 505, covering in addition to the tour of this picturesque mountain range several other circular routes within the Parc Régional du Queyras. Current edition of this title was published in July 2015.ABOUT THE FFRP (Fédération française de la randonnée pédestre) TOPOGUIDES: published in a handy A5 paperback... Read more
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Bol.com
Netherlands
2009
  • Tour of the Queyras
  • A guide to a backpacking tour of the Queyras region of the Haute Alps on the border between Italy and France, following the GR58 and GR541 trails. The route includes the highest point reached on any grand randon e with 24 cols above 2000m and options to climb up to 17 summits, five above 3000m. The Queyras is a dramatic, unspoilt region in the... Read more
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Bol.com
Belgium
2009
  • Tour of the Queyras
  • A guide to a backpacking tour of the Queyras region of the Haute Alps on the border between Italy and France, following the GR58 and GR541 trails. The route includes the highest point reached on any grand randon e with 24 cols above 2000m and options to climb up to 17 summits, five above 3000m. The Queyras is a dramatic, unspoilt region in the... Read more
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Bol.com
Netherlands
2015
  • Tour du Queyras GR58 PNR
  • 20 jours à la rencontre des marmottes du Parc naturel du Queyras. Nouvelle édition 2015. En dépit de son altitude élevée (3 114 m au Grand-Queyras, de nombreux cols autour de 2 500 m), ce massif a le charme aimable de la montagne pastorale, avec ses forêts de mélèzes, ses eaux abondantes, ses alpages au pied des barres rocheuses. Ici, point de... Read more
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  • Bol.com, Belgium
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Bol.com
Belgium
2015
  • Tour du Queyras GR58 PNR
  • 20 jours à la rencontre des marmottes du Parc naturel du Queyras. Nouvelle édition 2015. En dépit de son altitude élevée (3 114 m au Grand-Queyras, de nombreux cols autour de 2 500 m), ce massif a le charme aimable de la montagne pastorale, avec ses forêts de mélèzes, ses eaux abondantes, ses alpages au pied des barres rocheuses. Ici, point de... Read more
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Bol.com
Netherlands
  • Mountain Days at Home and Abroad
  • 'Mountain Days at Home and Abroad' is a lively account of the author's adventures in the mountains over a period of some 40 years, starting from the early days when he took part in annual mountain challenges and volunteered as an instructor on various Hill Walking and Climbing courses run by the Scouts from the old railway station at... Read more
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  • Bol.com, Belgium
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Bol.com
Belgium
  • Mountain Days at Home and Abroad
  • 'Mountain Days at Home and Abroad' is a lively account of the author's adventures in the mountains over a period of some 40 years, starting from the early days when he took part in annual mountain challenges and volunteered as an instructor on various Hill Walking and Climbing courses run by the Scouts from the old railway station at... Read more
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