Pierra Menta and Lac d’Amour
A very long loop with easy mountaineering terrain, via the Combe de la Neuva, Lac d’Amour and the Col du Grand Fond.
- Distance
- 28.1 km
- Ascent
- 1,375 m
- Stated time
- 8 h
- Difficulty
- Very difficult
- Route
- Loop
Figures from the source: Visorando, Pierra Menta and Lac d’Amour. Times are walking times without breaks; they vary with fitness, terrain and season.
The route
The longest outing in this guide: after about 7 km on the road from the Col de Méraillet, the loop climbs the Combe de la Neuva to Lac d’Amour, at the foot of the Pierra Menta, then crosses the Col du Grand Fond (2,673 m).
Waymarking is sometimes unclear towards the Pierra Menta, some stream crossings are tricky and snow can linger until August. Only for very fit hikers, in settled fine weather.
What you see on the way
- Lac d’Amour
- Pierra Menta
- Combe de la Neuva
Starting point
Col de Méraillet, beside the lake
The source does not publish the exact coordinates of the start: follow the description above and the source link.
Before you set off
Check the weather and the lake webcams, and the state of the trail with the official source: a route can be closed (works, rockfall, snow) without this page knowing.