Roselend and Gittaz lakes loop
An easy three-hour loop linking the two reservoirs through alpine pastures and forest.
- Distance
- 10.5 km
- Ascent
- —
- Stated time
- 3 h
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Route
- Loop
Figures from the source: Lonely Planet, where to hike in the Alps (2021). Times are walking times without breaks; they vary with fitness, terrain and season.
The route
A gently graded loop between 1,562 and 1,793 m, linking Roselend and its small neighbour, the Gittaz reservoir, along pasture tracks and forest paths. It is the easiest outing around the lake, ideal for half a day.
Fitter walkers can extend it via the Col de la Lauze (2,331 m) and the Col des Frêtes: this variant is about 20.6 km with 975 m of ascent, returning by the road.
What you see on the way
- The two reservoir lakes
- The Beaufortain alpine pastures
- Tracks and paths through the forest
Starting point
Lac de Roselend
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.