Pierre-Arnoux
Savines-le-Lac

Pierre-Arnoux

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Discover a whole new world in the shade beneath the forest. Cross it to discover the treasures of this place with its breathtaking views over Lake Serre-Ponçon.

5 points of interest

  • Flora

    Common Buzzard

    Very common in wooded areas. It can be around 55 cm long with a wingspan of 1.30 m. This bird of prey feeds mainly by hunting, allowing it to catch small mammals, reptiles and amphibians. The breeding season begins in February. The female lays around 3 or 4 eggs. In the brooding period, the male feeds the female and replaces her when she is absent.
  • Flora

    Beech

    To thrive, it needs a moist atmosphere and well-drained soil. It can grow up to 40 m in height. Beech is distinguished by its smooth, grey trunk. Its branches are horizontal and its oval leaves have wavy edges with cilia. The pyramid-shaped fruits, known as beechnuts, are contained in a spiky husk that opens in early autumn. Beech is also commonly known as "fayard".
  • Flora

    White Birch

    This is a beautiful tree that can reach 15 m in height. Its leaves can be identified by the white tomentose down on the underside. Its white flowers are grouped together in an inflorescence and bud fruit called "alises", which appear at the end of summer. This species likes a lot of light and tolerates dry conditions well. It can be found in open woods and on sunny, even rocky, dry slopes in the mountains.

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  • Flora

    Silver birch

    This tree can grow up to 25 m tall and is recognisable due to its white bark, warty twigs and weeping aspect (drooping twigs). In the Champsaur, birch sap is extracted using the Canadian method to make a drink rich in sugars and trace elements. Used by mankind for centuries, especially in Nordic countries, it was once considered a miraculous tree thanks to its host of medicinal and food uses.
  • Geology and geography

    Limestone outcrops

    This very specific geological form always attracts the curious. You can get up close and admire their distinctive shapes, right in the middle of the forest. Their appearance can be explained by an accumulation of limestone in the stream water, which is highly concentrated. This settles and petrifies various elements such as moss and twigs.

Description

1. Take the path along the right-hand side of the road for 1km until you reach the entrance to the camp-site. From the car park, turn left onto the forest path. A few metres further on, take the path on the left, then turn right at the next crossroads. Go straight on at the next intersection.

2. On the forest road, turn left and a few metres further down take the path on the right. Follow the GRP then take the right-hand path at the next junction. Back on the forest track, turn right. A little further up, take the left-hand path. Continue through the forest until you return to the track, go right then take the path opposite.

3. Once you reach the top of the clearing, you're in Pierre Arnoux. Take the left-hand path from the hut to the lookout and back. Back at the hut, take the outward path through the silver birch until you reach the car park. Then turn left at "l'Empouyère".

4. When you reach the spring, take the left-hand path downhill. Go straight across the forest track twice. Turn right at the fitness trail, then left through the undergrowth. From here, follow the Barnnafret stream back to Savines-le-lac and the start.
  • Departure : Les Chaumettes, Savines-le-Lac
  • Arrival : Les Chaumettes, Savines-le-Lac
  • Towns crossed : Savines-le-Lac

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Information desks

Tourist office Chorges

Grand rue, 05230 Chorges

https://www.serreponcon.comchorges@serreponcon-tourisme.com0492506425

October to may : Monday to Saturday, 9.00 - 12.30 & 13.30 - 17.00.
April, may, june & september : Monday to Saturday, 9.00 - 12.30 & 14.30 - 18.00
July and August : Monday to Saturday, 9:00 – 12.30 & 14.30 – 19.00 Sunday 9.30 – 12.30

Closed on Thursdays outside French holidays’ periods
Closed on French national holidays, except 14th of July and 15th of August

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Tourist office Savines-le-Lac

9 Avenue de la Combe d'Or, 05160 Savines-le-Lac

https://www.serreponcon-tourisme.com/savineslelac@serreponcon-tourisme.com0492443100

October to march : Monday to Saturday, 9.00 - 12.30 & 13.30 - 17.00. 
April, may, june & september : Monday to Saturday, 9.00 - 12.30 & 14.30 - 18.00
July and August : Monday to Saturday, 9.00 - 13.00 & 15.00 - 19.00. Sundays, 10.00 - 13.00 & 15.00 - 18.00

Closed on French national holidays, except 14th of July, and 15th of August
Closed on Thursdays outside French holidays’ periods

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Tourist office Embrun

Place Général Dosse - BP 49, 05202 Embrun

https://www.serreponcon-tourisme.com/embrun@serreponcon-tourisme.com0492437272

October to march : Monday to Saturday, 9.00 - 12.30 & 13.30 - 17.00. 
April, may, june & september : Monday to Saturday, 9.00 - 12.30 & 14.30 - 18.00
July and August : Monday to Saturday, 9.00 - 19.00. Sundays, 10.00 - 12.30 & 16.00 - 19.00


On French national holidays (except 14th of July and 15th of August) : 9am to 1pm. Closed on the 1st of January, 1st of May, 25th December and 11th November
Closed on Thursdays outside French holidays’ periods

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Access and parking

From Embrun or Chorges take the N94 to Savines-le-Lac, then the D954 towards Barcelonnette. After 200 metres, park in the car park on the right.

Parking :

Les Chaumettes car park

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