Ring road
5 points of interest
- Fauna
Black woodpecker
The male has a red "cap" at the top of his head, which is reduced to a red nape in the female. A tireless drummer, this bird hollows out holes in the trees in which to raise his young, but also to dislodge grubs and insects hidden in the wood. The beak grows continually to compensate for the wear it is subjected to. The bone structure of the head is reinforced. The skull and beak are separated by shock absorbing cartilage.
- Flora
Wild spinach
This spinach, also known as Good-King-Henry in reference to King Henry IV to whom we owe its use as a culinary vegetable. The upper side of the leaf is covered in a light floury powder, like micro-beads to the touch. They are edible when young and can be eaten in salads or cooked, like the spinach we are more used to eating. - Fauna
Red squirrel
This small mammal has a furry belly and a white throat. Its ears are pointed with long hairs at the tips. It can be reddish, but there are also grey or even black examples. It is an excellent climber, capable of leaping from tree to tree. It builds its nest high up in the trees, at the fork of a branch and sometimes in a cavity. Its food mainly consists of seeds. Uniquely, it stores them burying them one or two centimetres deep. - Vernacular heritage
Chapel of Notre Dame du Lauzerot
The chapel was built in 1873 by the parish priest, Father Doutre, in veneration of Our Lady of Laus. It was the first chapel of ease, a remote chapel built for isolated parishioners. It is hexagonal in shape, as is the original. For a number of years, a pilgrimage festival was held here. At the beginning of the century, the building was in a delapidated state and was even vandalised in 1972, when the first lake disappeared to make way for a replacement. It was not until 1993 that a benevolent local craftsman renovated it completely. - Lake
Lac du Lauzerot
The lake lies at 1,625 metres above sea level. It was created in 1979 by the Office National des Forêts, the French national forestry agency. This lake replaced a former lake which used to exist further uphill and which was lost 7 years ago with the installation of the water source catchment which supplies drinking water for the municipality of Les Crots. The lake lies in pleasant surroundings, where anglers and hikers pass one another with a friendly greeting.
Description
- From the bridge at the grande cabane, head uphill through the barrier where you will immediately encounter a crossroads. Turn right to pass under the grande cabane. Stay on the slope uphill.
- Veer right as you climb the path. After a steep climb under the larch trees, turn left at the crossroads onto the balcony path. Some passages are vertiginous and require extra care. When you reach a shepherd’s hut (La Pérouyère hut), pass it and continue along the balcony path.
- At the junction, continue on the path for several kilometres until you return to a track. Continue to the right as far as Clos Besson.
- Before the barrier take a left fork on a path towards the forest. Cross a footbridge and then 2 streams. When you reach a clearing, take a right fork downhill as you come to a track. Continue left, past the chapel and then Lauzerot Lake. On the track, turn right until you reach the starting point.
- Departure : La grande cabane, Crots
- Arrival : La grande cabane, Crots
- Towns crossed : Crots
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Information desks
Tourist office Chorges
Grand rue, 05230 Chorges
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
Tourist office Savines-le-Lac
9 Avenue de la Combe d'Or, 05160 Savines-le-Lac
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
Tourist office Embrun
Place Général Dosse - BP 49, 05202 Embrun
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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