


This pleasant family walk featuers a wide range of mountain landscapes.From the car park at the edge of the village of Le Casset, near the Park Information Centre, walk up the main village street and then turn left across the second bridge over the Guisane. A straight track runs alongside the Petit Tabuc torrent, gradually leaving the hay meadows and entering the woods. Beyond the Clot du Gué barrier and bridge, a regular climb through the larch forest leads first of all to the Grand Pré clearing (1,683 m), then La Douche lake (1,901 m). Come back the same way.
Le Casset, Le Mônetier-les-Bains
From the traditional village of Le Casset to the turquoise blue lake, this trail runs alongside meadows visited by deer at dawn, and then crosses the larch forest where you can sometimes glimpse a few chamois. At the bottom of the valley, the torrent brings a spot of welcome freshness in summer to the hikers and mountain dwellers, all delighted to find a water source.
Le Casset, 17 km from Briançon along the D1091 and D300.
At the entrance to the village of Le Casset
In mountain pastures, protection dogs are there to protect the herds from predators (wolves, etc.).When I hike I adapt my behavior by going around the herd and pausing for the dog to identify me.Find out more about the actions to adopt with the article "Protection dogs: a context and actions to adopt".Tell us about your meeting by answering this survey.
The national park is an unrestricted natural area but subjected to regulations which must be known by all visitors.