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The Liou wetland
Description
Unique in the Hautes-Alpes, in the heart of a sensitive natural area, discover the richness of this specific environment by following a path on stilts that takes you into a nature that is usually inaccessible.On-site, make your walk interactive by using your mobile phone to connect to the DNS marker on the "eco-balade" page. You'll then have access to the flora and fauna you can observe around you.
At the start of the cul-de-sac used as a car park is the explanatory panel marking the start of the Petit Liou wetland discovery trail.This is where you can log on to the "eco-balade" page, which serves as a guide and information document for the walk.Take the path towards the river.Turn right, and walk down along La Durance.A hundred or so metres further on, the stilted path begins on the left. It is possible to make a round trip to the end of the dam from this point.The path is interrupted by a vague track that you must follow in the direction of the lake for around a hundred metres. The path starts again on the left and soon gives way to a wooden footbridge over the water.Follow the path on stilts along the information panels about the area you have crossed until you reach an observation tower overlooking Lac de Serre-Ponçon. From there, return by the same route.
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Public transport
Public transport : ccserreponcon.com
Advice
Le sentier est accessible aux personnes à mobilité réduite.L'accès au sentier est interdit en cas de fort vent ou en période de crue, consultez la météo et les éventuels messages d'alerte sur le site du smadesep.L'accès au sentier est interdit aux VTT et aux chiens. Peu profonde, cette zone humide évolue au rythme du marnage du lac. Pour l'observer en pleines eaux, privilègiez plutôt la fin du printemps et la première partie de l'été.
Advised parking
Car park opposite the Blackstore Embrun shop.
Access
Coming from Gap, at the roundabout on the N94, as you enter Embrun (McDonald's on the left), take the 3rd exit; "Les Portes du Lac" shopping area, on the road of the same name.Park on the right 200 metres after the roundabout, in a car park opposite the Blackstore Embrun and Intersport shops (sign visible on the left).
Arrival
Observation hut at the end of the footbridge
Ambiance
Accessible to all, the trail is made up of a mosaic of landscapes and has been specially designed on stilts to preserve the ecosystem.Passing discreetly over the water, discover the wealth of natural habitats as you cross a forest drowned in the sandy fill of the Lac de Serre-Ponçon.And all this right next to a shopping area!
Departure
“Les portes du Lac" shopping area
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