GR58 - Tour du Queyras
Description
- Name GR58 - Tour du Queyras (GR58)
- Length of trail 120 km, 75 miles
- Length in days 8 days
- Start of trail Ceillac
- End of trail Ceillac
- Traildino grading SW, Strenuous walk, mountain trail
- Hut tour grading T2, Mountain walk
Round tour of the Queyras, one week
The GR58 is a rewarding but also strenuous hike. Not difficult, technically, but for sure you will need your perseverance and muscles. The mountains of the Queyras get less rain than the popular Écrins in the west. You will climb high, a handful of passes go over 2.800 m, one is even over 3.000 m. Highlight is the view on the Monte Viso on the Italian side, best visible if you take the GR58C variant. And you will probably like the Italian side better, because it is more pastoral. Take for granted tingling names as Col Fromage and Col d'Urine.
Let's do a coarse comparison to the popular Tour du Mont Blanc: the Tour du Queyras is probably more scenic and gets much less visitors. Count your blessings. I would hike both.
Opinions
- Henk Nouws July 1997
- Rate 8
- Positive The crossing of the Italian part was the best. Great valleys. One of my favorite trails in the Alps.
- Negative Overgrazing. Some villages were ugly.
Map
Links
Facts
- GR58 - Le Tour du Queyras (French)
Helpful facts.
- GR58 - Le Tour du Queyras : Page d'accueil (French)
GR58 website, giving you lots of information (between the ads): a map, bus times, hotels and other lodging addresses, etc.
- Le Tour du Queyras (French)
Map and introduction.
Reports
- "TOUR DU QUEYRAS" (Dutch)
Day to day description and some facts.
- 6 jours dans le Queyras: GR58 d'Abriès à Ceillac (French)
Six day hike along the Tour du Queyras. Blog-style diary.
- Fab's Blog » GR 58 : un tour du Queyras en 5 jours (13 au 17 août 2009) (French)
Blog style report with superb photographs.
- Le tour du Queyras par le GR58 (French)
Fine day to day report with lots of pictures
- Monsieur K » GR58 Tour du Queyras (French)
Monsieur K's blog about his Tour du Queyras.
- Tour du Queyras 2004 (French)
Photo account.
- Tour du Queyras July 2010
Trip report and pictures from Pete and Jill's GR58 hike in July 2010
- www.mountain-is-good.com - QUEYRAS - GR58 - JOUR 1 (French)
Trip report of the Tour du Queyras, in eight days.
- Tour du Queyras (French)
Short report.
Guides and maps
Lodging
Organisations
Tour operators
GPS
Other
Books
United Kingdom
2009
- Tour of the Queyras
- The GR58 and GR541 in the French Alps Read more
- Also available from:
- Bol.com, Netherlands
- Bol.com, Belgium
- De Zwerver, Netherlands
Netherlands
2009
- Tour of the Queyras
- A guide to a backpacking tour of the Queyras region of the Haute Alps on the border between Italy and France, following the GR58 and GR541 trails. The route includes the highest point reached on any grand randon e with 24 cols above 2000m and options to climb up to 17 summits, five above 3000m. The Queyras is a dramatic, unspoilt region in the... Read more
Belgium
2009
- Tour of the Queyras
- A guide to a backpacking tour of the Queyras region of the Haute Alps on the border between Italy and France, following the GR58 and GR541 trails. The route includes the highest point reached on any grand randon e with 24 cols above 2000m and options to climb up to 17 summits, five above 3000m. The Queyras is a dramatic, unspoilt region in the... Read more
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Netherlands
2009
- Wandelgids Tour of the Queyras - Franse Alpen - GR58 and GR541 in the French Alps | Cicerone
- The Tour of the Queyras follows the GR58 and half of the GR541 trails. The 12-day Tour described in this guidebook crosses 24 cols, all above 2000m, with options to climb 17 summits of varying difficulty. This route is ideal for those new to Alpine trekking, but also provides optional challenges for the more experienced hiker and hillwalker. Read more
Netherlands
2015
- Tour du Queyras GR58 PNR
- 20 jours à la rencontre des marmottes du Parc naturel du Queyras. Nouvelle édition 2015. En dépit de son altitude élevée (3 114 m au Grand-Queyras, de nombreux cols autour de 2 500 m), ce massif a le charme aimable de la montagne pastorale, avec ses forêts de mélèzes, ses eaux abondantes, ses alpages au pied des barres rocheuses. Ici, point de... Read more
- Also available from:
- Bol.com, Belgium
Belgium
2015
- Tour du Queyras GR58 PNR
- 20 jours à la rencontre des marmottes du Parc naturel du Queyras. Nouvelle édition 2015. En dépit de son altitude élevée (3 114 m au Grand-Queyras, de nombreux cols autour de 2 500 m), ce massif a le charme aimable de la montagne pastorale, avec ses forêts de mélèzes, ses eaux abondantes, ses alpages au pied des barres rocheuses. Ici, point de... Read more
Netherlands
- Mountain Days at Home and Abroad
- 'Mountain Days at Home and Abroad' is a lively account of the author's adventures in the mountains over a period of some 40 years, starting from the early days when he took part in annual mountain challenges and volunteered as an instructor on various Hill Walking and Climbing courses run by the Scouts from the old railway station at... Read more
- Also available from:
- Bol.com, Belgium
Belgium
- Mountain Days at Home and Abroad
- 'Mountain Days at Home and Abroad' is a lively account of the author's adventures in the mountains over a period of some 40 years, starting from the early days when he took part in annual mountain challenges and volunteered as an instructor on various Hill Walking and Climbing courses run by the Scouts from the old railway station at... Read more
Netherlands
2019
Maps
United Kingdom
- Queyras - Ubaye Didier Richard
- Parc Naturel Régional du Queyras and the Ubaye region of the French Alps at 1:60,000 on a contoured and GPS compatible map from Didier Richard with a base derived from IGN’s topographic survey, highlighting both local hiking routes and the GR network of long-distance paths, gîtes and mountain refuges, interesting natural and cultural sites,... Read more
Forum
- Sergio 2017-05-29 20:02:36
Errore di inserimento percorso
- Questo percorso si trova in Francia, non in Italia (anche se vicino al confine)