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Granges de la Vallée Etroite » Névache
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The trail leaves the “Granges de la Vallée Etroite” enclave to head up along the GR® 5-57 trail to the Chavillon lake at the Thures pass. It then heads back down again towards the protected Clarée valley to reach the traditional village of Névache, the stage destination.
Natural and cultural heritage
From the Vallée Etroite barns, the trail rises rapidly to above the Paroi des Militaires rock face and arrives at the magnificent Thures plateau, which creates a link between the Vallée Etroite and Clarée valleys. At the Thures pass (2,194m), the Chavillon lake is also located at the edge of the plateau. Via Alpina crosses the plateau to arrive at the alpine chalets, modern-day witnesses to the pastoralism practiced at the foot of the Aiguille Rouge (2,545m). It then plunges down into the Thures coomb, in which you can admire a hoodoo and gypsum quarries, which make this very unstable terrain. A view of the beautiful ravines can also be enjoyed from here. On arriving on the floor of the Clarée valley at Roubion, modern buildings precede the traditional architecture of the village of Névache. The chapis of this village and the galandures of Val-des-Près demonstrate remarkable rural building techniques for the Clarée valley. This valley, whose highest part is a marvellous preserved site, also has a typical grassy carpet covering it between Val-des-Près and Roubion.
(Nicolas Aubertin, Gilles Chappaz, Grande Traversée des Alpes)
Picture gallery
Last update : 2011-02-16
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