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Lake Mesches – Merveilles Refuge loop from Mesches

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Provence-Alpes-Côte D'Azur

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Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Nice

Tende

Lake Mesches – Merveilles Refuge loop from Mesches

Hard

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Lake Mesches – Merveilles Refuge loop from Mesches

03:44

23.8km

1,150m

Running

Hard run. Very good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: May 8, 2026

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Parc national du Mercantour (cœur)

Parc national du Mercantour (aire d'adhésion)

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141 m

Lake Mesches

Highlight • Lake

The Mesches dam, built by the Italians in 1917, is the largest dam in the Alpes-Maritimes. It is fed by the Inferno and Casterino valleys at their confluence.

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1.71 km

Minière Lake, Valley of Marvels

Highlight • Lake

The Vallée des Merveilles (Italiano: Valle delle Meraviglie, English: Valley of Marvels, Deutsch: Tal der Wunder) is a valley in the Mercantour massif in the Alps where more than 40,500 …

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7.93 km

Rock Engravings in the Vallée des Merveilles

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The valley is a large archaeological site within which rock engravings dating back to the Neolithic have been discovered. Access is free although with a guided tour the discovery will be much more interesting.

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9.61 km

Petroglyphs of the Vallée des Merveilles

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In this ancient glacial valley overlooked by Mount Bego, there is an invaluable archaeological treasure. All around you 40,000 engravings, mostly dated around 3,300 BC, are spread over more than …

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9.88 km

Lac des Merveilles

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One of the most beautiful points of the valley, to be reached in about an hour and a half from Refuge des Meravilles

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10.9 km

Gravures rupestres de la vallée des Merveilles et de la région du Mont Bégo

Archaeological Site

11.8 km

Baisse de Valmasque

Mountain Pass

15.9 km

Merveilles Refuge

Highlight • Mountain Hut

The refuge des merveilles is managed by the French Federation of Alpine and Mountain Clubs. It will therefore be essential for you to book online on the following website:
refugedesmerveilles.ffcam.fr/home.html. …

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21.8 km

Lac de la Minière

Highlight • Lake

Walking along the Minière valley, also called the Merveilles valley, you discover this suggestive lake. Small but very charming, it invites you to take a break during your run to admire its beauty.

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22.3 km

Neige et Merveilles

Alpine Hut

23.8 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

15.6 km

6.24 km

1.66 km

254 m

Surfaces

9.50 km

7.76 km

4.68 km

1.45 km

254 m

140 m

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Highest point (2,510 m)

Lowest point (1,390 m)

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Lake Mesches – Merveilles Refuge loop from Mesches

Lake Mesches

Minière Lake, Valley of Marvels

Upper Long Lake

Rock Engravings in the Vallée des Merveilles

Petroglyphs of the Vallée des Merveilles

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