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Provence-Alpes-Côte D'Azur

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Lake Mesches – Lac des Merveilles loop from Mesches

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Provence-Alpes-Côte D'Azur

Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Lake Mesches – Lac des Merveilles loop from Mesches

Hard

8

runners

Lake Mesches – Lac des Merveilles loop from Mesches

04:28

26.7km

1,510m

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: June 11, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

Please check local regulations for:

Parc national du Mercantour (cœur)

Parc national du Mercantour (aire d'adhésion)

Waypoints

A

Start point

Parking

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1

245 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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2

1.81 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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9.11 km

Lac du Trem

Lake

4

10.6 km

Upper Long Lake

Highlight • Other

11.7 km

Roche "vandalisée"

Archaeological Site

6

12.3 km

Petroglyphs of the Vallée des Merveilles

Highlight • Historical Site

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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7

12.6 km

Lac des Merveilles

Highlight • Lake

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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13.6 km

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

Archaeological Site

9

14.8 km

View of Lake Basto

Highlight • Viewpoint

10

15.8 km

View of Lake Basto

Highlight • Viewpoint

11

16.1 km

Fontanalbe Pass

Highlight • Mountain Pass

Great mountain crossing. Ibex and chamois and marmots can be spotted.

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20.0 km

Baisse de Vallauretta

Mountain Pass

20.4 km

Opera 111 (inachevé)

Fort

B

26.7 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

17.8 km

7.99 km

469 m

456 m

Surfaces

12.4 km

11.8 km

1.34 km

788 m

469 m

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Saturday 27 June

24°C

14°C

13 %

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