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Avallon
Chastellux-Sur-Cure

Lake Crescent – Lake Crescent loop from Chastellux-sur-Cure

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France
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Avallon
Chastellux-Sur-Cure

Lake Crescent – Lake Crescent loop from Chastellux-sur-Cure

Hard

3.3

(4)

18

hikers

Lake Crescent – Lake Crescent loop from Chastellux-sur-Cure

05:58

20.8km

510m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

Last updated: June 17, 2026

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Your route passes through a protected area

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Parc naturel régional du Morvan

Waypoints

A

Start point

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478 m

Garenne des Couées

Forest

2

3.40 km

Nice dirt track

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You drive along a dirt and sandy track, enjoying breathtaking views of the hilly landscape. It can get muddy here when it rains.

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3

6.40 km

Lake Crescent

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Crescent Lake is one of the six large lakes of the Morvan. It owes its name to its crescent shape and offers a magnificent natural setting.

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6.75 km

Lake Crescent

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Swimming very pleasant in summer weather.

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7.15 km

Crescent Lake

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6

16.4 km

Crescent Dam

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The Crescent Dam was built between 1929 and 1932. A gravity dam, it is 330 meters long and 37 meters high. Its width at the base is 24 meters and …

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16.8 km

Lake Crescent

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This superb Crescent lake is a dam lake which is located on the course of the Cure. All in length, it is suitable for swimming.

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8

19.7 km

Under the bridge

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9

20.5 km

Chastellux-sur-Cure Castle

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20.8 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

9.32 km

7.94 km

2.68 km

496 m

331 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

9.48 km

6.64 km

3.06 km

864 m

496 m

164 m

< 100 m

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Highest point (420 m)

Lowest point (250 m)

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Tuesday 7 July

33°C

16°C

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Comments

March 26, 2022,Randonnée Lac de Crescent
Best to start the route at the Crescent dam car park: 9WP5+G29 Chastellux-sur-Cure

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