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Either return by the way you came (45mins to Chalet du Fay), or retrace your steps to Col du Souchet and there turn right to follow GR54 to Le Chazelet and La Grave (2½-3hrs to La Grave).

Lac Lerié on the Plateau d'Emparis

ROUTE 4

La Grave (1481m) – Les Terraces (1782m) – Le Chazelet (1786m)

StartLa Grave (1481m)Distance3kmTotal Ascent375mTotal Descent70mGrade1–2Time1hr 15minsLocationNorthwest of La Grave

Writing of the Meije in 1871, Edward Whymper commented: ‘The view of this mountain from the village of La Grave can hardly be spoken of too highly. It is one of the finest road-views in the Alps… But from La Grave one can no more appreciate the noble proportions and the towering height of the Meije, than understand the symmetry of the dome of St Paul's by gazing upon it from the churchyard. To see it fairly, one must be placed at a greater distance and at a greater height.’ This walk gives an opportunity to do just that. It climbs the hillside directly above La Grave, visits two of the villages that enjoy a better perspective of La Meije, and provides a good introduction to the area. Although steep in places, it's neither difficult nor too demanding.