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There are two routes from the Durance valley to Furfande – the standard GR541 and the GR541 variant. The latter, which is used in the ascent to Furfande on Stage 1, crosses two high cols and passes a mountain lake, and is scenically the finer of the two routes. The standard GR541 is used on the final descent of the Tour in Stage 12.

Tour of the Queyras described in this guidebook

The walking Tour in this guidebook includes most of the standard GR58 and a large proportion of the major variants described above. Minor variants are taken occasionally (like that to the Col de Saint-Véran and the Pic de Caramantran on Stage 4) where the route and scenery are preferable to the standard trail. The various optional and alternative routes are all described. In addition, the Tour includes a number of optional ascents of mountain summits that are passed on the way, but which are not part of any official GR route. In all, the Tour crosses 24 cols and provides optional ascents of 17 peaks (see ssss1).