{"id":220,"date":"2025-08-28T23:28:38","date_gmt":"2025-08-28T23:28:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/voyaphil.com\/?page_id=220"},"modified":"2026-08-20T13:27:28","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T11:27:28","slug":"les-trois-lacs-route-col-du-galibier-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/voyaphil.com\/en\/les-trois-lacs-route-col-du-galibier-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Les Trois Lacs &#8211; Route Col du Galibier"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"et_pb_section_0 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_block_section\"><div class=\"et_pb_row_0 et_pb_row et_block_row\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_0 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_heading_0 et_pb_heading et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_heading_container\"><h1 class=\"et_pb_module_header\">The Three Lakes - Col du Galibier Route<\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_row_1 et_pb_row et_block_row\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_1 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_heading_1 et_pb_heading et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_heading_container\"><h2 class=\"et_pb_module_header\">Welcome to the Three Lakes hike: Cerces - Rond - Grand Ban<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_section_1 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_block_section\"><div class=\"et_pb_row_2 et_pb_row et_block_row\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_2 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_0 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module et_pb_text_align_justified\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p><b>This hike begins at Plan Lachat, a parking lot located on the road leading to the Col du Galibier, approximately 8 kilometers before the summit and 9.5 kilometers after the village of Valloire. The starting point, Plan Lachat, is at an altitude of 1962 meters. The hike continues to Les Mottets, which is located at an altitude of 2137 meters, then heads to Lac des Cerces at an altitude of 2405 meters. It then passes Col des Cerces at an altitude of 2574 meters and then descends to the two lakes at an altitude of 2450 meters. It is only after passing these two lakes that the descent becomes constant by road to Plan Lachat. 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