Hiking · GR 58
Le tour du Queyras
A high-valley loop in a dry, luminous climate: larch woods, villages of wood and stone, passes at 2,800 m and the Italian border as a constant horizon.
Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur
Where to sleep on Le tour du Queyras
Halta lists 50 places to sleep within 5 km of the route: 13 campsites, 11 mountain huts, 19 bivouac spots, 7 hotels. For each one, the app shows the real detour from your stage — and it is that distance, not the straight line, that decides how a day ends.
- Campsites
- Mountain huts
- Bivouac spots
- Hotels
Alongside the campsites, mountain huts and bivouac spots drawn from open data, there are the hosts of the Halta community: travellers who welcome others into their homes, usually for free. You write to them before you come; you do not book a slot.
The 8 stages of Le tour du Queyras
An indicative split, drawn on real roads: distances and elevation come from route calculation, not from an estimate. In the app every stage can be adjusted — stretched, cut short, or pushed back a day.
| # | Stage | Distance | Elevation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ceillac → Molines-en-Queyras | 14 km | 809 m |
| 2 | Molines-en-Queyras → Saint-Véran | 3 km | 333 m |
| 3 | Saint-Véran → Abriès | 19 km | 655 m |
| 4 | Abriès → Ristolas | 6 km | 264 m |
| 5 | Ristolas → Aiguilles | 11 km | 395 m |
| 6 | Aiguilles → Brunissard | 17 km | 909 m |
| 7 | Brunissard → Château-Ville-Vieille | 11 km | 995 m |
| 8 | Château-Ville-Vieille → Ceillac | 13 km | 529 m |
Frequently asked questions about Le tour du Queyras
How many days does Le tour du Queyras take?
Le tour du Queyras takes about 6 days, split into 8 stages over 94 km — an average of 16 km a day. The split is indicative: stages stretch or shorten depending on your form and the weather.
Where can you sleep on Le tour du Queyras?
Halta lists 50 places to sleep within 5 km of Le tour du Queyras: 13 campsites, 11 mountain huts, 19 bivouac spots, 7 hotels. On top of those are the hosts of the Halta community, travellers who welcome others into their homes, usually for free.
How hard is Le tour du Queyras?
Le tour du Queyras is rated hard, with 4 889 m of cumulative elevation gain over 94 km. Per stage, that works out at roughly 611 m of climbing a day.
Where does Le tour du Queyras go?
Le tour du Queyras runs from Ceillac to Ceillac, by way of Abriès, Aiguilles, Château-Ville-Vieille, across Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur. It is travelled on foot and totals 94 km split into 8 stages.
Figures established on 17 September 2026, from Halta’s own data. How they are calculated.
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Étapes indicatives d'après le tour du Queyras (GR 58) (balisage FFRandonnée). Tracé reconstitué par routage (ODbL, openrouteservice.org). Halta 2026-08. Places to sleep: OpenStreetMap, refuges.info and DATAtourisme (ODbL). Photo : Wikimedia Commons (CC).