Lac Achard, 1917 m, massif of Belledonne, Isère

Lac Achard - Isère visitor guide showing a virtual tour of 'Lac Achard' linked to an interactive map with local and travel information. 360° panoramas from Rhône-Alpes.

Lac Achard is a small lake 1917m high in the Belledonne Massif range of Isère in the Rhône-Alpes region of France. The lake, which lies in a natural amphitheatre or glacial corrie, is mostly fed by rainfall and meltweter and forms the headwaters for the Arselle stream which flows into the Romanche.

In the summer months, the region is very popular with walkers and several hiking trails lead up to the lake, including a popular trail from Bachat Bouloud bridge in Chamrousse-Roche Béranger which terminates at Croix de Chamrousse above the lake. The ascent takes about an hour, traversing alpine fields which become ski pistes in the winter.

Chamrousse Skiing

In the winter, Chamrousse-Roche Béranger becomes a small ski resort and Lac Archard is covered in snow. The ski area around Chamrousse is considered to be very good for beginners. It has:

• 77km Downhill Pistes
• 55km Cross Country Trails
• 26 Ski Lifts uplift 27,100 skiers per hour
• 46 marked pistes
• 6 Black ski runs
• 16 Red ski runs
• 16 Blue ski runs
• 8 Green ski runs

The maximum vertical descent is 830m, and the highest lift reaches 2250m. The lowest lift starts at 1420m, well below Chamrousse itself (1700m). Chamrousse-Roche Béranger is very popular with people from Grenoble, who often flock here at the weekends.

Chamrousse Tourist Information Office
42, place de Belledonne
38410 Chamrousse
Isère, France
Phone: +33 (0)4 76 89 92 65
Fax : +33 (0)4 76 89 98 06
Web: chamrousse.com/

Flight (Transit time): Grenoble-St-Geoirs (1h10), Lyon Saint Exupery (1h40), Chambéry (1h20).
Car: Roche Béranger is 3km from Chamrousse, about 31km southeast of Grenoble.
Walk: Lac Achard is about 1hour walk along the Croix de Chamrousse trail from Bachat Bouloud bridge in Roche Béranger.