Grands Ecrins Park
The Ecrins: history, Exploring Park core zone rules A few key figures land and aims the high-altitude Park The core zone is an unspoiled area that is open Created 27 March 1973 to everyone and is governed by a code Core zone 91 800 ha The Park's history goes back a long way. It Situated between Gap, Grenoble and Briançon, of good practice. emerged briefly as the Bérarde National Park in the Ecrins National Park is bounded by the Optimum partnership perimeter 180 000 ha 1913, but only in 1973 was the Ecrins National watersheds of the Romanche to the north, the Number of communes 61, 43 in the Hautes-Alpes, Park officially established in response to pressure Guisane and Durance to the east and south, and and 18 in Isère The Ecrins from mountaineers, nature organisations the Drac to the west. The high mountain area is Altitude range 800 - 4,102 m (Barre des Ecrins) and the French Alpine Club. structured around the chain of major peaks, Paths 700 km of maintained paths, The Park is divided into sectors, each of which is and the complex massif culminates in the Barre 109 footbridges and bridges National Park managed by a team of field workers who are des Ecrins at 4,102 m. More than 150 peaks are Flora 1,800 plant species, including responsible for organising the day-to-day over 3,000 m high, and the valley floors are at 168 plants important in our heritage work within the huge area. around 1,000 m above sea level.
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