Lac de Souliers, Alpine lake in Château-Ville-Vieille, France
Lac de Souliers is an alpine lake situated at about 2492 meters in Château-Ville-Vieille, surrounded by mountain ridges and steep slopes. The water sits in an open highland area within the Hautes-Alpes region.
The lake lies in the Queyras massif at 2,492 m, in the commune of Château-Ville-Vieille below the Col d'Izoard. The GR 58 long-distance path, which passes the lake on its first stretch from Brunissard, follows part of the old route linking the hamlet of Souliers to the high pastures.
Shepherds have long used the meadows around this lake as summer grazing grounds for their flocks. This pastoral practice shapes how the landscape looks and functions during warm months.
The lake is reached on foot from Brunissard, where the first stretch of the path follows the GR 58 VI, or from the hamlet of Souliers in the commune of Château-Ville-Vieille. The lake lies at 2,492 m altitude, so the walk involves sustained climbing.
From the lake, the view takes in the Queyras massif and is dominated by the silhouette of Monte Viso, the peak that marks the border with Italy. The lake lies at 2,492 m in the Queyras massif, below the Col d'Izoard.
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