Distance 4.3km

Elevation 190m

Duration 1:30 PM.

Difficulty Easy

The shaded path leads to the fossil skeleton of an ichthyosaur (a 4m long marine reptile) preserved and protected at the discovery site. The path runs along the Bélier ravine and rises in a wooded slope of oaks and beeches to the Col du Jas.

Description

The ichthyosaur site is located 200 meters below after the pass, it is one of the eighteen sites classified as a national geological nature reserve. Since 2018, it has benefited from brand new equipment that ensures its physical protection and allows its discovery. It is the skeleton of a large marine reptile that lived in the Jurassic sea around 180 million years ago.

Type : Marked round trip

Distance : 4.3km

Elevation : 190m

Duration 1h30

Difficulty : Easy

Max altitude : 863m

Marking details

Yellow (PR)

Comfort and amenities

Equipment

  • Free parking
  • Parking

Updated on 30/05/2025 - Provence Alpes Digne les Bains Tourist Office - Suggest an edit: accueilpromotiondlb@gmail.com

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