Around the Mison Lake

Discovery trail

Fauna

Flora

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This hike leads you all around the Mison Lake following the the layouts made around this sensitive natural space (tables, benches, fishing pontoons, wooden platforms, interpretive signage, etc.).

The Lake of Mison is a sensitive departmental natural area, rich with reed bed, interesting fauna and flora and offers beautiful views of the Alpine peaks. An ideal walk for the whole family!

The site is also accessible to disabled people.

Description

At the south visitor center (634 m), cross the small footbridge and walk along the lake’s dike. Pass by the “South Dike” and continue along the right bank of the lake.
At Lac de Mison, on the right bank (640 m), continue along the lake and cross the reed bed. Please note that access to the reed bed is prohibited during the bird nesting season (February 1 to June 30). Proceed to the “North Dike” and then return toward the road.
At the north visitor center (630 m), pass by the docks and interpretive signs and return via the path along the lake to the starting parking lot. Source: www.rando-alpes-haute-provence.fr

Departure : Lake parking lot (south reception area), Mison
Arrival : Lake parking lot (south reception area), Mison
Towns crossed : Mison and Upaix

Forecast

Altimetric profile

Recommandations

The Lake Mison area is a protected Sensitive Natural Area. Access to the reed bed on the right bank is prohibited during the bird nesting season (February 1 through June 30).

Information desks

Place des Aires, 05300 Laragne-Montéglin

https://www.sisteron-alpesprovencales.fr/laragne@sisteron-buech.fr 04 92 65 09 38

1 place de la République, 04200 Sisteron

https://www.sisteron-alpesprovencales.fr/sisteron@sisteron-buech.fr 04 92 61 36 50

Transport

Let’s limit our trips and use public transportation and carpooling: https://zou.maregionsud.fr

Access and parking

From Sisteron (15 km) follow the D4085 then the D4075 towards Grenoble. After the village of Mison turn right onto the D324 to Lake Mison.

Parking :

Lake parking lot (south reception area), Mison

1 point of interest

Lac de Mison - CCSB
Lake and river
Mison Lake
The Lake of Mison - Upaix belongs since its creation in 1960 to the Water-Bodies Association (ASA) of the plateau de Mison for crop irrigation. Since the construction of the Serre-Ponçon dam and the Ventavon canal, this 23-hectare lake has only been used as a back-up reserve for tree-growing. Designed for agriculture, it has become a sensitive natural space.

The presence of many protected species of plants and birds, but also the importance of the lake in the landscape, makes out of this site an exceptional place for nature and environment. It is everyone’s responsibility to preserve it by taking care of it.