Col des Posettes
Linear Trail
500
XP
about 2 h 50 min walking
2076 m
1659 m
1242 m
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Heights: Copernicus DEM GLO-30 © DLR e.V. 2010–2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014–2018, provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA.
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Climb
762 m
Drop
765 m
Highest
2019 m
Lowest
1261 m
Walking time
about 2 h 50 min
Which way round
Anticlockwise: Climbs 20% for 2070 m early on, comes down 61% for 1220 m near the end.
Clockwise: Climbs 61% for 1220 m early on, comes down 20% for 2070 m midway.
Steep ground on both sides in similar amounts — go whichever way suits you.
Main descent: km 6.5–7.8, from 2019 m to 1261 m.
How the 7.8 km splits
Flat
0.6 km
Climbing
2.4 km
Steep climbing (10–15%)
0.3 km
Very steep climbing (15%+)
2.7 km
Descending
0.6 km
Very steep descending (15%+)
1.2 km
Link it with other walks
Col des Posettes (Depuis le Buet Via les Aiguillettes et les Aiguillettes Parées)
Shares 2.6 km of path · meets at km 1.8, 6.83.38 km
Col des Posettes Depuis Vallorcine (Plan de l'Envers) Via les Parts du Plan et les Saix Blancs (Tmb/V)
Shares 1.9 km of path · meets at km 0.0, 4.4, 7.3…10.38 km
Balcon Nord du Buet aux Parts Via la Bretelle des Montets
Shares 1.7 km of path · meets at km 0.22.22 km
Chemin des Diligences (Vallorcine)
Crosses at km 0.0, 7.510.37 km
Alpages de Balme Depuis les Ardoisières
Crosses at km 5.91.52 km
Col de Balme (Depuis le Col des Posettes)
Crosses at km 5.92.49 km
les Posettes (du Parking Inférieur du Col des Montets Jusqu'au Col des Posettes Via l'Aiguillette des Posettes Tmb)
Crosses at km 5.95.08 km