Col de Balme ( Depuis Charamillon)
Linear Trail
250
XP
about 21 min walking
2212 m
2048 m
1884 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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Some very steep ground — marked on the map.
Climb
0 m
Drop
296 m
Highest
2190 m
Lowest
1891 m
Walking time
about 21 min
Which way round
Downhill: No steep climbing, comes down 18% for 1670 m early on.
Uphill: Climbs 18% for 1670 m early on, no steep descents.
Shown as the descent, the way a graded trail like this is ridden — the climb back up is usually the forest road.
Main descent: km 0.0–1.8, from 2190 m to 1891 m.
How the 1.8 km splits
Descending
0.1 km
Very steep descending (15%+)
1.7 km
Link it with other walks
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