Boucle du Prarion - les Houches
Loop Walk
700
XP
about 5 h 34 min walking
2022 m
1550 m
1078 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
1250 m
Drop
1244 m
Highest
1958 m
Lowest
1099 m
Walking time
about 5 h 34 min
Which way round
Anticlockwise: Climbs 23% for 3100 m early on, comes down 26% for 1000 m near the end.
Clockwise: Climbs 26% for 1000 m early on, comes down 23% for 3100 m near the end.
Steep ground on both sides in similar amounts — go whichever way suits you.
Main descent: km 4.4–11.1, from 1958 m to 1102 m.
How the 17.4 km splits
Flat
1.6 km
Climbing
3.0 km
Very steep climbing (15%+)
4.1 km
Descending
5.1 km
Steep descending (10–15%)
1.1 km
Very steep descending (15%+)
2.6 km
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la Charme Depuis Bionnassay
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