Cirque du Grand Marchet
Linear Trail
1,500
XP
a 3-day route
2915 m
2123 m
1331 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
2376 m
Drop
2794 m
Highest
2807 m
Lowest
1367 m
Walking time
about 12 h 37 min
A 3-day route, walked in stages. 1,500 XP for the whole route, claimed with a photo from it.
Which way round
Downhill: Easy first 2.0 km, climbs 22% for 2400 m midway, comes down 18% for 3620 m midway.
Uphill: Easy first 4.0 km, climbs 18% for 3620 m midway, comes down 22% for 2400 m midway.
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 20.5–26.6, from 2163 m to 1367 m.
How the 43.3 km splits
Flat
6.1 km
Climbing
13.5 km
Very steep climbing (15%+)
3.4 km
Descending
12.3 km
Very steep descending (15%+)
7.8 km
Link it with other walks
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le Refuge de Péclet-Polset et le Lac Blanc
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Alpage du Ritort
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Hameau de la Montagne
Shares 6.0 km of path · meets at km 25.1, 28.8, 34.28.56 km
Tour de la Pointe de l'Échelle
Shares 5.7 km of path · meets at km 2.7, 36.4, 36.933.49 km
Lac de la Patinoire Col Rosset
Shares 4.9 km of path · meets at km 10.6, 14.6, 15.2…27.5 km
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les Prioux
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