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Petit Mont Blanc par le Col Inférieur des Saulces

Loop Walk

500

XP

about 3 h 51 min walking

10.38 km
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2750 m

2158 m

1566 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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Steep walk

Some very steep ground — marked on the map.

Climb

1066 m

Drop

1075 m

Highest

2669 m

Lowest

1593 m

Walking time

about 3 h 51 min

Which way round

Clockwise: Climbs 19% for 2280 m near the end, comes down 28% for 3870 m early on.

Anticlockwise: Easy first 5.7 km, climbs 28% for 3870 m midway, comes down 19% for 2280 m early on.

Steep ground on both sides in similar amounts — go whichever way suits you.

Main descent: km 0.7–4.7, from 2669 m to 1593 m.

How the 10.4 km splits

Flat

0.2 km

Climbing

1.0 km

Very steep climbing (15%+)

5.2 km

Descending

0.2 km

Very steep descending (15%+)

3.9 km

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