le Montenvers
Loop Walk
500
XP
about 3 h 45 min walking
1982 m
1513 m
1045 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
905 m
Drop
954 m
Highest
1918 m
Lowest
1066 m
Walking time
about 3 h 45 min
Which way round
Clockwise: Climbs 20% for 2340 m near the end, comes down 19% for 2650 m midway.
Anticlockwise: Easy first 2.9 km, climbs 19% for 2650 m early on, comes down 20% for 2340 m early on.
Steep ground on both sides in similar amounts — go whichever way suits you.
Main descent: km 5.5–8.3, from 1575 m to 1066 m.
How the 11.2 km splits
Flat
0.5 km
Climbing
0.8 km
Very steep climbing (15%+)
4.6 km
Descending
1.3 km
Very steep descending (15%+)
4.1 km
Link it with other walks
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Caillet Depuis les Bois
Shares 3.5 km of path · meets at km 0.0, 4.5, 7.92.83 km
Sentier du Granit
Shares 0.3 km of path · meets at km 7.81.58 km
Sentier du Viaduc (Montenvers)
Crosses at km 1.3, 1.5, 3.10.96 km
Grand Balcon Nord (Depuis le Refuge du Plan de l'Aiguille Jusqu'au Montenvers Via le Sentier Escarpé et le Sentier du Signal)
Crosses at km 1.78.49 km
Sentier des Aiguilles de Chamonix
Crosses at km 1.86.58 km
Petit Balcon Nord Argentière les Bois
Crosses at km 7.73.38 km