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Col de la Madeleine

Linear Trail

500

XP

about 4 h 18 min walking

16.13 km
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2220 m

1891 m

1562 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

643 m

Drop

641 m

Highest

2175 m

Lowest

1577 m

Walking time

about 4 h 18 min

Which way round

As mapped: Climbs 18% for 1230 m near the end, comes down 13% for 1480 m early on.

Reversed: Easy first 7.2 km, climbs 13% for 1480 m midway, comes down 18% for 1230 m early on.

Little height either way — ride it whichever way suits.

Main descent: km 1.9–6.7, from 2174 m to 1731 m.

How the 16.1 km splits

Flat

3.7 km

Climbing

2.7 km

Steep climbing (10–15%)

0.8 km

Very steep climbing (15%+)

2.3 km

Descending

4.9 km

Steep descending (10–15%)

1.5 km

Very steep descending (15%+)

0.4 km

Link it with other walks

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Shares 3.8 km of path · meets at km 5.2, 15.0

10.69 km

Grand Tour de Tarentaise

Shares 2.7 km of path · meets at km 8.5, 8.8, 9.8…

377.89 km

Boucle des Guillots

Shares 2.4 km of path · meets at km 10.3

8.12 km

le Cheval Noir

Starts here too · Shares 1.7 km of path · meets at km 0.2

5.09 km

Pdipr73_3433et

Crosses at km 14.3, 14.8

100.46 km

Boucle des Cascades

Crosses at km 15.1

7.08 km

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