Tête du Colonney Depuis le Refuge de Platé
Loop Walk
500
XP
about 2 h 39 min walking
2708 m
2370 m
2033 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.
Steep walk
Some very steep ground — marked on the map.
Climb
656 m
Drop
647 m
Highest
2662 m
Lowest
2048 m
Walking time
about 2 h 39 min
Which way round
Clockwise: Easy first 3.3 km, climbs 20% for 1430 m midway, comes down 26% for 530 m near the end.
Anticlockwise: Climbs 26% for 530 m early on, comes down 20% for 1430 m midway.
Better clockwise: you climb the steeper side (2.8 km at 10%+, 2.8 km of it 15%+) and come down 1.8 km of steep ground. Steep descents are where people slip, and they're harder on knees late in a walk.
Main climb: km 3.3–6.7, from 2049 m to 2660 m.
How the 7.8 km splits
Flat
0.2 km
Climbing
0.6 km
Very steep climbing (15%+)
2.8 km
Descending
2.4 km
Very steep descending (15%+)
1.8 km