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Tête du Colonney Depuis le Refuge de Platé

Loop Walk

500

XP

about 2 h 39 min walking

6.71 km
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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.

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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

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