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Sentier Glaciologique

Linear Trail

450

XP

about 2 h 46 min walking

7.47 km
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2396 m

1977 m

1557 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

763 m

Drop

0 m

Highest

2339 m

Lowest

1576 m

Walking time

about 2 h 46 min

Which way round

Uphill: Climbs 17% for 1250 m midway, no steep descents.

Downhill: No steep climbing, comes down 17% for 1250 m early on.

Shown as the climb. Turn it round for the descent.

Main climb: km 0.0–7.5, from 1576 m to 2339 m.

How the 7.5 km splits

Flat

0.1 km

Climbing

4.9 km

Steep climbing (10–15%)

1.0 km

Very steep climbing (15%+)

1.5 km

Link it with other walks

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Shares 5.9 km of path · meets at km 0.0, 0.9, 4.9…

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Tour de la Pointe Vallaisonnay

Shares 5.9 km of path · meets at km 0.0, 0.9, 4.9…

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Tour de la Grande Casse

Shares 5.9 km of path · meets at km 0.0, 0.9, 4.9…

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Shares 2.8 km of path · meets at km 0.0, 0.9, 3.0…

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Shares 2.2 km of path · meets at km 0.8, 1.5, 1.7…

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Du Refuge de la Glière au Refuge du Col du Palet

Shares 2.0 km of path · meets at km 4.7, 4.9, 5.5

6.92 km

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