Sommet du Cousson
Loop Walk
500
XP
about 4 h 25 min walking
1541 m
1244 m
947 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
1004 m
Drop
993 m
Highest
1500 m
Lowest
960 m
Walking time
about 4 h 25 min
Which way round
Anticlockwise: Easy first 2.7 km, climbs 44% for 1070 m near the end, comes down 18% for 800 m midway.
Clockwise: Climbs 18% for 800 m midway, comes down 44% for 1070 m early on.
Steep ground on both sides in similar amounts — go whichever way suits you.
Main descent: km 5.9–10.0, from 1497 m to 962 m.
How the 13.7 km splits
Flat
1.1 km
Climbing
3.0 km
Very steep climbing (15%+)
2.3 km
Descending
4.6 km
Very steep descending (15%+)
2.6 km