Petit Balcon Sud
Linear Trail
450
XP
about 2 h 38 min walking
1562 m
1344 m
1127 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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Climb
349 m
Drop
598 m
Highest
1532 m
Lowest
1137 m
Walking time
about 2 h 38 min
Which way round
Downhill: Climbs 15% for 630 m early on, comes down 18% for 1730 m early on.
Uphill: Climbs 18% for 1730 m midway, comes down 15% for 630 m near the end.
Shown as the descent, the way a graded trail like this is ridden — the climb back up is usually the forest road.
Main descent: km 1.1–3.5, from 1530 m to 1138 m.
How the 10.2 km splits
Flat
1.6 km
Climbing
2.3 km
Steep climbing (10–15%)
0.9 km
Very steep climbing (15%+)
0.3 km
Descending
2.8 km
Very steep descending (15%+)
2.3 km
Link it with other walks
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Refuge de Bellachat Depuis le Crétet
Shares 0.8 km of path · meets at km 4.37.58 km
Sentier du Boursolet et de la Borgeatte
Shares 0.4 km of path · meets at km 5.03.03 km
Bretelles d'Accès au Petit Balcon Sud (Sentier Cd29)
Shares 0.3 km of path · meets at km 6.40.85 km
Aiguilette des Houches
Crosses at km 0.013.78 km
Boucle du Lac Noir
Crosses at km 0.09.12 km
Merlet Depuis le Couloir de Lappaz Jusqu'à Merlet
Crosses at km 1.00.42 km
Sentier des Epinettes
Crosses at km 2.21.5 km