Tour du Merle A/R
Loop Walk
300
XP
about 1 h 1 min walking
1961 m
1819 m
1677 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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Some very steep ground — marked on the map.
Climb
255 m
Drop
257 m
Highest
1942 m
Lowest
1683 m
Walking time
about 1 h 1 min
Which way round
Clockwise: Easy first 1.7 km, climbs 24% for 1020 m midway, comes down 27% for 670 m early on.
Anticlockwise: Easy first 1.2 km, climbs 27% for 670 m near the end, comes down 24% for 1020 m early on.
Steep ground on both sides in similar amounts — go whichever way suits you.
Main climb: km 1.7–2.9, from 1685 m to 1942 m.
How the 2.9 km splits
Flat
0.2 km
Climbing
0.3 km
Very steep climbing (15%+)
1.0 km
Descending
0.3 km
Very steep descending (15%+)
1.0 km
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