le Palet de Samson
Loop Walk
400
XP
about 1 h 42 min walking
1018 m
849 m
680 m
Move along the chart to follow it on the map
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
321 m
Drop
308 m
Highest
995 m
Lowest
688 m
Walking time
about 1 h 42 min
Which way round
Clockwise: Easy first 3.3 km, climbs 20% for 1450 m midway, comes down 18% for 1450 m early on.
Anticlockwise: Easy first 4.1 km, climbs 18% for 1450 m near the end, comes down 20% for 1450 m early on.
Steep ground on both sides in similar amounts — go whichever way suits you.
Main climb: km 3.3–5.1, from 688 m to 995 m.
How the 5.8 km splits
Flat
1.0 km
Climbing
0.9 km
Very steep climbing (15%+)
1.4 km
Descending
1.1 km
Very steep descending (15%+)
1.5 km