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Col et Refuge de la Vanoise

Linear Trail

500

XP

about 3 h 17 min walking

11.66 km
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2560 m

2296 m

2031 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

566 m

Drop

360 m

Highest

2524 m

Lowest

2043 m

Walking time

about 3 h 17 min

Which way round

Uphill: Easy first 4.8 km, climbs 21% for 1500 m midway, comes down 14% for 1180 m early on.

Downhill: Easy first 6.9 km, climbs 14% for 1180 m midway, comes down 21% for 1500 m early on.

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

Main climb: km 6.6–8.6, from 2093 m to 2440 m.

How the 11.7 km splits

Flat

2.4 km

Climbing

3.4 km

Steep climbing (10–15%)

0.5 km

Very steep climbing (15%+)

1.5 km

Descending

1.9 km

Steep descending (10–15%)

1.6 km

Very steep descending (15%+)

0.3 km

Link it with other walks

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le Refuge de la Leisse

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le Refuge entre Deux Eaux

Starts here too · Shares 5.2 km of path · meets at km 0.0

5.4 km

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Shares 4.8 km of path · meets at km 6.5

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Du Parking de Bellecombe au Refuge de l'Arpont

Starts here too · Shares 4.6 km of path · meets at km 0.0

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les Lacs des Lozières

Starts here too · Shares 4.6 km of path · meets at km 0.0

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Shares 3.8 km of path · meets at km 7.5

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Tour de Méan Martin

Shares 3.7 km of path · meets at km 0.0, 3.3, 3.5…

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Shares 3.7 km of path · meets at km 7.5, 8.0

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