la Grande Rochette
Loop Walk
500
XP
about 2 h 39 min walking
2522 m
2248 m
1974 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
493 m
Drop
506 m
Highest
2485 m
Lowest
1986 m
Walking time
about 2 h 39 min
Which way round
Anticlockwise: Climbs 19% for 950 m near the end, comes down 15% for 1080 m midway.
Clockwise: Easy first 1.9 km, climbs 15% for 1080 m midway, comes down 19% for 950 m early on.
Steep ground on both sides in similar amounts — go whichever way suits you.
Main descent: km 2.2–5.0, from 2485 m to 2149 m.
How the 9.2 km splits
Flat
0.7 km
Climbing
1.5 km
Steep climbing (10–15%)
0.5 km
Very steep climbing (15%+)
1.9 km
Descending
2.1 km
Steep descending (10–15%)
2.2 km
Very steep descending (15%+)
0.5 km