Grande Traversée du Mercantour
Linear Trail
150
XP
about 10 min walking
2529 m
2479 m
2429 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
A lot of descending for the distance.
Climb
6 m
Drop
50 m
Highest
2494 m
Lowest
2441 m
Walking time
about 10 min
Which way round
As mapped: No steep climbing, comes down 13% for 380 m early on.
Reversed: Climbs 13% for 380 m midway, no steep descents.
Little height either way — ride it whichever way suits.
Main descent: km 0.0–0.8, from 2494 m to 2452 m.
How the 0.8 km splits
Flat
0.2 km
Climbing
0.2 km
Descending
0.1 km
Steep descending (10–15%)
0.4 km