Aiguilette des Houches
Linear Trail
500
XP
about 4 h 45 min walking
2340 m
1802 m
1264 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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Climb
1137 m
Drop
1074 m
Highest
2267 m
Lowest
1288 m
Walking time
about 4 h 45 min
Which way round
Uphill: Climbs 18% for 2630 m early on, comes down 24% for 2020 m midway.
Downhill: Easy first 1.8 km, climbs 24% for 2020 m midway, comes down 18% for 2630 m near the end.
Shown as the climb. Turn it round for the descent.
Main climb: km 0.0–4.6, from 1454 m to 2262 m.
How the 14.3 km splits
Flat
0.8 km
Climbing
1.3 km
Very steep climbing (15%+)
5.6 km
Descending
4.0 km
Very steep descending (15%+)
2.5 km
Link it with other walks
Boucle de Pierre Blanche
Starts here too · Shares 3.3 km of path · meets at km 0.0, 10.87.8 km
Boucle du Lac Noir
Shares 3.2 km of path · meets at km 0.0, 9.0, 12.79.12 km
Bellachat (Depuis Merlet)
Shares 1.9 km of path · meets at km 6.42.18 km
Brévent (Depuis Bellachat)
Shares 0.2 km of path · meets at km 6.22.45 km
Bellachat (Depuis les Moentieux)
Crosses at km 6.44.95 km
Refuge de Bellachat Depuis le Crétet
Crosses at km 6.47.58 km
Refuge de Bel Lachat Depuis Chamonix
Crosses at km 6.45.79 km
Merlet Depuis le Couloir de Lappaz Jusqu'à Merlet
Crosses at km 8.20.42 km
Petit Balcon Sud
Crosses at km 12.910.23 km