Circuit de l'Ovine
Loop Walk
1,000
XP
a 2-day route
1863 m
1418 m
974 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
1973 m
Drop
1716 m
Highest
1802 m
Lowest
992 m
Walking time
about 9 h 41 min
A 2-day route, walked in stages. 1,000 XP for the whole route, claimed with a photo from it.
Which way round
Anticlockwise: Easy first 8.7 km, climbs 20% for 1620 m midway, comes down 27% for 1420 m near the end.
Clockwise: Climbs 27% for 1420 m early on, comes down 20% for 1620 m midway.
Better anticlockwise: you climb the steeper side (6.5 km at 10%+, 6.5 km of it 15%+) and come down 1.4 km of steep ground. Steep descents are where people slip, and they're harder on knees late in a walk.
Main climb: km 26.1–30.3, from 994 m to 1799 m.
How the 32.0 km splits
Flat
5.4 km
Climbing
5.7 km
Very steep climbing (15%+)
6.5 km
Descending
13.0 km
Very steep descending (15%+)
1.4 km
Link it with other walks
Tour du Plateau des Glières
Shares 14.2 km of path · meets at km 0.1, 5.5, 13.3…37.72 km
Circuit de l'Ovine Depuis la Maison du Plateau
Shares 12.9 km of path · meets at km 4.3, 19.4, 22.1…11.56 km
Circuit des Auges
Shares 8.8 km of path · meets at km 0.0, 0.1, 13.3…21.31 km
Circuit des Auges Depuis la Maison du Plateau
Shares 7.6 km of path · meets at km 0.0, 0.1, 13.9…15.45 km
Boucle Notre-Dame des Neiges
Shares 7.5 km of path · meets at km 0.9, 16.610.28 km
Sentier de l'Ultimatum
Shares 5.3 km of path · meets at km 2.8, 19.48.42 km
Tour d'Ablon
Shares 3.9 km of path · meets at km 4.3, 19.420.13 km
Sentier Jérôme Bozon
Shares 1.9 km of path · meets at km 0.113.7 km
Circuit de la Têtaz
Shares 1.3 km of path · meets at km 8.18.53 km
Sentier de l'Escarmouche
Shares 1.0 km of path · meets at km 2.06.01 km