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Refuge de la Balme

Linear Trail

300

XP

about 1 h 32 min walking

4.26 km
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2044 m

1817 m

1591 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

A lot of climbing for the distance.

Climb

412 m

Drop

0 m

Highest

2013 m

Lowest

1601 m

Walking time

about 1 h 32 min

Which way round

Uphill: Climbs 13% for 1930 m midway, no steep descents.

Downhill: No steep climbing, comes down 13% for 1930 m early on.

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

Main climb: km 0.0–4.3, from 1601 m to 2013 m.

How the 4.3 km splits

Flat

0.3 km

Climbing

1.8 km

Steep climbing (10–15%)

2.1 km

Link it with other walks

Lac et Refuge de Presset

Starts here too · Shares 3.9 km of path · meets at km 0.0, 1.8

7.09 km

Sentier Tour du Mont Rosset

Shares 3.9 km of path · meets at km 0.0, 1.8

10.57 km

Promenade Vallon de Foran

Starts here too · Shares 1.5 km of path · meets at km 0.0

3.12 km

Sentier Lac de Potette

Starts here too · Crosses at km 0.0

5.14 km

Sentier Canaux et Alpage des Fours

Crosses at km 0.0

7.36 km

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