Boucle du Refuge de la Valette à Pralognan-la-Vanoise
Loop Walk
500
XP
about 4 h 42 min walking
2683 m
2047 m
1411 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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Some very steep ground — marked on the map.
Climb
1157 m
Drop
1170 m
Highest
2596 m
Lowest
1440 m
Walking time
about 4 h 42 min
Which way round
Clockwise: Climbs 31% for 3300 m early on, comes down 22% for 2230 m midway.
Anticlockwise: Easy first 1.0 km, climbs 22% for 2230 m midway, comes down 31% for 3300 m near the end.
Steep ground on both sides in similar amounts — go whichever way suits you.
Main descent: km 4.5–12.8, from 2594 m to 1465 m.
How the 13.8 km splits
Flat
1.0 km
Climbing
1.1 km
Very steep climbing (15%+)
3.8 km
Descending
3.6 km
Steep descending (10–15%)
0.4 km
Very steep descending (15%+)
3.9 km
Link it with other walks
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Tour des Glaciers de la Vanoise
Shares 6.5 km of path · meets at km 2.0, 2.1, 2.4…108.33 km
le Lac Blanc et Refuge de Plan du Lac
Shares 5.7 km of path · meets at km 2.1, 2.2, 2.4…108.54 km
Cirque du Grand Marchet
Shares 4.6 km of path · meets at km 0.0, 8.0, 8.145.3 km
Gtt Traversée de la Vanoise
Shares 3.6 km of path · meets at km 2.1, 2.5, 5.5…62.3 km
les Prioux
Shares 2.0 km of path · meets at km 8.06.58 km
Conduite Forcée
Shares 1.8 km of path · meets at km 0.0, 0.8, 11.05.63 km
Montaimont par le Cirque des Nants
Shares 1.8 km of path · meets at km 6.58.67 km
Lac de Chalet Clou
Shares 1.7 km of path · meets at km 6.58.49 km
Petit Mont Blanc par le Col Inférieur des Saulces
Shares 0.7 km of path · meets at km 9.410.38 km