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Du Col de la Vanoise au Refuge de l'Arpont

Linear Trail

500

XP

about 3 h 25 min walking

14.06 km
Linear
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2636 m

2461 m

2285 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

Some very steep ground — marked on the map.

Climb

363 m

Drop

565 m

Highest

2576 m

Lowest

2305 m

Walking time

about 3 h 25 min

Which way round

Downhill: Easy first 5.5 km, climbs 17% for 680 m midway, comes down 19% for 900 m near the end.

Uphill: Climbs 19% for 900 m early on, comes down 17% for 680 m midway.

Shown as the descent, the way a graded trail like this is ridden — the climb back up is usually the forest road.

Main descent: km 12.0–14.1, from 2576 m to 2313 m.

How the 14.1 km splits

Flat

2.8 km

Climbing

4.0 km

Steep climbing (10–15%)

0.2 km

Very steep climbing (15%+)

0.7 km

Descending

4.6 km

Steep descending (10–15%)

0.6 km

Very steep descending (15%+)

1.2 km

Link it with other walks

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Du Parking de Bellecombe au Refuge de l'Arpont

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Au Pied des Glaciers de la Vanoise

Shares 8.1 km of path · meets at km 5.5

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Tour de Haute Maurienne Vanoise

Shares 4.0 km of path · meets at km 5.6, 5.7, 6.1…

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Route du Sel et des Fromages

Shares 3.8 km of path · meets at km 0.0

27.73 km

Tour de la Grande Casse

Shares 3.8 km of path · meets at km 0.0

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Col et Refuge de la Vanoise

Shares 3.8 km of path · meets at km 0.0

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les Lacs des Lozières

Shares 2.6 km of path · meets at km 5.5

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Alpages entre Deux Eaux

Shares 1.8 km of path · meets at km 3.7

12.05 km

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