le Grand Piton
Loop Walk
500
XP
about 2 h 49 min walking
1423 m
1083 m
743 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
625 m
Drop
612 m
Highest
1377 m
Lowest
758 m
Walking time
about 2 h 49 min
Which way round
Clockwise: Easy first 4.3 km, climbs 20% for 2410 m midway, comes down 24% for 1300 m early on.
Anticlockwise: Climbs 24% for 1300 m midway, comes down 20% for 2410 m early on.
Steep ground on both sides in similar amounts — go whichever way suits you.
Main climb: km 4.3–8.4, from 758 m to 1377 m.
How the 8.9 km splits
Flat
0.4 km
Climbing
1.0 km
Very steep climbing (15%+)
2.8 km
Descending
2.7 km
Steep descending (10–15%)
0.3 km
Very steep descending (15%+)
1.7 km