Tour de l'Aiguille de la Vanoise par le Col de la Vanoise
Loop Walk
700
XP
about 5 h 14 min walking
2600 m
1993 m
1385 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
1185 m
Drop
1182 m
Highest
2518 m
Lowest
1413 m
Walking time
about 5 h 14 min
Which way round
Clockwise: Climbs 19% for 2850 m early on, comes down 19% for 2870 m near the end.
Anticlockwise: Climbs 19% for 2870 m early on, comes down 19% for 2850 m near the end.
Steep ground on both sides in similar amounts — go whichever way suits you.
Main climb: km 0.0–8.1, from 1414 m to 2511 m.
How the 16.3 km splits
Flat
1.2 km
Climbing
3.2 km
Very steep climbing (15%+)
4.8 km
Descending
1.5 km
Very steep descending (15%+)
5.5 km
Link it with other walks
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le Lac Blanc et Refuge de Plan du Lac
Shares 8.0 km of path · meets at km 0.3, 0.5, 0.7…108.54 km
Lac des Vaches et Col de la Vanoise
Shares 7.3 km of path · meets at km 1.3, 2.2, 2.9…6.84 km
Lac des Vaches
Shares 5.4 km of path · meets at km 1.3, 2.9, 11.1…4.02 km
Col Rosset
Shares 5.2 km of path · meets at km 1.3, 2.2, 2.4…10.68 km
Sentier Balcon Bochor Barmettes
Starts here too · Shares 4.5 km of path · meets at km 0.0, 0.2, 2.2…4.97 km
Gtt Traversée de la Vanoise
Shares 4.0 km of path · meets at km 5.6, 5.7, 6.3…62.3 km
Tour des Glaciers de la Vanoise
Shares 3.9 km of path · meets at km 0.3, 7.4, 9.0…108.33 km
Col de la Vanoise
Shares 3.8 km of path · meets at km 3.6, 7.44.3 km
les Fontanettes
Starts here too · Shares 2.6 km of path · meets at km 0.0, 13.51.72 km